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[merrythemad]

so my keyboard has gone a bit wonky. It no longer will scroll, it highlights, also the end and home buttons do not work, this isn't a mechanical problem, so far as I can tell, more of a setting type issue, any ideas? I needs them as it's driving me battier than I am already.

[jjpor]

Is it a persistent problem or just started now? I always restart the computer at moments like that - my solution to everything, the computer equivalent of giving it a good bash with a spanner (don't give it a good bash with a spanner, whatever you do!).

[merrythemad]

well, it is both. *sigh* I did restart, and it seemed to yearn to die (took me five restarts to get it going) so I am horribly afraid to try this again, I was hoping it was a bit like sticky keys and I could just reset.

[IMForeman]

What kind of keyboard is it? If you're one of the strangely organized people that knows where the instruction manual is, you could look at that, but the website for the manufacturers might also have troubleshooting.

[clocketpatch]

Maybe your shift keys are stuck? That happens to me and is annoying as ANYTHING. There's a button you press to release the hotkeys (F12 I think?) but I can never remember what it is.

This doesn't help with your immediate problem, but may help prevent toddler attacks in the future? bitboost.com/pawsense/pawsense-faq.html

okay, so it's for cats, not children, but it *might* work, and they *are* working on a toddler version...

[merrythemad]

WAHOOO!!!!!!!!!!! I have solved my keyboard issue, turns out, it wasn't actually a keyboard issue but a firefox issue! A strange little box beneath the advanced settings buttons had been checked. "Always use cursor keys to navigate a webpage". Sounds like I would want it checked, but tis a LIE! I unchecked it and my home and end keys work again, as do my arrows! Thanks for all the suggestions and support.