Tell me why...

[okih-imus]

when you hold down both of the shift keys and type the alphabet some keys are missing and it can vary between computer/keyboard.
Try it.
It doesn't happen on a Mac.
I'm using a ps/2 keyboard.

ACDEGIJLNRSTUVWY

EDIT:I'm going to theorize that by pressing both shift keys makes it so a circuit is completed before it can go through some keys, thus the missing letters. Open up your keyboard and see.

[keg]

ACDEGIJLNRSTUVWY

u must of been pretty dam bored to figure that out...


Open up your keyboard and see.

id rather not :P

[PhaeThorn]

Abcdfghjklmnsvxz

[Swiss Mercenary]

Qweruiopasdfghjkl:"bn?

[NoData]

ACDEGIJLNRSTUVWY
wow, lot miss for me, only 16 appear. :scrub:

okih-imus and keg got all same letters as me. Logitech kb?

[Radamanthus]

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

I think you're running some kind of conspiracy- they all work for me...

Logitech G15

[Ghostly apparition]

BCEGHIMNOPQRUVWXZ

Kensington keyboard. hmm some are missing.

[keg]

okih-imus and keg got all same letters as me. Logitech kb?

i got a Logitech :) dunno bout kb tho, carnt see it anywhere xD its black - does that help :joking: and wireless

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
I think you're running some kind of conspiracy- they all work for me...

theres allways one :rolleyes: :joking: ;)

[zifnab]

Yeah for macs!

[SpamSlayer]

BCEGHIMNOPQRUVWXZ
bceghimnoqruvwxz

:joking: wh wou i wn o ue boh hi e => why would i want to use both shift keys? A-Open keyboard >.< thats soo cool tho >.< now go write a program to make a users caps lock go on and everytime they type send the input for both the shift keys to go down >.<

[sky-fiwa-]

Abdefghijklnopqrsuw

[zifnab]

Abdefghijklnopqrsuw

Shouldn't that be in caps?

ABCDFGHJKLMNPSVXZ
Gasp, it does too not work on macs.

[daniel]

ACDEGIJLRSTUVWY

heh, crazy

[Firetiger]

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Ummmm....

[Fuzzy Bunny]

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWYZ

Indeed.

[bigfoot]

BCEHIMOPQRSTUWXY
acer laptop

[beast]

ACDEGIJLNRSTUVWY

logitech

[The Creator]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_jamming

[sofos]

:cookie: for you The Creator :thumb:

[-KewlAzMe-]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_jamming

That doesn't really explain it. Well sorta.. but a shift key I would think is a bit different than holding 3 letter keys and trying to hit the "I-key". And why does it work for some is the question.

Try it.. on my keyboard, if I hold down A+S+D, my I key doesn't work.. but other keys do.. Does this happen the same for others?

[Ran-bot]

ACDEGIJLNPRSTUVWY

"Key Tronic - Lifetime Series" (aka cheap office cubicle keyboard)

But wait...what if some people just don't know their alphabet yet? (not me) ;)

[Beowulf]

Like Fuzzy Bunny who misses the 'X'? ;)
I've got the same as GA and Spam, except my 'Y' for the 'Z'.

[okih-imus]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shift_key

[Moses2k]

I only buy keyboards that support two-player, one-keyboard retro gaming.

Oh, and let's not forget about that magic that is Sticky Keys!

[VooDoo*|MbR|*]

ABDEFGHIJKLNOPQRSUW - standart pc keyboard, made in china. :D

[Pestcontrol]

BCEGHIMNOPQRUVWXZ - el-cheapo USB keyboard, but with fancy fancy multimedia keys.

This is the best thread ever.

[Baz]

Me and squee used to play street fighter on a keyboard. Nothing more fun that stoping someones combo by mashing down on the keyboard.

[keg]

Oh, and let's not forget about that magic that is Sticky Keys!

curse you sticky keys - they have crashed many a game :mad: supose its my own fault for not disabling them after the first time :rolleyes:

[-KewlAzMe-]

At work I have an old dell PC with older keyboard.. and a new dell machine with newer keyboard.. The older keyboard works flawlessly and gives every letter.

