New Keyboard Question

Sometimes, when I want to type the same character twice -- for example,
eleven is 11 -- the character appears only once because I repeat the key
too fast. How can I change the settings for this?

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David E. Ross

The Crimea is Putin's Sudetenland.
The Ukraine will be Putin's Czechoslovakia.
See http://www.rossde.com/editorials/edtl_PutinUkraine.html.

"David E. Ross" wrote in message
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Sometimes, when I want to type the same character twice -- for example,
eleven is 11 -- the character appears only once because I repeat the key
too fast. How can I change the settings for this?




Go to Keyboard in the Control Panel. You might see options to adjust typing
speed.
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~Bruce

David E. Ross wrote:

Sometimes, when I want to type the same character twice -- for
example, eleven is 11 -- the character appears only once because I
repeat the key too fast. How can I change the settings for this?

StartControl PanelKeyboardPropertiesSpeed

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Sir_George

"David E. Ross" nobody nowhere.invalid wrote:

Sometimes, when I want to type the same character twice -- for
example, eleven is 11 -- the character appears only once because
I repeat the key too fast. How can I change the settings for
this?

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Ease of Access Center\Set up Filter Keys

It has nothing to do with regular keyboard settings.

On Fri, 16 May 2014 18:00:53 +0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote:

"David E. Ross" nobody nowhere.invalid wrote:

Sometimes, when I want to type the same character twice -- for
example, eleven is 11 -- the character appears only once because
I repeat the key too fast. How can I change the settings for
this?

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Ease of Access Center\Set up Filter Keys

It has nothing to do with regular keyboard settings.

That is *not* the case on my computer. Bruce Hagen's and Sir_George's
instructions work fine here.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

In Windows 7 Keyboard Properties, there are two settings under
Speed. Character repeat and Cursor blink rate. Neither of those
two settings have anything to do with slowing the user input of
keystrokes. If the original poster's problem isn't solved by my
suggestion, it's a hardware problem specific to his keyboard (or
maybe custom keyboard drivers).

Please do not correct somebody when you have no idea what you are
talking about...

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"Gene E. Bloch" not-me other.invalid wrote:

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On Fri, 16 May 2014 18:00:53 +0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote:

"David E. Ross" nobody nowhere.invalid wrote:

Sometimes, when I want to type the same character twice -- for
example, eleven is 11 -- the character appears only once because
I repeat the key too fast. How can I change the settings for
this?

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Ease of Access Center\Set up Filter Keys

It has nothing to do with regular keyboard settings.

That is *not* the case on my computer. Bruce Hagen's and Sir_George's
instructions work fine here.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Fri, 16 May 2014 18:26:56 +0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote:

Please do not correct somebody when you have no idea what you are
talking about...

:-)

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Maybe I can clear up some of the confusion...

There are two different types of keystrokes. There is the initial
keystroke when you press a key. And then there is the computer
generated repeat key when you are holding a key. The regular
keyboard settings are talking about the computer generated repeat
rate while holding a key. The original poster is talking about
repeatedly pressing a key. The keyboard repeat rate in regular
keyboard settings has nothing to do with a user quickly repeatedly
pressing a key. It has only to do with when the user is holding a
key. When you quickly and repeatedly press a key, it should be
printed as fast as you repeatedly press it, regardless of the
"repeat rate" setting. The reason is because each keystroke is new
user input, not a computer-keystroke generated at a given
interval.

On Fri, 16 May 2014 18:52:32 +0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote:

Maybe I can clear up some of the confusion...

There are two different types of keystrokes. There is the initial
keystroke when you press a key. And then there is the computer
generated repeat key when you are holding a key. The regular
keyboard settings are talking about the computer generated repeat
rate while holding a key. The original poster is talking about
repeatedly pressing a key. The keyboard repeat rate in regular
keyboard settings has nothing to do with a user quickly repeatedly
pressing a key. It has only to do with when the user is holding a
key. When you quickly and repeatedly press a key, it should be
printed as fast as you repeatedly press it, regardless of the
"repeat rate" setting. The reason is because each keystroke is new
user input, not a computer-keystroke generated at a given
interval.

That was rather more polite than your first post, although looking at
the Control Panel and the OP's question clarified the situation for me
after your original ad hominem post.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

I'm not responsible for this thing's lack of reading comprehension...

