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Whats up with my keyboard?

Asked by darcy s

Why do I have to hit the apostrophe key twice to get the right apostrophe character?Do I need to set the type of keyboard I want to use?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What make and model keyboard?
What layout does the keyboard use?
How does the keyboard connect to the system?
If the system is a laptop, what make and model is it?

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a

Thanks

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darcy s (fencergrrl) said : 		#2

Hi Andrew,

I have a Dell laptop, Inspiron 1720.

The output is:

LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch:cxx-3.0-ia32:cxx-3.0-noarch:cxx-3.1-ia32:cxx-3.1-noarch:cxx-3.2-ia32:cxx-3.2-noarch:cxx-4.0-ia32:cxx-4.0-noarch:desktop-3.1-ia32:desktop-3.1-noarch:desktop-3.2-ia32:desktop-3.2-noarch:desktop-4.0-ia32:desktop-4.0-noarch:graphics-2.0-ia32:graphics-2.0-noarch:graphics-3.0-ia32:graphics-3.0-noarch:graphics-3.1-ia32:graphics-3.1-noarch:graphics-3.2-ia32:graphics-3.2-noarch:graphics-4.0-ia32:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-3.2-ia32:printing-3.2-noarch:printing-4.0-ia32:printing-4.0-noarch:qt4-3.1-ia32:qt4-3.1-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
Codename: oneiric
Linux darcy 3.0.0-15-generic-pae #26-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 20 17:07:31 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Thanks for your help.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Why did you not put the make and model system in the initial question?????

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

If you run:

xev

Then press the key twice, what is output?

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darcy s (fencergrrl) said : 		#5

Oops, I forgot to mention the laptop........

Output for xev:

darcy@darcy:~$ xev
Outer window is 0x4000001, inner window is 0x4000002

PropertyNotify event, serial 8, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x27 (WM_NAME), time 88964979, state PropertyNewValue

PropertyNotify event, serial 9, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x22 (WM_COMMAND), time 88964979, state PropertyNewValue

PropertyNotify event, serial 10, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x28 (WM_NORMAL_HINTS), time 88964979, state PropertyNewValue

CreateNotify event, serial 11, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    parent 0x4000001, window 0x4000002, (10,10), width 50, height 50
border_width 4, override NO

PropertyNotify event, serial 14, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x131 (WM_PROTOCOLS), time 88964979, state PropertyNewValue

MapNotify event, serial 15, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    event 0x4000001, window 0x4000002, override NO

PropertyNotify event, serial 23, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x198 (_NET_WM_ALLOWED_ACTIONS), time 88964986, state PropertyNewValue

ConfigureNotify event, serial 24, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    event 0x4000001, window 0x4000001, (0,0), width 178, height 178,
    border_width 0, above 0x120000d, override NO

ReparentNotify event, serial 24, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    event 0x4000001, window 0x4000001, parent 0x1201032,
    (0,0), override NO

PropertyNotify event, serial 24, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x198 (_NET_WM_ALLOWED_ACTIONS), time 88964988, state PropertyNewValue

PropertyNotify event, serial 24, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x136 (_NET_FRAME_EXTENTS), time 88964988, state PropertyNewValue

ConfigureNotify event, serial 24, synthetic YES, window 0x4000001,
    event 0x4000001, window 0x4000001, (0,0), width 178, height 178,
    border_width 0, above 0x120000d, override NO

PropertyNotify event, serial 24, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x1cf (_COMPIZ_WINDOW_DECOR_INPUT_FRAME), time 88964990, state PropertyNewValue

ConfigureNotify event, serial 26, synthetic YES, window 0x4000001,
    event 0x4000001, window 0x4000001, (0,0), width 178, height 178,
    border_width 0, above 0x120000d, override NO

ConfigureNotify event, serial 26, synthetic YES, window 0x4000001,
    event 0x4000001, window 0x4000001, (0,0), width 178, height 178,
    border_width 0, above 0x1201026, override NO

