Comments on: StickyKeys, it has always been there http://www.micropctalk.com/2006/06/13/stickykeys-it-has-always-been-there/ An enthusiast site for the Sony Vaio Micro PC. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:53:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Sticky Fn, Magnifier, Narrator, and Screen Keyboard at Micro PC Talk http://www.micropctalk.com/2006/06/13/stickykeys-it-has-always-been-there/#comment-199 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 03:33:13 +0000 http://www.micropctalk.com/2006/06/13/stickykeys-it-has-always-been-there/#comment-199 [...] In addition to the StickyKeys utility, which allows you to latch a modifier key (Shift, Control, Windows, and Alt) down until you press another key, Micro PC Talk reader francois g replied with a great tip: Here’s a tip with sticky keys: you can quickly enable them on most systems by tapping the left shift key 5 times in a row. under windows, the sticky key notifier pops up asking if you want to enable them. [...] […] In addition to the StickyKeys utility, which allows you to latch a modifier key (Shift, Control, Windows, and Alt) down until you press another key, Micro PC Talk reader francois g replied with a great tip: Here’s a tip with sticky keys: you can quickly enable them on most systems by tapping the left shift key 5 times in a row. under windows, the sticky key notifier pops up asking if you want to enable them. […]

]]> by: francois g http://www.micropctalk.com/2006/06/13/stickykeys-it-has-always-been-there/#comment-197 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:44:32 +0000 http://www.micropctalk.com/2006/06/13/stickykeys-it-has-always-been-there/#comment-197 Here's a tip with sticky keys: you can quickly enable them on most systems by tapping the left shift key 5 times in a row. under windows, the sticky key notifier pops up asking if you want to enable them. guess what? the same is true for fn. tap fn 5 times in a row and a similar notifier pops up about stickyfn. while this may not be advertised, it was also always included. at least on my ux180p stickyfn works well with sticky keys, alt-fn-4 is no longer a pain. its also nice when in portrait mode to quickly tap fn-s and activate the scroll function on the fingerprint reader. another good shortcut is windows-u. brings up the accessability utility manager with a magnifier, narrator, and on screen keyboard. Here’s a tip with sticky keys: you can quickly enable them on most systems by tapping the left shift key 5 times in a row. under windows, the sticky key notifier pops up asking if you want to enable them.

guess what? the same is true for fn. tap fn 5 times in a row and a similar notifier pops up about stickyfn.

while this may not be advertised, it was also always included. at least on my ux180p

stickyfn works well with sticky keys, alt-fn-4 is no longer a pain. its also nice when in portrait mode to quickly tap fn-s and activate the scroll function on the fingerprint reader.

another good shortcut is windows-u. brings up the accessability utility manager with a magnifier, narrator, and on screen keyboard.

]]> by: KilRly » Blog Archive » Windows annoyance finally useful? http://www.micropctalk.com/2006/06/13/stickykeys-it-has-always-been-there/#comment-76 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:35:22 +0000 http://www.micropctalk.com/2006/06/13/stickykeys-it-has-always-been-there/#comment-76 [...] Now, in the age that our technical engineering has gone beyond our physical engineering, keyboards are now becoming deal breakers.  MicroPCtalk has been playing with the new UX and discovered that an old useless feature is now useful.  Amazing. [...] […] Now, in the age that our technical engineering has gone beyond our physical engineering, keyboards are now becoming deal breakers.  MicroPCtalk has been playing with the new UX and discovered that an old useless feature is now useful.  Amazing. […]

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