Re: [tlug] coffee on keyboard.....again

[Ahmed Sarwar <l_gohordi@example.com>]

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:02:07 -0500
Scott Robbins <scottro@example.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 03:50:27AM +0900, Ahmed Sarwar wrote:
> > On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:49:45 -0500
> > Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com> wrote:
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> > > On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 23:52:02 +0900, Ahmed Sarwar <l_gohordi@example.com> wrote:
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> > > > problem solved!
> > > 
> > > well, so that it will be preserved for posterity in our wonderful list
> > > archives. That way, when someone else has the same question, he will
> > > fail to search the archives and post anyway, at which point folks like
> > > Jonathan Byrne and myself will derive great satisfaction from telling
> > > said wanton poster, emphatically: STFA! At which point some
> > > good-hearted soul out there will post the answer anyway, thus
> > > depriving the lazy poster of any sort of education in List Etiquette.
> > > But if we are lucky, Steve Turnbull or Chris Sekiya might post
> > > something biting and hilarious during the exchange.
> > 
> > Hi I was away for a while and when came back to Tokyo I saw this and felt
> > bad about not posting the solution. Actually I tried so many things like
> >  "install-keymap","load-keys" and changing the keyboard settings in /etc/X11/XFconfig-4.
> > I tried everything I've found googleing ( without having any idea what I 
> > was doing) and none of this was working,..that's when I sent an email to the list.
> > I'm so sorry I'm not an expert...
> 
> 
> Don't worry, that happens.  However, in that case, (and I'm only half
> kidding here--again, the reason is for archive purposes) it's worthwhile
> posting that you're not quite sure how you fixed it, (and add the excuse
> that you were getting frustrated and just started trying one thing after
> another.)
> 
> The serious reason is so that someone searching the archives will see
> that ok, someone had the problem, and was able to fix it.  They will see
> that you're not quite sure how, but at least, somehow, you got from
> point a to point b, and that gives them a starting point.

That makes sense. Thanks and happy new year.