On Thu August 23 2007, Craig White wrote: > This user couldn't generate anything on the keyboard and it simply > didn't respond to caps lock, number lock, scroll lock or anything that I > could tell but restarting, this would occur after KDM login. Other users > on the same box had no problems so I figured it was something with KDE > user profile. I moved ~/.kde directory and logged in as user again and > the problem was fixed. I don't know which file it was in the .kde folder > as there were many files with the current date/time. this is beginning to sound like 'slow keys' -- in KDE it's found in Control Center/Accessibility/Keyboard filters/Use slow keys -- pressing a key in an unconfigured system too long can pop a dialog that asks you if you want to turn it on, but, people miss the dialog and do something else that results in an affirmative response -- presto, your keys stop responding the OP said it was only happening in his browser, however, which wouldn't compute -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA