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Universal Access for everyone
Authored by: osxpounder on Apr 02, '04 01:22:18PM

Well, that depends on the kind of work you do, and, of course, whether you are using a PowerBook or not. I think the title of this hint should be changed to "Universal Access for every PowerBook User".

On my gorgeous G5, I occasionally turned on StickyKeys accidentally [by pressing Shift 5 times in a row, I guess], and then got some nasty surprises in Photoshop, Animation:Master, and Final Cut ... because I didn't realize at first that the Shift key was held down.

So, for me, it's best not to leave it on, but rather to go to System Preferences and enable it during such times that I think I'll need it. But I'm glad you brought this up, because some parts of my job require vast amounts of typing -- StickyKeys could help me save wear and tear on my wrists, too. Our hands are our livelihood! Thanks!

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Universal Access for everyone
Authored by: dcottle on Apr 03, '04 08:17:28AM

You mean, there are actually people who don't own PBs? ;-) (I actually manage a lot of desktops and haven't used this trick on them.)

I've often gotten bizzare results too because I accidentally left an fn or shift on, but as I said, I've learned pretty quickly what it is and to avoid it, so the trade off is minor.



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