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Title: Stickykeys?
Post by: Pacifist on Fri, 01 November 2013, 00:28:28
So what's your opinion on sticky keys? A godsend? Useful? Hindering? Outright stupid?
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 01 November 2013, 00:29:48
Quote from: Pacifist on Fri, 01 November 2013, 00:28:28
So what's your opinion on sticky keys? A godsend? Useful? Hindering? Outright stupid?

Are you referring to the Windows accessibility option, or keyboards with sugary liquid spilled on them?
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: Pacifist on Fri, 01 November 2013, 00:34:53
Quote from: rowdy on Fri, 01 November 2013, 00:29:48
Quote from: Pacifist on Fri, 01 November 2013, 00:28:28
So what's your opinion on sticky keys? A godsend? Useful? Hindering? Outright stupid?

Are you referring to the Windows accessibility option, or keyboards with sugary liquid spilled on them?

The windows option. But I should try keyboards with actual sticky keys... :confused:
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 01 November 2013, 00:34:53
I've never used sticky key.
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: kolonelkadat on Fri, 01 November 2013, 00:48:15
never in my life has sticky keys been anything more than an extreme irritation.
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: Matias on Fri, 01 November 2013, 00:52:10
Sticky Keys is essential if you're a one-handed typist.  :-)

Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 01 November 2013, 01:23:19
Haven't used it, although I have triggered it accidentally a few times.

I tend to idly tap the same key several times while thinking sometimes, so I would have to say for me it is a minor irritation.  Very minor.
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: Oobly on Fri, 01 November 2013, 03:11:04
Quote from: rowdy on Fri, 01 November 2013, 01:23:19
Haven't used it, although I have triggered it accidentally a few times.

I tend to idly tap the same key several times while thinking sometimes, so I would have to say for me it is a minor irritation.  Very minor.

^^ This. Usually I hit shift 5 times in a row to get it to pop up, then go into settings and turn off all the accessibility stuff. Job done.
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: microsoft windows on Fri, 01 November 2013, 09:11:22
I don't think I've ever really used StickyKeys before. I guess it would come in handy when typing with one finger though.
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 01 November 2013, 09:14:32
Quote from: microsoft windows on Fri, 01 November 2013, 09:11:22
I don't think I've ever really used StickyKeys before. I guess it would come in handy when typing with one finger though.

I accidentally turned it on putting on keycaps once
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: metalliqaz on Fri, 01 November 2013, 09:37:39
Quote from: kolonelkadat on Fri, 01 November 2013, 00:48:15
never in my life has sticky keys been anything more than an extreme irritation.

This.  Although the first time it happens on a new computer, I go into accessibility settings and disable it.
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: Asininity on Sat, 02 November 2013, 12:38:32
No. I'm not a neanderthal.
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sat, 02 November 2013, 14:24:21
As a gamer it is ultra annoying if I forget to disable it on fresh install as it always seem to activate at a most inopportune time. I never understood why the **** it's on by default. For those that want to use it they should have to go and enable it on purpose.
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 02 November 2013, 14:41:55
Quote from: Matias on Fri, 01 November 2013, 00:52:10
Sticky Keys is essential if you're a one-handed typist.  :-)



picture of your only hand...
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 02 November 2013, 19:50:03
Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Sat, 02 November 2013, 14:24:21
As a gamer it is ultra annoying if I forget to disable it on fresh install as it always seem to activate at a most inopportune time. I never understood why the **** it's on by default. For those that want to use it they should have to go and enable it on purpose.

That's the thing - those that need it would probably have difficulty enabling it in the first place.
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: Tym on Sat, 02 November 2013, 19:53:57
I know a guy with one hand who swears by it understably.
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: inteli722 on Sat, 02 November 2013, 21:36:12
Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 02 November 2013, 14:41:55
Quote from: Matias on Fri, 01 November 2013, 00:52:10
Sticky Keys is essential if you're a one-handed typist.  :-)



picture of your only hand...


He's probably referring to his company's one-handed keyboard. Not ALPs-based, unfortunately, but there.
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: catnipz0098 on Sun, 03 November 2013, 16:10:06
NEVER
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: SUPER432 on Wed, 13 November 2013, 01:52:52
It's good for some fun:
http://carnal0wnage.attackresearch.com/2012/04/privilege-escalation-via-sticky-keys.html

Otherwise, I've never really used it.
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 13 November 2013, 03:16:55
I turned off all sticky key.. filter key features... the keyboard seems much more responsive because I'm not waiting so long for key repeat.
Title: Re: Stickykeys?
Post by: baldgye on Wed, 13 November 2013, 11:12:00
Quote from: kolonelkadat on Fri, 01 November 2013, 00:48:15
never in my life has sticky keys been anything more than an extreme irritation.

this