Hold Down Both Shift Keys And Type The Alphabet

[lexus]

Is it relating to the keyboard or OS?

 

[WildCowboy]

Is it relating to the keyboard or OS?

Based on the variety of responses from people running the same OS versions, it's the actual keyboard.

 

[iMeowbot]

I think its basically because some keyboards have different sets of keys going through one circuit or something, making it impossible to hold down certain combinations of keys together, probably a limitation of the design.

Yup. There is a matrix of wires (or that printed carbon crap they use now), rather than an individual loop for each key. Unlikely possibilities end up crossing the wires, so they can use fewer signals at the controller and save a little money.

 

[atszyman]

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ : PB G4

ACDEGIJLNRSTUVWY : Sony VAIO at work will have to wait for home output...

 

[tobio]

🙂 fun!

I guess this is because keyboards have trouble when you hold down lots of keys together, they clash sometimes. Playing games like street fighter 2 on mame is a nightmare with a keyboard because I end up being able to do some moves in one direction and not the other.

It would be better if it made the letters come out in caps AND bold. useful for typing headings.

 

[jaydub]

ACDEGIJLNRSTUVWY

weird!

 

[Clydefrog]

Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

 

[seabass069]

ACDEGIJLNRSTUVWY Very interesting. I tried this using Microsoft Word and came up with the letter sequence.

 

[Gee]

It seems that for most people, the QWERTY row of the keyboard doesn't work with both shift keys depressed, yes?

 

[lexus]

It seems that for most people, the QWERTY row of the keyboard doesn't work with both shift keys depressed, yes?

Partially correct maybe people should write what keyboard layout they are using.

 

[zwida]

ABCDFGHJKLMNSVXZ

Yeah, looks like the qwerty keys are disabled.

 

[MacNut]

Im more amazed that this thread has gone this long without being wastelanded.😛 anyhoo....

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ using 1.25 Al G4 PowerBook.

 

[Silentwave]

ABCDFGHJKLMNPSVXZ


MBP internal kb

 

[Silentwave]

It seems that for most people, the QWERTY row of the keyboard doesn't work with both shift keys depressed, yes?

Mine doesn't...EXCEPT the P.

 

[realityisterror]

Hey! Let's get every single forum member to post an almost identical string of nonsensical letters and then comment on how it's "weird". It's not like everybody has the same list of letters or anything.

And with that, ABCDFGHJKLMNPSVXZ.
🙄

 

[EGT]

I have a better idea ...

Try and type the Alphabet with your Nose! No cheating, only use your nose. 😛

Ohhh my, I really need to get out more. 😱

 

[count chocula]

ABCDFGHJKLMNPSVXZ

weird, it just refused to put some letters.

 

[XIII]

Mine doesn't...EXCEPT the P.

The entire row doesn't work for me - including P. All the others work.

 

[yg17]

ABDEFGHIJKLNOPQRSUW


Logitech S530. Weird....

 

[mariahlullaby]

ABCDFGHJKLMNOSVXZ

neat....

 

[mkrishnan]

ABCDFGHJKLMNSVXZ
ABCDFGHJKLMNSVXZ

Heh, so that's what the Apple Wireless KB does. 🙂

 

[xsedrinam]

Try and type the Alphabet with your Nose! No cheating, only use your nose. 😛

* $#R&W# %) ^%& ^Y* E ooops, wrong row.
I REFUSE TO TRY THIS.

 

[After G]

ABCDFGHJKLMNSVXZ - Bluetooth Apple keyboard.

 

[Daveway]

ABCDFGHJKLMNSVXZ

So is it fair to say that they QWERTY row is disabled completely?

iMac G5 revA standard keyboard

 

[XIII]

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Why did I just trying typing the alphabet with my nose? How stupid am I? 😛