Right Arrow Key Dead

Recently I've noticed my right arrow key is no longer working. I also have a USB keyboard and all works fine so on that so I assume this is a hardware failure.
Am I going to need a whole new keyboard, or is it possible to repair the one key?
Does anyone know of any issues or common faults to check before I make enquiries on a new keyboard?
.....And a new optical drive
Thanks

Are you under warranty? If so, it is Apple's problem. If not, it's possible a little debris has collected under the keycap and is causing the key to malfunction. It should be possible to pull off the keycap and check. I have done this on my iBook, but never on my MBP. If you have access to an Apple Store, you could see if someone at the genius bar could show you how to remove the keycap and check under it.
Testing with an external USB keyboard is exactly the right thing to do. It demonstrates that the problem lies with the built in keyboard.
Are you planning to do the work yourself? If so, here is a site that might be useful to you:
http://www.ifixit.com/
It doesn't cover everything, but you can at least get an idea of what might be involved in a repair. But again, if you're under warranty, let Apple do it.
Good luck!

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Left- and right arrow key out of order

Hi,
I'm afraid to need your help again. My left and right arrow keys doesn't work as they're supposed to. While can neither navigate through my desktop icons nor the buttons in any dialog nor the text I'm just writing. The cursor stops blinking as soon as I press one of these keys so the system recognizes the key press but the cursor doesn't move. Showkey returns the keycodes 105 left and 106 for the right arrow key.
While logging in with LXDM im able to navigate back and foth while entering my password as well as the keys work properly in tty. It seems to be only LXDE, where the keys are not working.
Furthermore my function keys like mute, volume up and down and so on aren't working too. I don't know if both errors are relatet to another.
Maybe anyone has an idea what I might do to fix this?

