I'm using the following script on Fedora and CentOS computers (depending on which machine is handy), which responds to a keypress, and have a problem with keyboard repeats (when someone holds down the key too long). I can't turn it off in the BIOS, and I'm using the old run level 3 (text only mode), and settings made in a GUI don't seem to affect how the keyboard gets used. The computer is too old, slow, and not compatible enough with X drivers, to run in the GUI mode. The problem is that some people don't just tap the key, they hold their finger down on it. I've used the kbdrate to delay the onset as much as possible, and slow down the rate, but it's not really enough. And haven't found a solution to completely stop the keyboard repeating, or have the script ignore them. The script is used at a sporting event, to play out a pre-recorded handicap count (e.g. "ready, set, 1, 2, 3, ...). Ideally, I'd like to make the script ignore keyboard repeats, and have normal keyboard repeats in the command line. It's quite a pain to edit any scripts if you can't get the cursor keys to repeat (on that note, I wish the OS allowed cursor keys to repeat, and perhaps some others, but not alphabetical keys, I see little reason to be able to type 50 letter A's in a row). And here's the script. #! /bin/bash while true do read -p "$*" killall -q paplay printf "Speaking now, press the ENTER key to stop" paplay handicap-count.ogg& read -p "$*" killall -p paplay printf "Stopped speaking, press the ENTER key to start" done -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp Linux 3.9.10-100.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Jul 14 01:31:27 UTC 2013 x86_64 All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point trying to privately email me, I will only read messages posted to the public lists. George Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning against tyranny, not a set of instructions for supposedly democratic governments. ZNQR LBH YBBX -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
