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    The Bhai
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    Got fed up of writing long e-mails only to look-up when I finished typing to see that I had typed half of it in capitals and had to delete it all. (Why can't you just select all of it and de-capitalise it like you can change fonts etc*) So I've ripped my Caps-lock button out and binned it and I feel much better for it, I suggest you do the same. Just debating whether to remove the # button now as I keep pressing that a mini-second before I press return and I do a lot of command line Linux, but obviously I will miss it for comments. *I know some clever bugger is going to make me look stupid by telling me an easy way to do this.

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      Got fed up of writing long e-mails only to look-up when I finished typing to see that I had typed half of it in capitals and had to delete it all. (Why can't you just select all of it and de-capitalise it like you can change fonts etc*) So I've ripped my Caps-lock button out and binned it and I feel much better for it, I suggest you do the same. Just debating whether to remove the # button now as I keep pressing that a mini-second before I press return and I do a lot of command line Linux, but obviously I will miss it for comments. *I know some clever bugger is going to make me look stupid by telling me an easy way to do this.

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      Dave, I think this one is for you :laugh:

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        Dave, I think this one is for you :laugh:

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        The Bhai
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        Dave won't know, he thinks the Caps Lock button was invented before keyboards.

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          Dave won't know, he thinks the Caps Lock button was invented before keyboards.

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          Big Daddy Farang
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          Well, duh.

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            Got fed up of writing long e-mails only to look-up when I finished typing to see that I had typed half of it in capitals and had to delete it all. (Why can't you just select all of it and de-capitalise it like you can change fonts etc*) So I've ripped my Caps-lock button out and binned it and I feel much better for it, I suggest you do the same. Just debating whether to remove the # button now as I keep pressing that a mini-second before I press return and I do a lot of command line Linux, but obviously I will miss it for comments. *I know some clever bugger is going to make me look stupid by telling me an easy way to do this.

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            The Bhai wrote:

            *I know some clever bugger is going to make me look stupid by telling me an easy way to do this.

            Indeed there is a way - if it's MS Office based there's a change case option on the Format Text menu.

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              The Bhai wrote:

              *I know some clever bugger is going to make me look stupid by telling me an easy way to do this.

              Indeed there is a way - if it's MS Office based there's a change case option on the Format Text menu.

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              The Bhai
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              Google mail.

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                Google mail.

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                c2423
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                Copy and paste it into Office, swap case, copy back. Admittedly not quite as easy as I was going for, but still not as bad as rewriting.

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                  Got fed up of writing long e-mails only to look-up when I finished typing to see that I had typed half of it in capitals and had to delete it all. (Why can't you just select all of it and de-capitalise it like you can change fonts etc*) So I've ripped my Caps-lock button out and binned it and I feel much better for it, I suggest you do the same. Just debating whether to remove the # button now as I keep pressing that a mini-second before I press return and I do a lot of command line Linux, but obviously I will miss it for comments. *I know some clever bugger is going to make me look stupid by telling me an easy way to do this.

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                  Um. It's not that difficult, really. There is a web site that does it for you pretty well: http://www.convertcase.net/[^]

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                    Got fed up of writing long e-mails only to look-up when I finished typing to see that I had typed half of it in capitals and had to delete it all. (Why can't you just select all of it and de-capitalise it like you can change fonts etc*) So I've ripped my Caps-lock button out and binned it and I feel much better for it, I suggest you do the same. Just debating whether to remove the # button now as I keep pressing that a mini-second before I press return and I do a lot of command line Linux, but obviously I will miss it for comments. *I know some clever bugger is going to make me look stupid by telling me an easy way to do this.

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                    As Griff has said there is a site to fix things up, but I think your preventative solution is a fine one. I never, ever use my Caps Lock key, even when typing something that is all in capitals I just hold down the shift key with my little finger.

                    “I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks

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                      Got fed up of writing long e-mails only to look-up when I finished typing to see that I had typed half of it in capitals and had to delete it all. (Why can't you just select all of it and de-capitalise it like you can change fonts etc*) So I've ripped my Caps-lock button out and binned it and I feel much better for it, I suggest you do the same. Just debating whether to remove the # button now as I keep pressing that a mini-second before I press return and I do a lot of command line Linux, but obviously I will miss it for comments. *I know some clever bugger is going to make me look stupid by telling me an easy way to do this.

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                      Lost User
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                      You were asking about this a few months back. Been found guilty, him, his wife and their mate. There is a lot of stuff appearing on the BBC and a Panorama special on tonight. There is a lot more info to come out now the case has run.

                      “I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks

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                        Dave won't know, he thinks the Caps Lock button was invented before keyboards.

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                        Caps Lock was invented by Romulan Engineers, as any fule kno'. Capitus Locus (Place Heads, cognate to our "Bang Head [against wall]"

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                          Um. It's not that difficult, really. There is a web site that does it for you pretty well: http://www.convertcase.net/[^]

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                          The Bhai
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                          Yeah that's good but still means I need to open a new tab, got to that tab, and then go back to the mail tab. It's the last bit I find difficult as I look at the tabs for the mail tab but end up noticing the codeproject tab or something similar and distract myself and don't return to the e-mail for at least half an hour. Would be much better if it was a feature inside Gmail.