ondoho wrote:
disjunkt wrote:
ondoho wrote:are you logging in with lxde-session or with openbox-session (or sth similar)?
I think I use lxdm to log in. As soon as I'm logged in, I'm using lxde. Ist this what you have to know?
no, you have to know it.
i meant: when you login with lxdm, do you have a choice between lxde-session and openbox-session (or sth similar) because there's a difference how openbox gets started and which config files are parsed.
It's an lxde-session. And LXDE uses openbox-lxde as displaymanager.
/etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/desktop.conf
1 [Session]
2 window_manager=openbox-lxde
3
4 [GTK]
5 sNet/ThemeName=Clearlooks
6 sNet/IconThemeName=nuoveXT2
7 sGtk/FontName=Sans 10
8 iGtk/ToolbarStyle=3
9 iGtk/ButtonImages=1
10 iGtk/MenuImages=1
11 iGtk/CursorThemeSize=18
12 iXft/Antialias=1
13
14 [Mouse]
15 AccFactor=20
16 AccThreshold=10
17 LeftHanded=0
18
19 [Keyboard]
20 Delay=500
21 Interval=30
ondoho wrote:once you isolate the proper rc.xml, you can check it for typos that might cause this. they are not always reported back as errors.
The part of the rc.xml I posted beforehand is the only one in that file that is tagged with <keyboard> and there is no binding for the left or right arrow key. There are some in combination with the control or shift key but that shouldn't do anything regarding my problem.
ondoho wrote:maybe you're running some background software/daemon that grabs the keys? what's in your autostart?
This are the deamons which are running:
$ systemctl -all list-units
UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION
proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.automount loaded active waiting Arbitrary Executable File Formats File System Automount Point
dev-cryptpool-crypthome.device loaded active plugged /dev/cryptpool/crypthome
dev-cryptpool-cryptroot.device loaded active plugged /dev/cryptpool/cryptroot
dev-cryptpool-cryptswap.device loaded active plugged /dev/cryptpool/cryptswap
dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dHitachi_HTS543225A7A384_E2021042G28Z6A.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dHitachi_HTS543225A7A384_E2021042G28Z6A\x2dpart1.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dHitachi_HTS543225A7A384_E2021042G28Z6A\x2dpart2.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dHitachi_HTS543225A7A384_E2021042G28Z6A\x2dpart4.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-disk-by\x2did-dm\x2dname\x2dcryptpool.device loaded active plugged /dev/disk/by-id/dm-name-cryptpool
dev-disk-by\x2did-dm\x2dname\x2dcryptpool\x2dcrypthome.device loaded active plugged /dev/disk/by-id/dm-name-cryptpool-crypthome
dev-disk-by\x2did-dm\x2dname\x2dcryptpool\x2dcryptroot.device loaded active plugged /dev/disk/by-id/dm-name-cryptpool-cryptroot
dev-disk-by\x2did-dm\x2dname\x2dcryptpool\x2dcryptswap.device loaded active plugged /dev/disk/by-id/dm-name-cryptpool-cryptswap
dev-disk-by\x2did-dm\x2duuid\x2dCRYPT\x2dLUKS1\x2d15fbcf03325242d5a3d78e1e37664acb\x2dcryptpool.device loaded active plugged /dev/disk/by-id/dm-uuid-CRYPT-LUKS1-15fbcf03325242d5a3d78e1e37664acb-cryptpool
dev-disk-by\x2did-dm\x2duuid\x2dLVM\x2dxsk3Szp4tobNGQBmFevwBgCUJNPDOEcH4Dn4WEgmy0Wd4oalrdTSyU3mwQj6R3mQ.device loaded active plugged /dev/disk/by-id/dm-uuid-LVM-xsk3Szp4tobNGQBmFevwBgCUJNPDOEcH4Dn4WEgmy0Wd4oalrdTSyU3mwQj6R3mQ
dev-disk-by\x2did-dm\x2duuid\x2dLVM\x2dxsk3Szp4tobNGQBmFevwBgCUJNPDOEcHllDB1ZzWo40r3U5Lw7ZcpitGvQNRge12.device loaded active plugged /dev/disk/by-id/dm-uuid-LVM-xsk3Szp4tobNGQBmFevwBgCUJNPDOEcHllDB1ZzWo40r3U5Lw7ZcpitGvQNRge12
dev-disk-by\x2did-dm\x2duuid\x2dLVM\x2dxsk3Szp4tobNGQBmFevwBgCUJNPDOEcHSWbek23OodbJ7OPpxDhXqstnzg9McBMu.device loaded active plugged /dev/disk/by-id/dm-uuid-LVM-xsk3Szp4tobNGQBmFevwBgCUJNPDOEcHSWbek23OodbJ7OPpxDhXqstnzg9McBMu
dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x5000cca614c10a6e.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x5000cca614c10a6e\x2dpart1.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x5000cca614c10a6e\x2dpart2.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x5000cca614c10a6e\x2dpart4.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-home.device loaded active plugged /dev/disk/by-label/home
dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-SAMSUNG_REC.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-disk-by\x2duuid-15fbcf03\x2d3252\x2d42d5\x2da3d7\x2d8e1e37664acb.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-disk-by\x2duuid-1a803ea9\x2d3133\x2d419d\x2dbdbe\x2dfaa4f14eb5e2.device loaded active plugged /dev/disk/by-uuid/1a803ea9-3133-419d-bdbe-faa4f14eb5e2
dev-disk-by\x2duuid-21dcbbd0\x2d7169\x2d4a71\x2d8e3a\x2d795063b5a7c2.device loaded active plugged /dev/disk/by-uuid/21dcbbd0-7169-4a71-8e3a-795063b5a7c2
