From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 5 20:11:09 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62D8016A419 for ; Sat, 5 Jan 2008 20:11:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net [167.206.4.198]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 433B013C44B for ; Sat, 5 Jan 2008 20:11:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from flosoft.no-ip.biz (ool-435559b8.dyn.optonline.net [67.85.89.184]) by mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTP id <0JU6006A2TEJTG50@mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:11:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from flosoft.no-ip.biz (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by flosoft.no-ip.biz (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m05KB6Ro039726 for ; Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:11:07 -0500 Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:11:06 -0500 From: "Aryeh M. Friedman" In-reply-to: <20080105073955.77a922f4@scorpio> To: FreeBSD Question Message-id: <477FE45A.2040103@gmail.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.5 References: <20080105073955.77a922f4@scorpio> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20080104) Subject: Re: OT: fixing a broken key X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:11:09 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gerard wrote: > On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 13:49:20 -0500 "Aryeh Friedman" > wrote: > >> After cleaning my keyboard by removing the keys and using a damp >> paper towel to clean the keys and the area between contacts >> (there is a barrier between the area under the keys and the >> contact so it is very unlikely the contacts got wet) my r key now >> registers as being constantly pressed.... any ideas on how to >> correct this? > > I have spilled coffee on many keyboards myself. Quite frankly, > unless you have an expensive keyboard, why not just replace it? You > can get a generic KB for less than $10. Even if you have an > expensive one, it might well still be under warranty, in which case > I would simply return it for a replacement. IMHO, the time and > effort, not to mention the mental anguish spent on this venture is > not time well spent. 1. Already replaced it 2. Even though it is inexpensive it is by far the most comfortable keyboard I have ever owned (and the replacement is designed for someone with toothpicks for fingers I think) - -- Aryeh M. Friedman FloSoft Systems, Java Developer Tools http://www.flosoft-systems.com Developer, not business, friendly. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHf+RajRvRjGmHRgQRAhOeAJ91lrbofOfmDvYcJApjgu4o4pKj1ACfQDIQ T+m1lzIXVcCaVwQjMHhkysA= =rdfk -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----