Hang Out and Post

[-Ryan]

Oh, thanks for the explanation. xD

On-screen keyboard?

 

That is quite epic, Theo. xD

[antiaircraft]

On-screen keyboards are a pretty standard accessibility feature in modern operating systems. It's basically a keyboard that appears on the screen, on which you can click the keys to use them. :yes:

[CAV of Gang Green]

Ryan, AA ex6lained that in the Last To 6ost Wins to6ic. Did you see it?

[Spritzie]

Watching all you guys sharing high school stories makes me feel so... old. And I'm only sixteen! xD

I feel old because I've been out of HS for over 6 years. o_O

 

What's everyone going out for Halloween on Sunday?

I don't get to do anything. I have to be at work from 7am to 7pm.

[Wembly]

Hey CAV, would you be willing to use a 9 instead of a 6? Since to my slightly dyslexic eyes it looks closer to a P. Or I suppose you could copy a P and hit ctr+v every time your wanted a P. But then again I guess the 6 is working fine and I just need to suck it up and try a little harder when reading your posts.

 

And on Halloween I will be in church in the morning and as of yet have no plans for later in the day but I do have a GIANT CHICKEN COSTUME! :woot:

[livvy]

My parents consider me mature enough to provide you guys with diplomatic immunity of sorts. :yes:

Diplomatic immunity?

 

 

For Halloween, I'm gonna be a black cat! Just like I was last year. *pokes the profile picture* I can't go trick-or-treating, 'cuz mum says I'm too old, but I will be going to a party. =]

(I'd post a picture of the whole costume, but it's a little, ah, tight. Heh.)

[The Score in Blue]

Yay! We didn't get any costumes for Halloween though.

I don't like trick or treating.

[antiaircraft]

I'm not really much of a Halloween (or any holiday celebration) person myself. But it's great to see other people having fun.

 

I feel old because I've been out of HS for over 6 years. o_O

So I'm about four years behind you on that front. Not sure if I should be feeling young or old there. :P

 

Hey CAV, would you be willing to use a 9 instead of a 6? Since to my slightly dyslexic eyes it looks closer to a P. Or I suppose you could copy a P and hit ctr+v every time your wanted a P. But then again I guess the 6 is working fine and I just need to suck it up and try a little harder when reading your posts.

 

And on Halloween I will be in church in the morning and as of yet have no plans for later in the day but I do have a GIANT CHICKEN COSTUME! :woot:

Great costume! xD

 

CAV did actually try the pasting trick at first, but I presume it got too time consuming.

 

Diplomatic immunity?

Diplomatic immunity. b)

 

For Halloween, I'm gonna be a black cat! Just like I was last year. *pokes the profile picture* I can't go trick-or-treating, 'cuz mum says I'm too old, but I will be going to a party. =]

(I'd post a picture of the whole costume, but it's a little, ah, tight. Heh.)

Livvy! Erm... x_x *quashes imagination*

[jumpingbeans]

CAV, I just thought of something. What you do is, you take a screwdriver and gently push one of your useless buttons (Probably an F something). Then you push it in to where your 'P' key should go. Then, just click that, and you can type the letter 'P'!

(And if you need to, push a 'P' key up too}

[livvy]

Livvy! Erm... x_x *quashes imagination*

:ohno: Sorry Theo! It's not that bad, I promise!

 

 

If they key is broken, JB, shouldn't it not matter what's on it? And isn't F a kind of necessary letter?

[jumpingbeans]

I meant, an "F12' key or something. F is a very important letter.

And, if the key's missing, he could simply put a different key there, like I said.

[livvy]

Oh. That wouldn't work for my keyboard. The F# keys are smaller than the regular keys.

[The Score in Blue]

Really livvy? Mine are the same size, although they are quite hard to take off the keyboard.

I like the F# keys.

I use the numbers from F5 to F12.

[Divya Bean]

The F# keys are smaller on my computer too. I really only use F1 and F5 for Sleep mode and Refresh. :yes:

[CAV of Gang Green]

Hey CAV, would you be willing to use a 9 instead of a 6? Since to my slightly dyslexic eyes it looks closer to a P. Or I suppose you could copy a P and hit ctr+v every time your wanted a P. But then again I guess the 6 is working fine and I just need to suck it up and try a little harder when reading your posts.

 

No need anymore. I found my laptop, so I can freely use the letter p now.

 

CAV did actually try the pasting trick at first, but I presume it got too time consuming.

 

It did get too time consuming.

 

CAV, I just thought of something. What you do is, you take a screwdriver and gently push one of your useless buttons (Probably an F something). Then you push it in to where your 'P' key should go. Then, just click that, and you can type the letter 'P'!

(And if you need to, push a 'P' key up too}

 

Read above.

[Theresa2]

Really livvy? Mine are the same size too thats so weried that you keyborad is like that

[antiaircraft]

My keyboard doesn't actually have function keys. I need to use the 'fn' modifier in conjunction with the tiny special control keys to trigger them (which gets annoying in some RTS games where I have to use those keys xD ). I've seen plenty of keyboards (both peripheral and built-in) with very similar setups, and plenty more with a full set of function keys in separate sockets of various sizes, or embedded with the main bulk of the keyboard. So it's quite normal for different keyboard models from different manufacturers to have different setups, depending on the space requirements and such. :yes:

 

That said, switching out a key probably wouldn't help to fix it at all. Most of the keyboard problems I've seen involve the spring mechanism in the key's connector, or the contacts on the circuitry beneath.

[Tyler.]

that is how mine works too, most laptops are that way

[antiaircraft]

Hmm... while I've found the 'fn' modifier toggle to be almost innocuous on laptops these days, very few of the ones I've used have had their function keys only available through this toggle. It seems to be extremely common on netbooks, but much less so on larger laptops.

 

Or maybe I just don't use enough computers. :P

[Tyler.]

I have a larger laptop and I have it, but most I've used have been netbooks

[antiaircraft]

Out of curiosity, what model is the laptop you're using? I'd love to be able to brush up on my knowledge of keyboard tendencies before I end up shopping for a new computer. xD

[CAV of Gang Green]

I use a Toshiba laptop. Not sure about the exact model though.

[-Ryan]

I'm not sure wht kinda laptop I use, Ijust kno it's slow. :yes:

 

Anyway, how has eeryone's day been?

I have my laptop outside right now and i'm taking a break from decorating my yard and front porch. -points at the fake but very realistic looking rats, spiders, and crows on the table and ledges everywhere and the fake bats hanging from the ceiling.- And I still haven't even started the best part, the graveyard. :D

-takes a strobe light and leaves to work on garage doors-

[Divya Bean]

I use a Dell E6400. The Function keys only work if I press them along with the "fn" key. :yes:

 

Have fun Ryan! Sounds super scary. (Wow, that was some good alliteration right there xD) :laughingsmiley:

[Wembly]

Well since we're sharing I've got a Mac and you've got to use the fn button to get to the actual f#s but I can't say I've ever used them on the Mac, used to use them on my PC though.

 

Also, Ryan that sounds like so much fun. I carved my pumpkin last night, I'll go take a picture and post it. I think it came out pretty awesome.