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:The same problem would arise if the computer is set to another language than the keyboard layout, which often happens in countries where more than one language is common. | :The same problem would arise if the computer is set to another language than the keyboard layout, which often happens in countries where more than one language is common. | ||
*The shift key is a modifier key and in general it requires a second non modifier key to trigger an action. Furthermore the user interfaces in most operation systems don't distinguish between the left and right shift key. | *The shift key is a modifier key and in general it requires a second non modifier key to trigger an action. Furthermore the user interfaces in most operation systems don't distinguish between the left and right shift key. | ||
β | :Nevertheless by doing some registry hacking (Windows) or editing configuration text files (UNIX/Linux) it is possible to reach Cueball's approach. | + | :Nevertheless by doing some registry hacking (Windows) or editing configuration text files (UNIX/Linux) it is possible to reach Cueball's approach. |
:A typical classic configuration for the shift key in Windows is by pressing one of the shift keys five times in a row it turns on a ''Sticky Key'' notice, where the ''Ease of access center'' enables people with for instance only one hand to be able to reach Ctrl+Alt+Delete or other combinations on which two hands are needed. | :A typical classic configuration for the shift key in Windows is by pressing one of the shift keys five times in a row it turns on a ''Sticky Key'' notice, where the ''Ease of access center'' enables people with for instance only one hand to be able to reach Ctrl+Alt+Delete or other combinations on which two hands are needed. | ||
*A day after the release of this comic, a user on reddit [http://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xi92h/a_scroll_wheel_mapped_to_send_a_stream_undo_and/ suggested] a way to make the undo-redo-scrolling work in emacs using undo-tree. It uses shift-scrolling to avoid conflicts with normal scrolling. | *A day after the release of this comic, a user on reddit [http://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5xi92h/a_scroll_wheel_mapped_to_send_a_stream_undo_and/ suggested] a way to make the undo-redo-scrolling work in emacs using undo-tree. It uses shift-scrolling to avoid conflicts with normal scrolling. |