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                            You were asking about this a few months back. Been found guilty, him, his wife and their mate. There is a lot of stuff appearing on the BBC and a Panorama special on tonight. There is a lot more info to come out now the case has run.

                            “I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks

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                            The Bhai
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                            Thanks for that. Haven't been on the News sites all day but will have a look now, I will definitely watch the Panorama as well.

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                              You were asking about this a few months back. Been found guilty, him, his wife and their mate. There is a lot of stuff appearing on the BBC and a Panorama special on tonight. There is a lot more info to come out now the case has run.

                              “I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks

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                              Petrol on their clothing, petrol in the u-bend of the sink? Should have been six cases of murder, not manslaughter - those children never stood a chance. And he has the gall to kiss a cross for each of them in court and say "it's not over yet" when he is convicted. This would have to be in the soapbox to use the language I'd like to.

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                                Got fed up of writing long e-mails only to look-up when I finished typing to see that I had typed half of it in capitals and had to delete it all. (Why can't you just select all of it and de-capitalise it like you can change fonts etc*) So I've ripped my Caps-lock button out and binned it and I feel much better for it, I suggest you do the same. Just debating whether to remove the # button now as I keep pressing that a mini-second before I press return and I do a lot of command line Linux, but obviously I will miss it for comments. *I know some clever bugger is going to make me look stupid by telling me an easy way to do this.

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                                I FOLLOWED YOUR CLEVER ADVISE AD RIPED THE BUGGER OFF. OBVIOUSLY IT WAS IN ON POSITION WHEN REMOVED! WHAT I’M GONNA DO NOW?!? WHAT!? IM AFRAID TO LOG OFF!

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                                  I FOLLOWED YOUR CLEVER ADVISE AD RIPED THE BUGGER OFF. OBVIOUSLY IT WAS IN ON POSITION WHEN REMOVED! WHAT I’M GONNA DO NOW?!? WHAT!? IM AFRAID TO LOG OFF!

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                                  The Bhai
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                                  You know that's exactly what I did. :doh: Had to sheepishly get the pen out and fix it.

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                                    Got fed up of writing long e-mails only to look-up when I finished typing to see that I had typed half of it in capitals and had to delete it all. (Why can't you just select all of it and de-capitalise it like you can change fonts etc*) So I've ripped my Caps-lock button out and binned it and I feel much better for it, I suggest you do the same. Just debating whether to remove the # button now as I keep pressing that a mini-second before I press return and I do a lot of command line Linux, but obviously I will miss it for comments. *I know some clever bugger is going to make me look stupid by telling me an easy way to do this.

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                                    The Bhai wrote:

                                    only to look-up when I finished typing

                                    Years ago, when I was 18 or so, I decided to force myself to learn to touch type, because I noticed I was doubling the time it took to type, then read what I had typed, and often enough, as you illustrate, having to correct my mistakes. It was well worth the effort and took only about a week or so of agonizing, especially since I also forced myself not to look down at the keyboard to find the backspace key and then the correct key I had meant to press. Perhaps it would be of benefit to learn to touch type? Marc

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                                      You know that's exactly what I did. :doh: Had to sheepishly get the pen out and fix it.

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                                      WHATSPEN?ITRIEDTOUSETHISLONGKEYONTHEBOTTOMINSTEADANDNOWITWONTFITSBACK!!!

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                                        The Bhai wrote:

                                        only to look-up when I finished typing

                                        Years ago, when I was 18 or so, I decided to force myself to learn to touch type, because I noticed I was doubling the time it took to type, then read what I had typed, and often enough, as you illustrate, having to correct my mistakes. It was well worth the effort and took only about a week or so of agonizing, especially since I also forced myself not to look down at the keyboard to find the backspace key and then the correct key I had meant to press. Perhaps it would be of benefit to learn to touch type? Marc

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                                        Marc Clifton wrote:

                                        Years ago, when I was 18 or so

                                        Marc Clifton wrote:

                                        It was well worth the effort and took only about a week or so of agonizing

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                                          The Bhai wrote:

                                          only to look-up when I finished typing

                                          Years ago, when I was 18 or so, I decided to force myself to learn to touch type, because I noticed I was doubling the time it took to type, then read what I had typed, and often enough, as you illustrate, having to correct my mistakes. It was well worth the effort and took only about a week or so of agonizing, especially since I also forced myself not to look down at the keyboard to find the backspace key and then the correct key I had meant to press. Perhaps it would be of benefit to learn to touch type? Marc

                                          Latest Article: C# and Ruby Classes: A Deep Dive
                                          My Blog

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                                          The Bhai
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                                          It is something I've always wanted to do and the people that sit either side of me are very fast typers (I'm hunt and peck) so I will definitely consider it. Did you just self-teach? I think my problem is that I was using the flat laptop keyboard and now I've gone to two screens with the laptop closed I have to use a raised keyboard as thats the one they gave me and it's the raised keys that are causing me problems. I could ask to see if they have a flat one but I'll only get that if my current keyboard is broken or has keys missing ........ ;)

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