GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 784366
there should be a note when 'slow keys' accessibility feature is enabled
Last modified: 2021-07-05 14:42:23 UTC
This is a copy from <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=866214>: Dear Maintainer, the 'slow keys' feature gives someone, who is not aware of it, the impression, that the keyboard is broken or that there is a software bug, either in the keyboard driver or the display manager. Normally this is only enabled, when the user, that wants to use it, enables it himself. But on public systems, where multiple people use the same system (like in a university), the following users will either think that the keyboard does not work, or if they find out, that long pressing works, that some software has a problem. I'd suggest, that you show a text noting that 'slow keys' is enabled, and optionally, how to turn it off. It would be like a note saying that caps lock is enabled. For a long time one of the university computers had this 'problem' that no one, not even the admins, knew how to fix. Today, I only found out by chance, that this was not a bug, but a feature. Martin Castillo
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