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On Fri, 16 May 2014 18:52:32 +0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote:

Maybe I can clear up some of the confusion...

There are two different types of keystrokes. There is the initial
keystroke when you press a key. And then there is the computer
generated repeat key when you are holding a key. The regular
keyboard settings are talking about the computer generated repeat
rate while holding a key. The original poster is talking about
repeatedly pressing a key. The keyboard repeat rate in regular
keyboard settings has nothing to do with a user quickly repeatedly
pressing a key. It has only to do with when the user is holding a
key. When you quickly and repeatedly press a key, it should be
printed as fast as you repeatedly press it, regardless of the
"repeat rate" setting. The reason is because each keystroke is new
user input, not a computer-keystroke generated at a given
interval.

That was rather more polite than your first post, although looking at
the Control Panel and the OP's question clarified the situation for me
after your original ad hominem post.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Fri, 16 May 2014 20:48:09 +0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote:

I'm not responsible for this thing's lack of reading comprehension...

You are responsible for your behavior, although you have apparently
never learned that.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On 5/16/2014 10:09 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
Sometimes, when I want to type the same character twice -- for example,
eleven is 11 -- the character appears only once because I repeat the key
too fast. How can I change the settings for this?


I used John Doe's suggestion: [Control Panel Ease of Access Center
Make the keyboard easier to use]. I checked the checkbox for "Turn on
Filter Keys". Then I selected "Setup Filter Keys".

On the Setup Filter Keys window, I cleared the checkbox for "Turn on
Filter Keys when right SHIFT is pressed for 8 seconds" and selected the
radio button for "Turn on Repeat Keys and Slow Keys". Then I selected
"Setup Repeat Keys and Slow Keys".

On the Setup Repeat Keys and Slow Keys window, I set all timing to as
short as allowed.

This mostly solved my problem. Typing 11 now yields 11. Typing 111,
however, sometimes still yields only 11. I strongly suspect that the
software and hardware behind modern keyboards reflect the fact that
touch-typing is no longer taught in schools.

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David E. Ross

The Crimea is Putin's Sudetenland.
The Ukraine will be Putin's Czechoslovakia.
See http://www.rossde.com/editorials/edtl_PutinUkraine.html.

"David E. Ross" nobody nowhere.invalid wrote:

David E. Ross wrote:

Sometimes, when I want to type the same character twice -- for
example, eleven is 11 -- the character appears only once
because I repeat the key too fast. How can I change the
settings for this?

I used John Doe's suggestion: [Control Panel Ease of Access
Center Make the keyboard easier to use]. I checked the
checkbox for "Turn on Filter Keys".

If that were the culprit, that box would have been checked. With
it unchecked, there should be no limit on how fast you can type.
Maybe there is a related registry setting that for some strange
reason has been set wrong. Or like you say, maybe it has something
to do with your keyboard. Or maybe it's some hidden keyboard
driver.

Another possibility is that it's wireless and there's something
wrong with the connection.

In yet another possibility is that there is a third-party key hook
that is interfering. You can test that by using a different keyboard.

On 5/16/2014 6:02 PM, John Doe wrote:
"David E. Ross" nobody nowhere.invalid wrote:

David E. Ross wrote:

Sometimes, when I want to type the same character twice -- for
example, eleven is 11 -- the character appears only once
because I repeat the key too fast. How can I change the
settings for this?

I used John Doe's suggestion: [Control Panel Ease of Access
Center Make the keyboard easier to use]. I checked the
checkbox for "Turn on Filter Keys".

If that were the culprit, that box would have been checked. With
it unchecked, there should be no limit on how fast you can type.
Maybe there is a related registry setting that for some strange
reason has been set wrong. Or like you say, maybe it has something
to do with your keyboard. Or maybe it's some hidden keyboard
driver.

Another possibility is that it's wireless and there's something
wrong with the connection.


Definitely NOT wireless.

With the checkbox for "Turn on Filter Keys" cleared, my problem returns.

--
David E. Ross

The Crimea is Putin's Sudetenland.
The Ukraine will be Putin's Czechoslovakia.
See http://www.rossde.com/editorials/edtl_PutinUkraine.html.