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Re:A close look at how Oracle installs deceptive software wi... by error54 on Tuesday January 22, 2013 @11:45AM (#5097958)
Also, pressing shift 5 times is an easy way to enable sticky keys in Windows.
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Re:A close look at how Oracle installs deceptive software wi... by smcl on Tuesday January 22, 2013 @11:57AM (#5098060)
I have accidentally enabled this a million times and I've no idea what it does other than messing up my keyboard.
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Re:A close look at how Oracle installs deceptive software wi... by FredFredrickson on Tuesday January 22, 2013 @01:11PM (#5098582)
It's an accessibility feature. If you don't have the dexterity to hold keys down yourself, you can enable sticky keys and (if I remember correctly) it will make certain keys act as toggles so you don't have to do finger-yoga to hit certain key combinations.
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