[kwlug-disc] Left shift + space does not work

[Doug Moen]

If it's a thinkpad, the key caps are supposed to be removable, and maybe you need to clean up the gunk under the Print Screen key? Maybe some dirt is causing an intermittent short? Note, I am not a hardware expert, but I disassemble my thinkpad anyway.

On Fri, Apr 9, 2021, at 3:13 PM, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> Here is a mystery that may be failing hardware, or may be something
> else. 
> 
> A few days ago my laptop went crazy. It started producing a lot of
> "Print Screen" keypresses for no reason. That in turn would bring up
> my screenshot software, making it tough to do anything. I removed the
> screenshot software and unassociated the shortcut, and since then
> things improved.
> 
> Now I notice another problem: if I am holding the left shift key and
> press space, nothing happens. I looked at what xev reports, and it
> notes that the left shift is being pressed, but does not register the
> space bar at all. 
> 
> If I press right-shift + space then it works. Space bar works. Left
> shift works for capitalizing letters and for all other keys. 
> 
> My keyboard layout is set to 105 key US layout "pc105". I am not
> sure whether this is right or not. There are French Canadian symbols
> on some of the keys, which I believe are accessed via function key. 
> 
> I am confident that I used to be able to hold down left shift and
> press space. Maybe I messed something up when my keyboard went crazy.
> Maybe there is imminent hardware failure. Maybe something else is
> going on. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can troubleshoot and
> fix this?
> 
> - Paul
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