Without looking it up, do you know what Scroll Lock does?

[chuckywang]

And how long have you been using a computer?

 

[SagaLore]

It does nothing.

 

[theGlove]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
It does nothing.

 

[swtethan]

yes i know

 

[pontifex]

it locks the scroll, duh

 

[Saint Nick]

Voted no, but after reading on Wikipedia, now I do

 

[yankeesfan]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
It does nothing.

 

[DeadByDawn]

I put on my robe...

 

[nageov3t]

doesn't it lock the screen (verticle scrolling) in a command line interface?

 

[Runes911]

Psst! look down here! You can vote yes because technically you didn't look it up it was already here!

Scroll lock is a key (with an associated status light) on most modern computer keyboards. The behavior of the key depends on the particular software in use.

The Scroll Lock key is a remnant from the original IBM PC keyboard. In the original design, Scroll Lock was intended to modify the behavior of the arrow keys. When the scroll lock mode was on, the arrow keys would scroll the contents of a text window instead of moving the cursor. In this usage, Scroll Lock is a modifier key like Alt and Shift (which modify the function of other keys) and, more specifically, a toggling lock key like Num Lock or Caps Lock, which have a state that persists after the key is released. Today, this particular use of Scroll Lock is rare. Only a few modern programs still honor this behavior, such as Microsoft Excel (in the behavior of arrows ? when Scroll Lock is on, the selection does not move), Lotus Notes and Forté Agent. In modern GUI environments, scrolling is usually accomplished using newer means such as scrollbars or scroll wheels. Therefore Scroll Lock can be regarded as a defunct feature in almost all modern programs and operating systems.

 

[bleeb]

Scroll Lock (Wikipedia)

 

[AreaCode707]

Yep, I do. It messes me up in Excel when I hit it and didn't realize it. (Makes you able to move the screen around without actually switching the cell you're in.)

Edit: been using a computer for probably 10 years, since I was 13.

 

[ViperXX]

It turns on Auto Run for your charcter in World of Warcraft.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: ViperXX
It turns on Auto Run for your charcter in World of Warcraft.

i think its num lock - it is for me anyway.

 

[amish]

it collects dust.

 

[halik]

not a freaking clue

 

[pontifex]

ooh! wait! it makes the scroll lock light light up!

 

[vi edit]

scroll scroll up/down arrow will toggle most KVM's

 

[kalrith]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
scroll scroll up/down arrow will toggle most KVM's

That's what I use it for.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

yep, I do

computer user since 1993 or 1994... somewhere around there

 

[akshatp]

It is a fake key that is actually a secret camera. I immediately remove the Scroll Lock key from any keyboard I purchase/get and cover the hole with black electrcial tape.

For those of you who dont want to be spied on, I suggest you do the same..

/queue XFiles music

 

[NuAlphaMan]

Originally posted by: pontifex
it locks the scroll, duh

:laugh:

 

[NuAlphaMan]

Scroll Lock blows!!!!! :disgust:

 

[Staples]

Scroll lock + x brings up a chat window in Xfire.

Other then that, I have no idea what it does. Been using a computer for 11 years.

 

[lyssword]

*nvm we're talking bout something else I see