What are the possible culprits if SHIFT+E intermittently doesn't work on my Windows 7 work machine? e works fine, as does CAP LOCK + E, but not just plain shifting. All other letters of the alphabet seem good shifted, and it's more than one application (Opera and Word so far).
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§ ita § - Nov 14, 2012 5:51:14 pm PST #21501 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
tommyrot - Nov 14, 2012 5:52:51 pm PST #21502 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Can you swap in a different keyboard and see if you still have the problem?
§ ita § - Nov 14, 2012 6:00:04 pm PST #21503 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'd have to disturb someone at work--it seems way too small an issue to call support on, but it is annoying, especially when you're not watching the screen as you type and find out afterwards.
But I'll see if one's around.
tommyrot - Nov 14, 2012 6:07:23 pm PST #21504 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'd say it's probably a bad keyboard. If not, I'd be really curious myself what the problem was.
Years ago I had a keyboard where one of the shift keys sometimes didn't work, but the other always did. Are both shift keys not working for you?
I suppose "use the other shift key" might not be the best work-around.
§ ita § - Nov 14, 2012 7:45:58 pm PST #21505 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You know--I have absolutely no clue. That will be tomorrow's first test. Holding the shift key down with the right hand. I just went with my hand's reflexes, and that's the only way to capitalise the letter. Things are so different with a brain in the picture.... But why would a keyboard blitz one letter? I mean, I guess they are that complicated inside it's not remotely like a set of mechanical equivalences, shift + any key having the same issues.
God, computers! What is your problem!
Jessica - Nov 15, 2012 3:24:40 am PST #21506 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
God, computers! What is your problem!
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omnis_audis - Nov 15, 2012 11:33:14 am PST #21507 of 25501
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finally updated my iPad to iOS 6.0.1 from 5.x. So far, the one thing that is pissing me off is the mail app. Anyone know how to turn OFF the VIP and Starred "accounts" stuff?
Gris - Nov 15, 2012 3:47:01 pm PST #21508 of 25501
Hey. New board.
I never tried OS/2. I hear it was pretty sweet, but missed that window. Then, not having a clue what I was doing, I ended up using basically nothing but the LEAST user-friendly linux distros for years (slackware then gentoo - compiled absolutely everything from source like a real man!). But hey, I learned a lot.
Jon B. - Nov 15, 2012 4:35:28 pm PST #21509 of 25501
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I've got a web form that takes people's names & addresses and some other info. In google chrome, the autofill puts the zip code into both the zip code field AND the country field. Any idea why it would do this and how to prevent it? My google-fu is failing me.
Rob - Nov 15, 2012 11:25:05 pm PST #21510 of 25501