How to adjust keyboard sensitivity? [SOLVED]

jobertel · 2015-11-28 03:35:16

I frequently double strike letters when typing normally. This also used to happen in #!.

Is there a way to adjust the keyboard sensitivity to turn down the frequency of doouble striking characters?

Last edited by jobertel (2015-12-03 03:40:53)

damo · 2015-11-28 04:02:04

Adjust the `xset` rate settings in your autostart. Get all the options with

man xset

jobertel · 2015-11-28 14:46:04

thanks, i'll check it out.

jobertel · 2015-11-29 23:46:58

xset -r turned off repeating totally.

Is there a way to display the current settings? Ultimately I want to have repeating on, but be less sensitive I see the paramters to be used in the man file, but I would like to start off from the initial settings.

damo · 2015-11-29 23:55:59

jobertel wrote:

xset -r turned off repeating totally.
Is there a way to display the current settings? Ultimately I want to have repeating on, but be less sensitive I see the paramters to be used in the man file, but I would like to start off from the initial settings.

Did you read the manual pages, as I suggested? (`man xset`)

Display current settings...

xset q

You could use the command which is in your autostart in the terminal, and play with the numbers

hhh · 2015-11-29 23:59:52

Looks like damo's giving you a rod and reel instead of a salmon. Post back if you still don't get it.

jobertel · 2015-11-30 01:28:25

Blenderer is right. Did not read the man page carefully enough. Small screens don't help.

Ultimately I do not want to be handed the fish.

Thanks, I found the settings. I will play with them and report back.

damo · 2015-11-30 01:33:03

That's great If you get it sorted out, then post the settings you found that worked for you, and edit the title of your first post and add [SOLVED]. It may all help others looking for an answer.

PS: "BLenderer" is NOT my username!

jobertel · 2015-12-02 03:37:22

I allowed auto repeat to turn back on with a reboot. Running xset q showed a delay of 250 and a repeat rate of 25. I changed those values to 300 and 15 respectively, and it worked very well. Some random typing as fast as I can resulted in no repeat characters. In fact while typing this I have experienced no unintended repeats. I suspect setting the delay to 300 made the most difference. I probable didn't need to change the repeat rate.

I now need to make the schange permanent. I do not have a .xinitrc file and probably do not need one as BL logs in graphically. Should I append xset r rate 300 15 to the end of the .xsessioinrc file?

johnraff · 2015-12-02 04:57:24

You can put it in ~/.xsessionrc, or in ~/.config/openbox/autostart.
The former will apply to all X sessions, the latter only to openbox.

jobertel · 2015-12-03 03:48:22

After copying .xsessionrc to .xsession.old I ran echo "xset r rate 300 15" >> .xsessionrc

I cat'd file file to make sure it was there then restarted. Settings did not change. I looked in ~/.config/openbox/autostart and there it was: xset r rate 250 25. I commented that line out and added a comment that the rate was set in .xsessionrc.

It seems that when running openbox the settings in openbox/autostart can trump settings in .xsessionrc. Since I prefer the longer delay in all window managers I put the setting in .xsessionrc.

Thanks for the help and guidance to all who responded.

#1 2015-11-28 03:35:16

How to adjust keyboard sensitivity? [SOLVED]

#2 2015-11-28 04:02:04

Re: How to adjust keyboard sensitivity? [SOLVED]

#3 2015-11-28 14:46:04

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#4 2015-11-29 23:46:58

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#5 2015-11-29 23:55:59

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#6 2015-11-29 23:59:52

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#7 2015-11-30 01:28:25

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Re: How to adjust keyboard sensitivity? [SOLVED]

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