Are ya ready kids?!
Imagine you are disabled and only have the use of one finger.
How do you press "Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V"?
Stickykeys allows you to use your one functioning finger to press Ctrl then release it, then press C and release it, and you'll have done the equivalent of pressing both at the same time.
TIL what sticky keys is used for
yeah, the fact that we all know if it but none of us knew what it did is still kind of a failure. if the pop up defined sticky keys it might actually have seen some use in everyday life. like i might actually start using that when I'm on the phone at work and need to do stuff on the computer at the same time. assuming it's still easily accessible in Windows 11.
I use it to mine continuously in Minecraft without having to hold the mouse button myself.
Turning off that shit is one of the first things I do on a fresh install.
Turning off sticky keys is one of the first things I do after accidentally activating it during a raid and wiping the team.
The problem is that I always forget about it, until it inevitably triggers.
Guaranteed by the 5th or 6th time I stop what I'm doing and take care of that!
It allows users to press keys like Shift, Ctrl, Alt, or the Windows key one at a time, rather than holding them down while pressing another key.
And here is my obligatory; “just use linux”.
Also if you keep pressing shift repeatedly after the sticky keys window appears, it will eventually disappear and disable the prompt alltoghether.
Or just turn the setting off when it appears the first time?
How is Linux an alternative to Sticky Keys?
I somehow thought it was a Windows thing, but being an accessability feature of course isn’t.
I was also joking because it seems to be 90% of our comments to suggest using linux😅
It's good advice irrespective of the time or topic.
It's soooooooo easy to disable. The pop up for it even tells you how!
I like the noise it makes when you do it.
PS: That's my favorite Spongebob scene. The delivery is great.
It always annoyed me because every month or so, after getting the pop up and disabling it, it would just show up again
I disabled Caps Lock. Some games map stuff to it, or I'd hit it instead of Shift and then when I need to type I'm the shouting moron.
Disabled the fuck out of Caps Lock. Not that hard (for me) to just hold shift if I needed that many caps.
Sticky keys and the windows key I always immediately disable.
The windows key is so super useful though. Not just for quickly starting or finding shit without using the mouse, but also for moving windows around, maximizing them, making them take up exactly half of your screen, locking your screen, etc.
I am very confused why anyone would disable the super/command key. Ever since moving to linux its become the most used key on my entire board.
Admittedly i am using a shortcut heavy tillable win manager. Blown away how fun it is to operate a pc keyboard only. (Overspendinging on nice keyboard switches also helps)
The Windows key as part of a combination is great. It's an extra modifier key.
The Windows key by itself is terrible because it immediately steals focus from the current application and can't be disabled without something like AutoHotkey.
My greatest trick in computer class was memorizing all the keyboard shortcuts and never using the garbage ball mouse.
Navigating a computer just by keyboard almost feels like magic still to some people and it's fun to rotate people's entire screens.
Just turning the screen upside down is a classic and works very fast If you know the shortcut, but my favorite was always:
Results in a normal looking desktop with an upside down cursor that behaves weirdly
The windows key has a lot of uses. I got a keyboard that has a physical toggle to turn the windows key on and off so I can switch between work mode (on) and gaming mode (off) easily.
You guys are missing the true point of sticky keys:
Admin console without admin password.
