Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 4 Jun 2004 15:08:20 +0200 | From | Jörn Engel <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Lowered priority of "too many keys" message in atkbd |
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On Fri, 4 June 2004 14:48:11 +0200, Pavel Machek wrote: > > > This patch is from the Debian kernel package and I think it's valid > > because this error doesn't cause any kind of malfunction of the > > system. > > Except perhaps dropped key? > > When keypress is lost, I like to know if my fingers are to blame, > keyboard hardware is to blame, or keyboard is misdesigned.
And from experience I can tell, that lossy keyboards are a royal pain in the behind. And the system not doing *exactly* what I tell it to do *is* a malfunction of the system.
"This is bad. Do you really want to do it? (y/n)"
Just a single wrong key, eh!
Jörn
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