dev-disk-by\x2duuid-62c3663f\x2d56e2\x2d428e\x2da5a1\x2d6c3fe709d76c.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-disk-by\x2duuid-8A86585F86584DB7.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-disk-by\x2duuid-ecad22ff\x2d1934\x2d45c5\x2d9059\x2d74476b69542a.device loaded active plugged /dev/disk/by-uuid/ecad22ff-1934-45c5-9059-74476b69542a
dev-dm\x2d0.device loaded active plugged /dev/dm-0
dev-dm\x2d1.device loaded active plugged /dev/dm-1
dev-dm\x2d2.device loaded active plugged /dev/dm-2
dev-dm\x2d3.device loaded active plugged /dev/dm-3
dev-mapper-cryptpool.device loaded active plugged /dev/mapper/cryptpool
dev-mapper-cryptpool\x2dcrypthome.device loaded active plugged /dev/mapper/cryptpool-crypthome
dev-mapper-cryptpool\x2dcryptroot.device loaded active plugged /dev/mapper/cryptpool-cryptroot
dev-mapper-cryptpool\x2dcryptswap.device loaded active plugged /dev/mapper/cryptpool-cryptswap
dev-sda.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-sda1.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-sda2.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-sda4.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
dev-ttyS0.device loaded active plugged /dev/ttyS0
dev-ttyS1.device loaded active plugged /dev/ttyS1
dev-ttyS2.device loaded active plugged /dev/ttyS2
dev-ttyS3.device loaded active plugged /dev/ttyS3
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1b.0-sound-card0.device loaded active plugged NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.0-0000:05:00.0-bcma0:0-net-wlp5s0.device loaded active plugged BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.2-0000:09:00.0-net-enp9s0.device loaded active plugged 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1d.1-usb3-3\x2d2-3\x2d2:1.0-bluetooth-hci0.device loaded active plugged /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/bluetooth/hci0
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1f.2-ata1-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda-sda1.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1f.2-ata1-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda-sda2.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1f.2-ata1-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda-sda4.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1f.2-ata1-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda.device loaded active plugged Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384
sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS0.device loaded active plugged /sys/devices/platform/serial8250/tty/ttyS0
sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS1.device loaded active plugged /sys/devices/platform/serial8250/tty/ttyS1
sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS2.device loaded active plugged /sys/devices/platform/serial8250/tty/ttyS2
sys-devices-platform-serial8250-tty-ttyS3.device loaded active plugged /sys/devices/platform/serial8250/tty/ttyS3
sys-devices-virtual-block-dm\x2d0.device loaded active plugged /sys/devices/virtual/block/dm-0
sys-devices-virtual-block-dm\x2d1.device loaded active plugged /sys/devices/virtual/block/dm-1
sys-devices-virtual-block-dm\x2d2.device loaded active plugged /sys/devices/virtual/block/dm-2
sys-devices-virtual-block-dm\x2d3.device loaded active plugged /sys/devices/virtual/block/dm-3
sys-module-configfs.device loaded active plugged /sys/module/configfs
sys-subsystem-bluetooth-devices-hci0.device loaded active plugged /sys/subsystem/bluetooth/devices/hci0
sys-subsystem-net-devices-enp9s0.device loaded active plugged 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
sys-subsystem-net-devices-wlp5s0.device loaded active plugged BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
-.mount loaded active mounted /
boot.mount loaded active mounted /boot
dev-hugepages.mount loaded active mounted Huge Pages File System
dev-mqueue.mount loaded active mounted POSIX Message Queue File System
home.mount loaded active mounted /home
proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount loaded inactive dead Arbitrary Executable File Formats File System
sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount loaded inactive dead FUSE Control File System
sys-kernel-config.mount loaded active mounted Configuration File System
sys-kernel-debug.mount loaded active mounted Debug File System
tmp.mount loaded active mounted Temporary Directory
systemd-ask-password-console.path loaded active waiting Dispatch Password Requests to Console Directory Watch
systemd-ask-password-wall.path loaded active waiting Forward Password Requests to Wall Directory Watch
session-1.scope loaded active running Session 1 of user paul
alsa-restore.service loaded inactive dead Restore Sound Card State
alsa-state.service loaded inactive dead Manage Sound Card State (restore and store)
alsa-store.service loaded inactive dead Store Sound Card State
auditd.service not-found inactive dead auditd.service
