Re:Kinesis Advantage 2
by icefox on Saturday August 06, 2016 @08:29AM
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Just to be clear they don't get physically stuck. The most common issue reported is that the keyboard behaves as though the shift key is being pressed even though it is not (aka stuck). The way to fix it is to first recognize that the keyboard is in this mode and then hit the shift key to turn on/off the shift modifier. I have reports of this issues going back to many different kinesis keyboards from at at least 2001 onward.
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Re:Kinesis Advantage 2
by WretchedEarl on Saturday August 06, 2016 @09:02AM
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I have 2 Advantage keyboards and both exhibit this issue. Back when I first got them (about 9 years ago) I called Kinesis about it, but they claimed they had never heard of the problem. While it seems to happen most often with modifier keys, I've had it happen with regular keys, too (including the delete key, which is always exciting :-).
I reported it several times between 2002-2005 as I got new keyboards and each time was told they were unaware of the issue. Heard the same thing from others that reported it between 2005-2010.
I've been using an Advantage at work for about a year, and this happens to me once or twice a week, usually with the Shift key, but sometimes with the Alt key, which is even more disorienting. It goes back to normal after tapping one or more modifiers.
Re:Kinesis Advantage 2
by kevinherron on Saturday August 06, 2016 @08:42AM
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Weird. I have not had this issue. I'll ask my co-worker on Monday if he has; he's been using this keyboard for like 8 years.