The newer board gives only like 15 letters...

Cheapass dell cuttin corners i guess.

[Ruffian]

cdefghijklmopqrstuvwxyz....someone or someTHING stole my A,B, and N!

[necros]

BCEGHIMNOPQRUVWXZ

BCEGHIMNOPQRUVWXZ - el-cheapo USB keyboard, but with fancy fancy multimedia keys.

This is the best thread ever.
Same!!


To the key jamming... that's not just it...
Notice how you can only press 3 Keys down, otherwise you get PC beeps, however, depending on the location of the keys you can press down up to 6 at a time before the PC starts beeping... it's gonna be because they keys are connected in different circuits for different keyboard manufacturers. If you press 2 of each key in different circuits, you can get the max number pressed down...

[Thief13x]

Adfgjklmnoprtuvwz

O_O !

[Convict]

I tried to get rid of sticky keys but I couldn't work it out. Can anyone tell me how to remove (shift) sticky keys please?

[zifnab]

I have to ask, why are these alphabets not in caps? Are you all holding down the shift keys on word or notepad and then retyping them here?

[Baz]

Its probably because pressing other keys breaks the matrix making the keyboard think the shift keys have been released.

[The Creator]

I have to ask, why are these alphabets not in caps? Are you all holding down the shift keys on word or notepad and then retyping them here?

I thought we had an anti-caps filter on the forums.

ACDEGIJLNRSTUVWY

Maybe not.

And necros, I suspected it had something to do with the conductive keyboard matrixes. I had a keyboard that would beep if only the up and down keys were held. It screwed up being able to play quite a few games.

[Swiss Mercenary]

Do A Post In All Caps And You Will See That It Will Be Converted To Lowercase.

[DeepQantas]

Really? That's Kinda Cool.

[-KewlAzMe-]

Do A Post In All Caps And You Will See That It Will Be Converted To Lowercase.

Correction.. they will be converted to Title Case (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_case) (Though thats not the greatest definition of Title Case)

[keg]

I tried to get rid of sticky keys but I couldn't work it out. Can anyone tell me how to remove (shift) sticky keys please?

while in game hit shift 5 times - it should kick you out the game and give you the Accessibility Options window- click on the settings button - and in that tab for keyboard there should be at the top the sticky key box - hit the settings button - then untick the use shortcut box :) then click Ok then Apply in the Accessibility Options window

to turn back on go into control pannel - Accessibility Options - which gives you the same window as pressing shift 5 times :)

edit - you dont have to be in game, just press shift 5 times :rolleyes: :joking:

[Shug]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_shift_key_paradoxon was the relevant part of okh's link

DOUBLE SHIFT KEY PARADOXONNNNN

[FixXxeR]

WJFOEWJEGwtfareyouguystakingandgivemesomeofthatshi t!#KFMAFMNSA

Yeah this is crazy, man!

[Machine]

Press shift 5x in a row.

Some keyboards, as the logitech g15 are better than others for keylocking - I have seen some in the UK specifically advertising that feature.

[Schleicher]

O_O !

D:

Hm so whats goin on and is it interesting? ^.^

ACDEGIJLNRSTUVWZ

Now if we take the missing keys : bfhkmopqxy =

Bomb ferification highsecurity kode MOPQXY

Damn the Illuminati with their plans for world domination and shoddy spelling!

[kjk]

lol :P

[TeeJay]

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

My Dell SK-8100 keyboard pwns your keyboards.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

There, I did it again.

[DON'T PANIC]

Abdefghijklnopqrsuw

[The MaW]

Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


No probs with my keyboard. Its an anti boring topic keyboard made by Compaq

[DiP]

Abdefghhijklnopqrsuw

[Garlisk]

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Uhh. Yeah, Ok. Whatever, weirdos. ¬¬

(Mine doesn't seem to have a problem...but this machine is older, I'll have to try on my new one).

[WhichDoctor]

ABCDFGHJKLMNSVXZ

Standard iMac keyboard
Well it does do it on Macs.

But I've never come across sticky keys other than when a key gets bunged up with chocolate or something, What are they?

[FixXxeR]

Here you go WhichDoctor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_keys)