MattDakka
Joined: Oct 09, 2007
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Nov 25, 2018 - 11:53 |
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hi, yesterday i played 2 games, the first one i marked the players in the client with shift + right mouse button as usual, and shift key was working.
at start of second game i tried to mark the players but both shift keys did not work.
maybe i accidentally typed some key combination disabling the shift keys, does anybody know how to activate again the shift keys please.
please note that is not a keyboard layout problem, because the other keys are working normally and didn't change position on the keyboard, so it's not an alt+shift layout switch problem.
if i use caps lock i can write capital letters but can't write the characters above the numbers, like the question mark, slash etc.
thanks in advance. |
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Sp00keh
Joined: Dec 06, 2011
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Nov 25, 2018 - 13:37 |
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MattDakka
Joined: Oct 09, 2007
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Nov 25, 2018 - 13:41 |
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Augustine
Joined: Jul 17, 2017
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Nov 25, 2018 - 13:57 |
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this happens if my keyboard batteries are running low.
or if i have punched it. |
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MattDakka
Joined: Oct 09, 2007
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Nov 25, 2018 - 14:00 |
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my keyboard is wired, no batteries. |
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Rawlf
Joined: Jul 15, 2007
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Nov 25, 2018 - 14:42 |
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I can never mark players when it is my turn to set up. Works well when the opponent sets up or plays. That seems to be normal. Maybe that was it?
Or maybe you need to clean the inside of your keyboard. It is disgusting how much dust and stuff can gather there. |
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MattDakka
Joined: Oct 09, 2007
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Nov 25, 2018 - 14:46 |
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cleaned already, but it's quite weird that 2 keys stop working suddenly, while the rest of the keyboard works.
also, i can't use the shift keys even in normal typing as now, not just to mark the players in the client. |
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awambawamb
Joined: Feb 17, 2008
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Nov 25, 2018 - 14:50 |
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faulty contact on the shift key? happens with everything
try mapping the shift key to some other key; try a keyboard mapper or use a programmable mouse. |
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MattDakka
Joined: Oct 09, 2007
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Nov 25, 2018 - 14:55 |
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i don't know if it's a faulty contact, but i wonder if both shift keys share the same circuit or not.
if only one key were not working i would think of the faulty contact as well. |
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JellyBelly
Joined: Jul 08, 2009
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Nov 25, 2018 - 14:55 |
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Seems strange that it would be both shift keys, if it was a contact issue. But no, I haven't ever experienced this myself. Do you have another keyboard you can try (or can you borrow one)? |
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MattDakka
Joined: Oct 09, 2007
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Nov 25, 2018 - 14:57 |
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no i don't, and before buying a new one i would like to be sure it's not due to some unknown key lock function i accidentally triggered.
first time this happens in 15 years. |
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Prez
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Nov 25, 2018 - 15:04 |
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Have you tried asking Google? |
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MattDakka
Joined: Oct 09, 2007
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Nov 25, 2018 - 15:08 |
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yes, and friends as well. |
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mister__joshua
Joined: Jun 20, 2007
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Have you enabled stickey keys? Think it happens if you hit Shift 7 times in quick succession or hold it in for 10 seconds or so. It basically turns the shift keys into caps lock. It’s annoying as hell if you use things like Steam chat which have shift as part of the menu shortcut |
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MattDakka
Joined: Oct 09, 2007
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Nov 25, 2018 - 15:52 |
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they are disabled and i even tried to enable and disable them yesterday.
by the way, if i press shift key once it doesn't work as caps lock, it doesn't make anything. |
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