dbus.service loaded active running D-Bus System Message Bus
dmeventd.service loaded inactive dead Device-mapper event daemon
emergency.service loaded inactive dead Emergency Shell
[email protected] loaded inactive dead Getty on tty1
kmod-static-nodes.service loaded active exited Create list of required static device nodes for the current kernel
lvmetad.service loaded active running LVM2 metadata daemon
lxdm.service loaded active running LXDE Display Manager
mkinitcpio-generate-shutdown-ramfs.service loaded inactive dead Generate shutdown-ramfs
[email protected] loaded failed failed Automatic wireless network connection using netctl profiles
[email protected] loaded active running Automatic wired network connection using netctl profiles
netctl.service loaded inactive dead (Re)store the netctl profile state
netctl@wlp5s0\x2dzuHause.service loaded active exited Automatically generated profile by wifi-menu
ntpd.service loaded active running Network Time Service
plymouth-quit-wait.service not-found inactive dead plymouth-quit-wait.service
plymouth-quit.service not-found inactive dead plymouth-quit.service
plymouth-start.service not-found inactive dead plymouth-start.service
polkit.service loaded active running Authorization Manager
rescue.service loaded inactive dead Rescue Shell
syslog.service not-found inactive dead syslog.service
systemd-ask-password-console.service loaded inactive dead Dispatch Password Requests to Console
systemd-ask-password-wall.service loaded inactive dead Forward Password Requests to Wall
systemd-binfmt.service loaded inactive dead Set Up Additional Binary Formats
systemd-fsck-root.service loaded active exited File System Check on Root Device
systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-21dcbbd0\x2d7169\x2d4a71\x2d8e3a\x2d795063b5a7c2.service loaded active exited File System Check on /dev/disk/by-uuid/21dcbbd0-7169-4a71-8e3a-795063b5a7c2
systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-62c3663f\x2d56e2\x2d428e\x2da5a1\x2d6c3fe709d76c.service loaded active exited File System Check on /dev/disk/by-uuid/62c3663f-56e2-428e-a5a1-6c3fe709d76c
systemd-initctl.service loaded inactive dead /dev/initctl Compatibility Daemon
systemd-journal-flush.service loaded inactive dead Trigger Flushing of Journal to Persistent Storage
systemd-journald.service loaded active running Journal Service
systemd-logind.service loaded active running Login Service
systemd-modules-load.service loaded inactive dead Load Kernel Modules
systemd-random-seed.service loaded active exited Load/Save Random Seed
systemd-readahead-collect.service loaded inactive dead Collect Read-Ahead Data
systemd-readahead-done.service loaded inactive dead Stop Read-Ahead Data Collection
systemd-readahead-replay.service loaded inactive dead Replay Read-Ahead Data
systemd-remount-fs.service loaded active exited Remount Root and Kernel File Systems
systemd-shutdownd.service loaded inactive dead Delayed Shutdown Service
systemd-sysctl.service loaded active exited Apply Kernel Variables
systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service loaded inactive dead Cleanup of Temporary Directories
systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service loaded active exited Create static device nodes in /dev
systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service loaded active exited Recreate Volatile Files and Directories
systemd-udev-trigger.service loaded active exited udev Coldplug all Devices
systemd-udevd.service loaded active running udev Kernel Device Manager
systemd-update-utmp.service loaded active exited Update UTMP about System Reboot/Shutdown
systemd-user-sessions.service loaded active exited Permit User Sessions
systemd-vconsole-setup.service loaded active exited Setup Virtual Console
upower.service loaded active running Daemon for power management
[email protected] loaded active running User Manager for 1000
-.slice loaded active active Root Slice
system-getty.slice loaded active active system-getty.slice
system-netctl.slice loaded active active system-netctl.slice
system-netctl\x2dauto.slice loaded active active system-netctl\x2dauto.slice
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user.slice loaded active active User and Session Slice
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systemd-shutdownd.socket loaded active listening Delayed Shutdown Socket
systemd-udevd-control.socket loaded active running udev Control Socket
systemd-udevd-kernel.socket loaded active running udev Kernel Socket
dev-cryptpool-cryptswap.swap loaded active active /dev/cryptpool/cryptswap
dev-disk-by\x2did-dm\x2dname\x2dcryptpool\x2dcryptswap.swap loaded active active /dev/disk/by-id/dm-name-cryptpool-cryptswap
dev-disk-by\x2did-dm\x2duuid\x2dLVM\x2dxsk3Szp4tobNGQBmFevwBgCUJNPDOEcHllDB1ZzWo40r3U5Lw7ZcpitGvQNRge12.swap loaded active active /dev/disk/by-id/dm-uuid-LVM-xsk3Szp4tobNGQBmFevwBgCUJNPDOEcHllDB1ZzWo40r3U5Lw7ZcpitGvQNRge12
