Do you hate sticky keys?

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djheater

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Originally posted by: Mickey Eye
No problem.. But it really does suck, both types of sticky keys.. whats the point of sticky keys anyway? As far as I can tell it's there to stop you pressing a key repeatedly even though thats what you want to do.

IIRC it helps people with things like Parkinsens and RSI's..
 

AccruedExpenditure

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May 12, 2001
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Originally posted by: djheater
Originally posted by: Mickey Eye
No problem.. But it really does suck, both types of sticky keys.. whats the point of sticky keys anyway? As far as I can tell it's there to stop you pressing a key repeatedly even though thats what you want to do.

IIRC it helps people with things like Parkinsens and RSI's..

how?
 

PurdueRy

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Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Originally posted by: djheater
Originally posted by: Mickey Eye
No problem.. But it really does suck, both types of sticky keys.. whats the point of sticky keys anyway? As far as I can tell it's there to stop you pressing a key repeatedly even though thats what you want to do.

IIRC it helps people with things like Parkinsens and RSI's..

how?


Their hands shake and they hit the keys quickly

it would look something like this with sticky keys off:

hhelllloo

(Not trying to make fun of anything, my grandpa dies of parkisens)
 

djheater

Lifer
Mar 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Originally posted by: djheater
Originally posted by: Mickey Eye
No problem.. But it really does suck, both types of sticky keys.. whats the point of sticky keys anyway? As far as I can tell it's there to stop you pressing a key repeatedly even though thats what you want to do.

IIRC it helps people with things like Parkinsens and RSI's..

how?

M$soft

Using a keyboard due to slow key release or inadvertent repeating of keys.
FilterKeys and StickyKeys in Accessibility Options.

Holding down two or more keys at the same time.
StickyKeys.
 

ucdbiendog

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Sep 22, 2001
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worse yet, is that sometimes when im typing a paper and im thinking, i will start tapping random keys. every once in a while ill hit the shift key five times and that stupid sticky keys thing will pop up. annoys the hell out of me.
 

alkemyst

No Lifer
Feb 13, 2001
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Originally posted by: xSauronx
stickeykeys is evil and should burn with clippy in hell.

anyone get it trying to get their kvm to respond?

sticky keys sucks ;)