That is the feature Sticky Keys in action. Try pressing shift five times. If that doesn't work, you can turn it off in the Control Panel, in the accessibility options.
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Gris - Jul 17, 2013 3:45:45 pm PDT #22750 of 25497
Hey. New board.
Kate P. - Jul 17, 2013 3:57:24 pm PDT #22751 of 25497
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
That doesn't seem to be it, Gris, though I'm sure it's something like it. I went to the Control Panel and there's a box that says Turn on Sticky Keys, but it's unchecked. I tried checking it and unchecking it again, but it didn't make a difference.
Kate P. - Jul 17, 2013 4:14:20 pm PDT #22752 of 25497
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
OK, I restarted the computer* and it fixed the problem, whatever it was!
*I know, I know. I was hoping I wouldn't have to restart because I had a bunch of open tabs I didn't want to lose, but then I accidentally closed several of them anyway.
Edit: For the record, I also tried to open a Word document and it brought up a message saying "It looks like you are holding down the CTRL key. Would you like to open Word in safe mode?" I don't know that happened or why I couldn't turn it off, but at least it's fixed now.
§ ita § - Jul 17, 2013 4:31:10 pm PDT #22753 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
At least, this is the case with my Kindle. So check that.
I probably haven't set up the new one on as many networks yet.
Still, it's a powerful difference. What the hell are those things doing when you're not reading them? Surely they should be idling waiting for user input or a push from the mothership. Is having its ears open really that taxing?
meara - Jul 17, 2013 5:02:56 pm PDT #22754 of 25497
Yeah, I keep the wifi on my kindle off except in the few minutes when I am actively downloading something (I'll often send several things to it, and only a day later turn on the wifi--it's like little surprises!). Helps the battery last forever instead of just a long time.
Gudanov - Jul 18, 2013 5:16:58 am PDT #22755 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping
That is the feature Sticky Keys in action.
I think you turn it off by pressing both shift keys at the same time. Or maybe it's both Ctrl keys.
Juliebird - Jul 18, 2013 2:09:35 pm PDT #22756 of 25497
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
New gmail.
Not a fan as the number of new emails that list in the browser tab don't reflect actual amount of new emails. It says five when I have more like ten. Do I have to click each tab to find out if I have New instead of being able to glance at the browser tab with the actual total?
Jon B. - Jul 18, 2013 3:07:19 pm PDT #22757 of 25497
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I just disabled all the tabs except for the Primary. Problem solved.
megan walker - Jul 18, 2013 4:29:50 pm PDT #22758 of 25497
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I just disabled all the tabs except for the Primary. Problem solved.
Me too.
-t - Jul 18, 2013 4:38:38 pm PDT #22759 of 25497
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I love the tabs for my work e-mail. Gmail does a good job of sorting the stuff I actually need to see into that Primary tab and stuff that can wait into everything else. I rarely use the web interface for my personal, so maybe that wouldn't be true for my own stuff.
I don't have it in front of me to be sure, but I think each tab will tell you how many new messages it has before you click on it. You do have to have the window open to see all that.