dev-disk-by\x2duuid-ecad22ff\x2d1934\x2d45c5\x2d9059\x2d74476b69542a.swap loaded active active /dev/disk/by-uuid/ecad22ff-1934-45c5-9059-74476b69542a
dev-dm\x2d2.swap loaded active active /dev/dm-2
dev-mapper-cryptpool\x2dcryptswap.swap loaded active active /dev/mapper/cryptpool-cryptswap
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bluetooth.target loaded active active Bluetooth
cryptsetup.target loaded active active Encrypted Volumes
emergency.target loaded inactive dead Emergency Mode
getty.target loaded active active Login Prompts
graphical.target loaded active active Graphical Interface
local-fs-pre.target loaded active active Local File Systems (Pre)
local-fs.target loaded active active Local File Systems
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network.target loaded active active Network
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remote-fs.target loaded active active Remote File Systems
rescue.target loaded inactive dead Rescue Mode
shutdown.target loaded inactive dead Shutdown
slices.target loaded active active Slices
sockets.target loaded active active Sockets
sound.target loaded active active Sound Card
swap.target loaded active active Swap
sysinit.target loaded active active System Initialization
syslog.target not-found inactive dead syslog.target
timers.target loaded active active Timers
umount.target loaded inactive dead Unmount All Filesystems
systemd-readahead-done.timer loaded inactive dead Stop Read-Ahead Data Collection 10s After Completed Startup
systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer loaded active waiting Daily Cleanup of Temporary Directories
LOAD = Reflects whether the unit definition was properly loaded.
ACTIVE = The high-level unit activation state, i.e. generalization of SUB.
SUB = The low-level unit activation state, values depend on unit type.
179 loaded units listed.
To show all installed unit files use 'systemctl list-unit-files'.
My ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE/autostart:
~/.config/lxsession/LXDE/autostart
@pcmanfm --desktop --profile LXDE
@xscreensaver -no-splash
My ~/.xprofile:
~/.xprofile
xcompmgr -c -C -t-5 -l-5 -r4.2 -o.55 -f
Besides that there are some files which I didn't change. I'll show you the content if necessary:
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/30-dbus
/etc/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop
/etc/xdg/autostart/gsettings-data-convert.desktop
/etc/xdg/autostart/parcellite-startup.desktop
/etc/xdg/autostart/zeitgeist-datahub.desktop
~/.config/autostart/cairo-dock.desktop
Steef435 wrote:I think we can agree that your keys aren't out of order, but the reaction to the keypress isn't what you expect it to be.
Absolutely.
Steff435 wrote:What do you mean with "the text I'm just typing"? You can't move the text cursor in the textbox in your browser using the keys?
Yes, exactly.
Steff432 wrote:I don't use lxdm, but I guess that doesn't use the default Gtk text entry widget, while most Gtk-based browsers as far as I know do, so it might be related to Gtk in some way. Or do you use a Qt browser? Have you tried the keys in non-Gtk software?
I use firefox which is, as far as I know, Gtk-based. But I installed QupZilla and gabe it a try. Unfortunatelly the same error shows up there.
I don't know if I'm right but lxde should be gtk-based itself and running a non-Gtk software in gtk-based lxde would show up the same gtk-errors to, wouldn't it? So eventually I'd have to try a non-Gtk software in a non-Gtk desktop environment in order to check whether the error doesn't show up under non-gtk software?
Steff432 wrote:What output does xev give you?
For the left arrow key it gets me:
FocusOut event, serial 44, synthetic NO, window 0x2200001,
mode NotifyGrab, detail NotifyAncestor
FocusIn event, serial 44, synthetic NO, window 0x2200001,
mode NotifyUngrab, detail NotifyAncestor
KeymapNotify event, serial 44, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
keys: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KeyRelease event, serial 44, synthetic NO, window 0x2200001,
root 0x7c, subw 0x0, time 2918840, (170,-16), root:(171,70),
state 0x2000, keycode 113 (keysym 0x1008ff12, XF86AudioMute), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
For the right arrow key it gets me:
KeyPress event, serial 44, synthetic NO, window 0x2200001,
root 0x7c, subw 0x0, time 2726871, (809,193), root:(810,279),
state 0x2000, keycode 114 (keysym 0x1008ff11, XF86AudioLowerVolume), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 47, synthetic NO, window 0x2200001,
root 0x7c, subw 0x0, time 2727006, (809,193), root:(810,279),
state 0x2000, keycode 114 (keysym 0x1008ff11, XF86AudioLowerVolume), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
Marry Xmas by the way. :-)

