Why???
May 14, 2017 08:19:43 #
Why is the A key so close to the caps lock. Every now AND THEN a whole pAragrAph goes by before I notice half or it in Caps. Gimmie A BrAke
May 14, 2017 08:23:34 #
boberic wrote:
Why is the A key so close to the caps lock. Every now AND THEN a whole pAragrAph goes by before I notice half or it in Caps. Gimmie A BrAke
!May 14, 2017 08:28:43 #
boberic wrote:
Why is the A key so close to the caps lock. Every now AND THEN a whole pAragrAph goes by before I notice half or it in Caps. Gimmie A BrAke
I do that a dozen times a day. Since I have to look at the keyboard when I type, and since my left hand blocks the Caps Lock light, I don't know it's on till I look up and see that I have to re-type.
May 14, 2017 08:43:35 #
I use a program called Caps Unlock that turns it off as often as I hit it. Of course then you can't use the caps lock at all but I hardly ever used it anyway.
May 14, 2017 08:45:40 #
Pop the top off the button. It'll still work, but you'll be less likely to hit it by accident
That's my WAG
That's my WAG
May 14, 2017 09:00:37 #
tairving
Loc: Magnolia, Texas USA
Good one Bob, but for those who might stumble across this chain and are looking for a solution...
You don't have to retype the section. Select the offending text and hit Shift-F3. Do this repeated times and watch what happens. The selected text goes to all upper-case, then to all lower-case, then the first word in each sentence is capitalized and then it all repeats.
This has saved me from the plight of the OP many times. Passwords are another problem.
You don't have to retype the section. Select the offending text and hit Shift-F3. Do this repeated times and watch what happens. The selected text goes to all upper-case, then to all lower-case, then the first word in each sentence is capitalized and then it all repeats.
This has saved me from the plight of the OP many times. Passwords are another problem.
May 14, 2017 09:31:12 #
scottwell wrote:
I use a program called Caps Unlock that turns it off as often as I hit it. Of course then you can't use the caps lock at all but I hardly ever used it anyway.
Interesting. I tried a little chime that sounds when I hit it, but that wasn't effective.
May 14, 2017 09:32:40 #
tairving wrote:
Select the offending text and hit Shift-F3.
Not on my Win10 machine.
May 14, 2017 10:38:24 #
Cool observation.
Several things:
* They put little raised points on the F and J keys so you keep your index fingers in the right place. Hopefully, you don't have fat fingers.
* The QUERTY keyboard was deliberately designed to keep early secretaries (who were mostly men) from typing faster than the mechanical keys on typewriters could go up, strike the ribbon and fall back. You may be able to find a DVORAK keyboard, though, if you search diligently. My first personal computer had that option and I understand that most modern operating systems allow it -- although I seem to enjoy the QWERTY layout that I learned on.
* Every keyboard I own has a light that comes on when I hit the CAPS LOCK key.
Having explained that, I wonder why the spell check is too stupid to recognize the difference between "their" and "there" or "they're".
Several things:
* They put little raised points on the F and J keys so you keep your index fingers in the right place. Hopefully, you don't have fat fingers.
* The QUERTY keyboard was deliberately designed to keep early secretaries (who were mostly men) from typing faster than the mechanical keys on typewriters could go up, strike the ribbon and fall back. You may be able to find a DVORAK keyboard, though, if you search diligently. My first personal computer had that option and I understand that most modern operating systems allow it -- although I seem to enjoy the QWERTY layout that I learned on.
* Every keyboard I own has a light that comes on when I hit the CAPS LOCK key.
Having explained that, I wonder why the spell check is too stupid to recognize the difference between "their" and "there" or "they're".
May 14, 2017 15:36:52 #
May 15, 2017 06:08:00 #
Are all keyboards the same size? I found I started doing this when I replaced a failed keyboard with a Microsoft Keyboard.
Just looked at Mrs. N's Logitech keyboard. The Caps lock button has a recessed step adjacent the 'A', presumably to prevent this.
Just looked at Mrs. N's Logitech keyboard. The Caps lock button has a recessed step adjacent the 'A', presumably to prevent this.
May 15, 2017 06:15:55 #
boberic wrote:
Why is the A key so close to the caps lock. Every now AND THEN a whole pAragrAph goes by before I notice half or it in Caps. Gimmie A BrAke
I took typing in summer school between 7th and 8th grades (taking courses in summer school allowed me to have only one solid class required for graduation as a senior in high school). I learned where the home row was and all of the keys. Going to a computer keyboard from a typewriter wasn't a big deal. I can type quite fast without looking at the keyboard (and even have the right keys) My issue is spelling correctly lol.
May 15, 2017 06:25:13 #
Wow. I just learned all kinds of stuff about typing and keyboards. Now then, if I could just keep my cat from walking all over the keys when I am trying to type...........
May 15, 2017 06:39:32 #
May 15, 2017 08:10:51 #
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