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hirako

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Registered: 2023-07-16

Posts: 2

I can't type "l" on laptop

I can't type "l" and "." (I use copy and paste) from the keyboard of laptop! someone know this issue? Thanks in Advance

dif

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From: Stalowa Wola, Poland

Registered: 2009-12-22

Posts: 137

Re: I can't type "l" on laptop

I assume you have tried to clean the keyboard.
If the laptop is under guaranty, make a claim and have the keyboard replaced.
If there's no longer a valid guaranty, just replace the keyboard. Usually, the youtube is enough to learn how to do it.

You may have expected some advice how to fix it  programmatically or by changing the setup. In fact, my advice is, don't. If it were just one key, like an Alt for example, fixing it might make sense. Otherwise, it does not.
Believe me, I have replaced more than ten laptop keyboards, have had two replaced under the guarantee, and have fixed one by changing setup (using Arch wiki' https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Map_sc … etkeycodes -- I use openbox and a plain console).

The last thought, you may not be able to scan key codes any longer. If so, it is one more reason for replacing the keyboard.

hirako

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Registered: 2023-07-16

Posts: 2

Re: I can't type "l" on laptop

I tried to assign a shortcut with "l" says to me "no such fie or directory"

https://i.ibb.co/zhSM7t0/keyboard-no-su … ectory.png

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Last edited by 2ManyDogs (2023-07-16 10:55:30)

seth

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From: Don't DM me only for attention

Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 74,274

Re: I can't type "l" on laptop

Because this is not how this works, you're looking for "xdotool key l" - did you bother to read  dif's post?

I assume 'l' and '.' are next each other on the lower right for your keyboard?
Chances that this is defective HW are 101% (+/-1% statistical error)

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