In ;;;the la;st ;;;;;;;day or t'wo I';;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;ve s;;;;;;;;;;;tarted ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;getting extra characters in;serted as i 'typ;e.
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,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,a.lny idea /////////////////////what might ;bee causing this?
(no clue why, but stopped happening. for now.) unwanted extra characters?
(no clue why, but stopped happening. for now.) unwanted extra characters?
Last edited by wdmodlin on 21 Mar 2016, 05:49, edited 1 time in total.
Re: unwanted extra characters?
I thought it might be the keyboard. it is a cheap usb keyboard
But it works fine when I plug it into my laptop
But it works fine when I plug it into my laptop
Re: unwanted extra characters?
update
the problem manifests mostly when I type at normal speeds.
If I enter the keys one at a time, I do not get so many extras.
I tried a minimal Windows diagnostic boot. (safe mode)
I still get the problem typing at a dos prompt in safe mode.
Which suggests a problem with rollover handling in the keyboard.
Which does not explain why it works fine on the laptop.
I've wanted a better keyboard anyway, so I ordered a Corsair.
Hope that makes a difference.
the problem manifests mostly when I type at normal speeds.
If I enter the keys one at a time, I do not get so many extras.
I tried a minimal Windows diagnostic boot. (safe mode)
I still get the problem typing at a dos prompt in safe mode.
Which suggests a problem with rollover handling in the keyboard.
Which does not explain why it works fine on the laptop.
I've wanted a better keyboard anyway, so I ordered a Corsair.
Hope that makes a difference.
Re: unwanted extra characters?
Did you check the Control Panel for keyboard setting, particularly the repeat rate setting?
And is this explicitly related to AHK? Does it only happen when an AHK script is running?
And is this explicitly related to AHK? Does it only happen when an AHK script is running?
Re: unwanted extra characters?
Sorry not to respond earlier... I've been a bit distracted.
The problem went away as mysteriously as it started, with no obvious reason.
Yes I had looked at the keyboard settings, and everything else I could think of, without finding anything odd.
But note that it was not repeating characters I typed, it was generating various characters of its own.
No it was not specific to AHK, it was a system-wide problem that manifested even at a command prompt with
no AHK scripts active at all. I asked here simply hoping someone had encountered such a thing and could help.
The problem went away as mysteriously as it started, with no obvious reason.
Yes I had looked at the keyboard settings, and everything else I could think of, without finding anything odd.
But note that it was not repeating characters I typed, it was generating various characters of its own.
No it was not specific to AHK, it was a system-wide problem that manifested even at a command prompt with
no AHK scripts active at all. I asked here simply hoping someone had encountered such a thing and could help.