My laptop right arrow key is not working

my laptop right arrow key is not working.Please help me

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Globally map Ctrl B and ctrl F to left and right arrow keys, respectively

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This could be SO great. I hope it is moving in that direction.

Using left and right arrow keys as accesskeys

I am trying to remediate an online course and need to apply left arrow key to next button (advance to next page) and right arrow key to back button (return to previous page). Does anyone have javascript code that would allow this?

This is already built into major browsers. This assumes the browser history folder contains more than one page. If the browser's history folder is empty, nothing will happen.
For Windows users:
Alt+Left arrow = back one page.
Alt+Right arrow = forward one page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_key
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Why after i update my left and right arrow keys stop working

my left and right arrow keys stoped working after i updated to Mavericks now the dont work

Hello ccombs2014,
It sounds like 2 of your keys are not working after updating to Mavericks. I found this section of an article for you to help troubleshoot this issue named:
One or more keys on the keyboard do not respond
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1381
Some keys don't work as expected
From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
From the View menu, choose Speech.
Click the Text to Speech tab.
If "Speak selected text when the key is pressed" is enabled, the key or key combination set to speak text cannot be used for other purposes or used to type text--click Set Key and change it to a less-commonly used key combination (try to use modifier keys such as Shift, Command, Option, and Control). Or, disable the "Speak selected text when the key is pressed" option.
Click the Universal Access pane in System Preferences, click the Keyboard tab.
Make sure that Slow Keys is turned off. With Slow Keys on, you need to press a key for a longer period of time for it to be recognized.
In the Universal Access pane, click the Mouse tab, and make sure Mouse Keys is turned off. With Mouse Keys enabled, you cannot use the Numeric Keypad to enter numbers--instead the keypad moves the pointer (cursor). (There is an option to enable Mouse Keys with five presses of the Option key; you may want to turn that option off to avoid accidentally enabling it.) If Mouse Keys is enabled and you are using a keyboard with no numeric keypad or Num Lock function, see Unable to type while Mouse Keys is enabled in Mac OS X.
If the function keys on the top row of the keyboard are not working as expected, see Mac OS X: How to change the behavior of function keys.
If the issue persists, use Keyboard Viewer to help isolate the issue:
Click the Language & Text pane (Mac OS X v10.6) or International pane (Mac OS X v10.5.8 or earlier) in System Preferences.
Click the Input Sources tab (or Input Menu tab in Mac OS X 10.5.8 or earlier).
Click the Keyboard & Character Viewer "On" checkbox to select it (click the Keyboard Viewer "On" checkbox in Mac OS X 10.5.8 or earlier).
From the Input (flag) menu, choose Show Keyboard Viewer.
If the keyboard is connected and detected by Mac OS X, the keys you type will highlight in the Keyboard Viewer window. Open TextEdit (or any text application), and try to type something using the keys that were previously not responding to see if they highlight in Keyboard Viewer.
Start from the Mac OS X Install Disc, choose Terminal from the Utilities menu and test the keys which were previously not working. If the keys work while started from the Install disc, then the keyboard itself is working correctly. Use Mac OS X: How to troubleshoot a software issue to isolate the software issue that may be causing the keys to not respond.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling

My right arrow key isnt working.

My right arrow key is not working. Well, I mean I can press on it and it will move sometime but I have to use a lot of force to make it move. Is something stuck under there (can I get it out by myself?) or do I need to go into the apple store??
Thanks

Your appointment at the genius Bar at an Apple store is FREE, in warranty or out. If they can fix the problem in a few minutes without installing parts, they will. Otherwise, they can provide a quote for repair.
Those guys put their hands on these computers all day every day. They are especially good at physical problems like this.
You are under no obligation to have them do any needed work. Apple wants you to be a happy customer, if possible.

Wired keyboard-number pad&right arrow keys not working-serial # help!

Hello to whomever reads/replies -
I have a wired keyboard for my iMac(it's not the aluminum imac, but the version before it with the keyboard and mouse that came with it). I got this keyboard June 2007 after the original keyboard sent to me had problems with it with some keys not working properly. And now about a week ago my right arrow key and the zero, decimal point, one, two, three and enter button on the keypad stopped working out of the blue. One night they worked and the next they didn't with nothing being done different, nor was the keyboard stored differently.
I've cleaned the keyboard inside and out twice and tried pushing the little squishy thing under the keys when you pop them off and there's no response with those being pushed either so something's got to be wrong with the keyboard itself.
Also, when I go online to look up the warrenty on this keyboard, #1 i can't find where it tells me where the serial number on the **** WIRED keyboard is, just gives me where i can find it on the WIRELESS keyboards. Ugh. So I looked under my keyboard and punched in the numbers and letters that i found on a little silver plate just below where the wire and USB ports are in the top of the keyboard and I get an 'invalid serial number' error message.
So.. could anyone help me with these problems? I'd really rather not call tech support since it took me over two hours to explain to the man that I spoke with last year about my other keyboard and I just don't have the time! Thanks in advance!
Sharon

