Anyone here use the Caps Lock key?

Originally Posted by Shanks

Hey, I do that as well. It's a weird habit, but it helps me focus on a piece of text and abstain from skipping words. Seems like if I didn't, I would end up just going through the whole article briefly and glance at the main points without giving attention to the details.

Yes, now that you mention it, I think that's really why I do it. Despite not being a fan of highlighting text in real life, it's my e-highlighter version of being able to focus in on a particular piece. Large boxes of text generally just drive my eyes to skip the middle section and skim the top and bottom to get a general gist of the subject matter. However, highlighting even the middle portion of the text allows me to read it easier.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

can i say...i resort to leaving it on and just use the shift key?

lol. yeah. j/k. hell, the shift key is for losers, and the capslocks is for momma's boys.

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Originally Posted by Vestin

Scroll what? Those keys don't scroll anything.

That's the whole point. They don't scroll anything. But they do move your WoW character.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I only ever notice there's a Caps Lock key when I undershoot the Tab key. I also almost always use delete rather than the backspace, although I can't explain why or how it began.

I've only ever used the number keypad and not having one when I got my laptop was one of the hardest transitions I've ever had to make. On my PC at work, because I'm constantly doing numeric data entry, it's a lifesaver as I'm still not accustomed to numbers along the top of the keyboard. However, because I'm so accustomed to the configuration of the number keypad, I dial a lot of wrong numbers because the keypad on the phone is in reverse.

Also, the old harpies at my job are mystified when I bust out the right click menu on the mouse. Seems as though they had no idea it existed. Plus, they're even more mystified when they see that I can operate a browser without the standard buttons on my toolbar.

"Uh, Jen... I can't go back on your computer."

"What?"

"You've got no back button."

"Sure I do. Just right-click the mouse."

"Do what?"

"Right. Click."

*clickclick*

"D'oh! Give me the mouse!"

I was also amazed that there was a woman at work who had no idea the function of the scroll wheel and constantly used the arrows on the scroll bar to navigate up and down. She thinks I'm a genius now. *shrugs*

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I use the caps-lock key for #define CONSTANTS, but not much else. And I use the numeric keypad. I can touchtype on it, and its much more efficient at entering a lot of numeric values, which I do on a daily basis.

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I never use the caps lock key, even when typing in all caps. I just hold shift the whole time. I use a ton of keyboard shortcuts for doing stuff on the computer. A lot of people tell me the mouse is always faster, but for example, after this post, I will hit tab, tab, enter, rather than scrolling down and clicking the reply button. I also constantly alt+tab between windows and ctrl+tab between various tabs in Firefox, so I don't have to move my mouse to the top or bottom and back to the middle.

As far as that highlighting text while reading thing, I stopped that quickly when I did it with some word documents. If you click already highlighted text and move your mouse, it'll drag the text around. Moving a few sentences is not an efficient way to read. To avoid that when I do need to highlight, I usually double and triple click text to highlight it now.

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I actually use the caps lock key all the time, whether for stuff in all caps or just a single character. I just find it quicker to use than the shift key, and reserve shift for typing special characters.

However, I have an actual reason for doing this. At my job, I work with a computer language that requires me to shift in and out of caps lock all the type (due to syntax). So I guess over time the oft misunderstood caps lock key grew on me.

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Haha I hold shift.
I tend to backspace slowly.
When I type out a sentence that I don't want, I don't hold it down. I just keep pressing it. XD

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I never use it, and I sure do type a lot of stuff in capital letters! My pinky finger holds down the Shift key like a trooper. It has muscles on it as a result.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I think the only time I press the backspace key is when I do it by accident. Or in Doom 2 when its the toggle always run on and off. Otherwise, even if i'm typing a really long sentence, I still just hold down the shift

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I have never used the key other than when I accidently hit it when typing. Actually, it annoys me quite a bit when I am trying to type something quickly, and the caps lock gets hit.

I was speaking idiomatically.