Finally done 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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My BlogIt 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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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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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 ........ ;)
The Bhai wrote:
Did you just self-teach?
I had taken a typing class in 6th grade, on an actual typewriter! So I knew about finger placement (which I largely ignore now) but it's a good start, should be lots of google images for that, but yes, it was all self-teaching when I was working on a Commodore "business machine", heeheee.
The Bhai wrote:
I have to use a raised keyboard
I discovered that once I learned to touch type, I could stare at a keyboard for a minute, make note of the differences (usually the arrow keys, function key placement, etc) and start working productively with a new keyboard very quickly. I can now transition between laptop and desktop keyboards very quickly. Good luck! I think you will find it worth the initial pain! Marc
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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.
If you were using Windows you could put the following into a disable_caps_lock.reg file and run it:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00This makes the CAPS LOCK a null key.
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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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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.
Your solution makes as much sense to me as tearing out all your hair so your head will fit in a hat that's now just slightly too tight. yours, Bill
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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.
Couldn't you just remap it, like what us sensible folks do?
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