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11 June 2008

argh! hope me MS keyboard users!! →[More:]

gah. so the desk i'm currently using is infested with one of those MS Natural Ergonomic 4000 model split-key keyboards. I hate it with the burning passion of a thousand suns but [long story redacted] removal is not an option.

Some weird combination of fatfingering that I do keeps turning on the "soft keyboard" and enabling chinese characters, and once I'm there I can't get out.

How do I Make It Stop!!! I've had to kill my app / restart the machine in the middle of a busywork session twice now and I have too much shit to do this afternoon to keep hassling with this.

i will send hugs, gentle whuffles and my undying respect to the first respondent.

post by: lonefrontranger at: 16:44 | 3 comments

Unplug it (I just want the hugs and respect).

posted by box 11 June | 17:27

Is the soft keyboard the on-screen keyboard? That would be accessibility option that you can disable:
start > programs > accessories > either use the wizard or choose the on-screen keyboard to change options - disable.

The Chinese characters. . . go into the control panel and choose languages. remove any entries except English. Not sure that will work but you can try it.

posted by MonkeyButter 11 June | 17:41

ooh, ((((Monkeybutter))) ftw! *whuffles*. I bow respectfully to your Great Knowledge.

box, unplugging it makes the keyboard non-functional upon re-plug, thus requiring a hard boot and loss of time/work/sanity. Yes this is older MicroSuck architecture we're talking about.

you get hugs and respect tho anyway. And also here, for your entertainment, is a glimpse of me gaily feeding the trolls on our local cycling association forum the troll is the initial post, see my response(s) at bottom of thread

posted by lonefrontranger 11 June | 17:56

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