MapNotify event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    event 0x4000001, window 0x4000001, override NO

VisibilityNotify event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    state VisibilityUnobscured

Expose event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    (0,0), width 178, height 10, count 3

Expose event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    (0,10), width 10, height 58, count 2

Expose event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    (68,10), width 110, height 58, count 1

Expose event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    (0,68), width 178, height 110, count 0

PropertyNotify event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x13f (_NET_WM_STATE), time 88964997, state PropertyNewValue

FocusIn event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    mode NotifyNormal, detail NotifyNonlinear

KeymapNotify event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
    keys: 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
           0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PropertyNotify event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x139 (_NET_WM_DESKTOP), time 88964997, state PropertyNewValue

PropertyNotify event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x19f (WM_STATE), time 88965000, state PropertyNewValue

PropertyNotify event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x13f (_NET_WM_STATE), time 88965004, state PropertyNewValue

PropertyNotify event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x1bb (XKLAVIER_STATE), time 88965004, state PropertyNewValue

PropertyNotify event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x1cb (_COMPIZ_WINDOW_DECOR), time 88965013, state PropertyNewValue

PropertyNotify event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x1f5 (_COMPIZ_WM_WINDOW_BLUR_DECOR), time 88965015, state PropertyNewValue

KeyRelease event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    root 0x15a, subw 0x0, time 88965036, (-1270,-513), root:(471,508),
    state 0x10, keycode 36 (keysym 0xff0d, Return), same_screen YES,
" XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (0d) "
    XFilterEvent returns: False

PropertyNotify event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x19b (_NET_WM_ICON_GEOMETRY), time 88965068, state PropertyNewValue

PropertyNotify event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    atom 0x19b (_NET_WM_ICON_GEOMETRY), time 88965774, state PropertyNewValue

KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    root 0x15a, subw 0x0, time 88975108, (-1270,-513), root:(471,508),
    state 0x10, keycode 48 (keysym 0xfe51, dead_acute), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 2 bytes: (c2 b4) "´"
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: True

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    root 0x15a, subw 0x0, time 88975210, (-1270,-513), root:(471,508),
    state 0x10, keycode 48 (keysym 0xfe51, dead_acute), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 2 bytes: (c2 b4) "´"
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    root 0x15a, subw 0x0, time 88975304, (-1270,-513), root:(471,508),
    state 0x10, keycode 48 (keysym 0xfe51, dead_acute), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 2 bytes: (c2 b4) "´"
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: True

KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    root 0x15a, subw 0x0, time 88975304, (-1270,-513), root:(471,508),
    state 0x10, keycode 0 (keysym 0xb4, acute), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 2 bytes: (c2 b4) "´"
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    root 0x15a, subw 0x0, time 88975413, (-1270,-513), root:(471,508),
    state 0x10, keycode 48 (keysym 0xfe51, dead_acute), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 2 bytes: (c2 b4) "´"
    XFilterEvent returns: False

FocusOut event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    mode NotifyNormal, detail NotifyNonlinear

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#6

darcy, it sounds like you have a "compose" mode used for input. This is often used in languages which have accented characters.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ComposeKey

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Best marcus aurelius (adbiz) said : 		#7

either what mycae said or you installed a foreign keyboard.
you can click system>preferences>keyboard
the layout to see which keyboard you have installed. you can change the keyboard from there as well.

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darcy s (fencergrrl) said : 		#8

Hi Guys,

I went to the help page for keyboards and followed the instructions. I have the English (US, alternative international) keyboard option. There are no other options to choose in this window.

 When I go to Keyboard Layout Options and expand the Compose Key Position and Key to choose 3rd Level nothing is selected. Should I select one or more of these choices?

Sorry, I need more hand holding...... :( What should I do next?

Thanks in advance.

Darcy

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darcy s (fencergrrl) said : 		#9

Thanks marcus aurelius, that solved my question.