How Do I Ctrl-C?

[foft]

Say I'm running top and want to quit it what should I press? I thought it would be "select/ctrl" and c... I guess I need to press some kind of function key to activate "select/ctrl"?

Thanks,

Mark

 

[torpor]

Just press q to quit top.

 

[foft]

Just press q to quit top.

Thanks torpor. I mean in general though, not top in particular. Normally in unix you type ctrl-c to send a signal to the active app...

 

[noisome]

Just press q to quit top.

Thanks torpor. I mean in general though, not top in particular. Normally in unix you type ctrl-c to send a signal to the active app...

I still do CTRL-C and CTRL-Z. It does work for me.

However, I can't find the < and > keys.

 

[Exophase]

Be sure to press control and C keys simultaneously, as the control key isn't sticky. Otherwise yes, select is interpreted as control by the terminal.

Noisome; Shift with comma and dot, just like on a normal keyboard.

 

[foft]

Be sure to press control and C keys simultaneously, as the control key isn't sticky. Otherwise yes, select is interpreted as control by the terminal.

Ah, looks like I have a broken select/ctrl key then... Crap.

 

[foft]

However, I can't find the < and > keys.

They are on shift comma and dot aren't they? I guess I'm missing the point?

 

[mali]

^ Failed joke, I guess. Sad to hear that the key is not working Here is a post from MWeston regarding a similar problem:

Some keymats shipped with this white powdery substance on the bottom of them. I don't know what it is but usually it was just around the rubber and not on the carbon pads and it was never very much. I would wipe it away whenever I noticed it. Perhaps a dusting of this stuff has gotten down to the pad. I would try pressing it in hard (not board fracturing hard of course) and rubbing it around as much as you can to see if it clears the dust.

Did it ever work? There has been the odd keymat where some carbon pads were just plain missing in which case you will need a replacement.

 

[foft]

Thanks Mali. I'd seen that post and am very tempted to open it up. Sure it'd be trivial to check if the pad exists and clean the contacts. I guess that would breach the warranty though, so I'd better return it instead:-( Might have to get a quick port in first though!

 

[noisome]

Be sure to press control and C keys simultaneously, as the control key isn't sticky. Otherwise yes, select is interpreted as control by the terminal.

Noisome; Shift with comma and dot, just like on a normal keyboard.

Holy crap, I've been missing them all this time, looking for blue not white. Gah! Thanks.

 

[God Ginrai]

Thanks Mali. I'd seen that post and am very tempted to open it up. Sure it'd be trivial to check if the pad exists and clean the contacts. I guess that would breach the warranty though, so I'd better return it instead:-( Might have to get a quick port in first though!

I'd suggest first running an emulator like the SNES emulator and testing to see if that button works there. That would tell you for sure whether that button actually worked or not. (For all we know, there could be some bug making your control combinations not work. <.<)

-God Ginrai

 

[Spirit]

sudo opkg install xev
and run xev in a terminal, hit ctrl and see if anything is printed.

 

[foft]

sudo opkg install xev
and run xev in a terminal, hit ctrl and see if anything is printed.

Thanks Spirit - great tip, will give that a go this evening.

 

[foft]

sudo opkg install xev
and run xev in a terminal, hit ctrl and see if anything is printed.

'Cannot install package xev' <- really useful error!

 

[WizardStan]

first:
sudo opkg update

 

[God Ginrai]

This is so much easier to test with Picodrive or SNES9x4d4p. Why are you guys overcomplicating this by telling him to install shit to NAND?

-God Ginrai

 

[MonkeyChops]

why not test it in the keyboard application shortcut setup? My pandora button does nothing but I know it works because I can set it up to launch applications. now if I only knew what the name was of the menu app it is suppose to open...