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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: EscapeVelocity on Sat, 13 June 2015, 21:01:10

Title: What keyboard testing utility do you recommend?
Post by: EscapeVelocity on Sat, 13 June 2015, 21:01:10

Thanks. Gonna test some of my vintage keyboards.

Title: Re: What keyboard testing utility do you recommend?
Post by: E TwentyNine on Sat, 13 June 2015, 21:07:45

Aqua's

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=34670.0

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=6643.0

Title: Re: What keyboard testing utility do you recommend?
Post by: EscapeVelocity on Sat, 13 June 2015, 21:51:54

Thanks mate!  Just what I needed!

Title: Re: What keyboard testing utility do you recommend?
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Sun, 14 June 2015, 00:01:53

Definitely. I still haven't seen one that even compares.

Title: Re: What keyboard testing utility do you recommend?
Post by: Melvang on Sun, 14 June 2015, 00:23:06

I use elite keyboards program called Switch hitter.  The nice thing about this program, is it can alert you to bouncing keys.

Title: Re: What keyboard testing utility do you recommend?
Post by: Blaise170 on Sun, 14 June 2015, 00:31:01

It's not exactly a "test" program, but I use WhatPulse.

Title: Re: What keyboard testing utility do you recommend?
Post by: Snowdog993 on Sun, 14 June 2015, 00:34:25

I use this:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/Keyboard-Test-Utility.shtml

Title: Re: What keyboard testing utility do you recommend?
Post by: EscapeVelocity on Sun, 14 June 2015, 00:45:37

Thanks for all the recommendations so far...

Title: Re: What keyboard testing utility do you recommend?
Post by: chyros on Sun, 14 June 2015, 05:55:47

I use Switch Hitter, but I'll check out this Aqua thing too. 

Title: Re: What keyboard testing utility do you recommend?
Post by: phoenix1234 on Sun, 14 June 2015, 07:54:58

I used both AquaKeyTest and Switch Hitter.
AquaKeyTest can be standalone application and Switch Hitter required a installation.
Both of them are general good and light weight.
If I must choose only one, I will choose Switch Hitter because it can detect the key chattering problem which is likely happening with mechanical keyboard.

Title: Re: What keyboard testing utility do you recommend?
Post by: chyros on Sun, 14 June 2015, 08:48:55

Just tried Aqua; it's not too special tbh. I'd say Switch Hitter is better; allows for different layouts, higher contrast and colour customisation and chatter detection, none of which Aqua has.

Title: Re: What keyboard testing utility do you recommend?
Post by: davkol on Sun, 14 June 2015, 12:07:29

Microsoft's web applet (http://www.microsoft.com/appliedsciences/AntiGhostingExplained.mspx)… it works only for some keys, but runs in any modern mainstream browser.

Otherwise, I use showkey (http://linux.die.net/man/1/showkey).