Hello sharon:
Welcome to Apple discussions.
Run, don't walk to the phone. Call Applecare and indicate you have a warranty problem. The KB is (or will be shortly) out of warranty. It may take you some time, but it may save you some money in the long run.
Incidentally, it appears to me that your KB is, indeed, broken.
Barry

Wired Keyboard: Right Arrow Key Not Working Properly

The right arrow key on my new wired keyboard doesn't work on the first press. After the initial press it works, and if I'm only using the arrow keys themselves it works fine too. But otherwise it takes two presses to move the cursor initially.

I found the problem, at least for my keyboard. Open Keyboard Viewer from the International menu, the one that displays a flag.
Tap the right arrow key lightly. Nothing happens on the viewer. Tap any other key lightly. They display just fine. Now, give the right arrow key a firmer tap. You should see that it registers every time as long as you tap it a little harder than the other keys.
So, at least in my case, it is keyboard specific. That probably explains why some have the problem and other's don't. I will exchange this keyboard for another one until I finally get one that works. Thank God for "Keyboard Viewer" or I never would have nailed this down.
Poor quality control at play here me thinks.
John

Why can't I use the left/right arrow keys to go to the next page or back a page?

When reading manga, I used to be able to go to the next page or go back a page using the left and right arrow keys. Doesn't work anymore, how can I fix that?

Such a feature can only be added by an extension.
Maybe:
*NextPlease!: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/nextplease/

Move to previous or next magnified photo Press Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys does not work

Move to previous or next magnified photo
Press Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys
This command no longer works in iPhoto. The photo just bounces for a moment, then all the photos begin scrolling. I used to be able to just hit the key to scroll one at a time.

What version of iPhoto and system are you running? What mode are you in, edit, full view, full screen, ???
OT

Sometimes, Firefox will go back one page on hitting a left or right arrow key. How do I stop this?

I have noticed that inadvertant hitting of the left or (more often) right arrow key will cause the browser to go back one page in that current tab's history.
== This happened ==
A few times a week
== I don't know - I just noticed that the most recent occurrance involved accidentally hitting the right arow key.

See also:
[[Keyboard shortcuts]]
[[Mouse shortcuts]]
[[Tabbed browsing]]

Controlling a projector (presentation) using left and right arrow keys

Hello i have a cdr-rom im producing, im creating an
interactive presentation and i would like the user to be able to
move from page to page using the left and right arrow keys on the
keyboard how (1) do you add the script ie, on the timeline etc (2)
what is the exact script i need to use. Im fairly new to director
so could you please make it as easy as possible to understand. Any
help would be great thank you.

You want to create a keyDown script in a movie script window.
You can get the keycodes for the arrow keys here:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_15887
Do a search in the Lingo forum for more info on writing a
keydown script. There are many examples to choose from.

Broken Right Arrow Key

The right arrow key is broken and unresponsive on my macbook. What can i do to get it working again? It is no longer under warranty. I am currently very close to a Apple Store, do they repair computers there? Please let me know ASAP. Thanks.

If it's only an arrow key, they should be able to replace it. If it affected the entire keyboard, they got to pluck the whole thing out and get you a new one.

Solved My left and right arrow keys are not working

I just installed gnome (been using kdemod) and now, while in gnome, my left and right arrow keys are not working. Please help me solve this. I am not using compiz.
Last edited by patrickaupperle (2009-03-25 11:19:04)

Hi!
I had that problem with Debian and later Arch, after I messed something up (never found out what). There was a chaotic but easy cure though (I've got no idea, why it did that on 3 different installations the exact same way - might be a logitech-keyboard issue or something... me-as-user-related)?:
- do all keyboard changes needed in xorg.conf NOW, had to repeat "strange steps" after each change.
- add new keyboard layout (no changes to default) in gnome keyboard settings
- delete old keyboard layout
- browse trough the keyboard layout "previews" of the newly added layout until it crashes (this step might be optional *g*)
- restart gnome, add "new new" layout, delete "new old" keyboard layout, and set the "new new" layout right (try evdev-manages first, then switch to youkeyboard/yourlocal if that didn't do it).
good look!

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