Deviant OllamJul 21, 2023

has anyone ever thought of simply making an operating system DISABLE caps lock on the lock screen? (or at least just disregard it?)

1. lots of operating systems are capable of *detecting* that caps lock is accidentally on

2. we know this because the O/S will often display a notification message, typically even smaller and even less visible than the minuscule red text in you have to search for in a browser when a form won't submit as you try to click "next")

3. nobody has ever used an all-caps password in their life

4. is this crazy? am i crazy? i feel like this could be an idea. i hereby release all claims of IP and forswear all royalties in perpetuity... just maybe consider implementing this, someone, eh?

Show threadfarhaven 🇪🇺
@deviantollam That could become an accessibility issue. I know of quite a few people with motor problems (stroke and such) who can only type with one hand. They use caps as a "type the next key in caps" key so they don't have to press two at the same time.
Jul 21, 2023 at 6:38pmWeb
Show threadmav Jul 21, 2023
@farhaven @deviantollam the compromise case here is do what Windows already does with numlock, except in reverse.
Show threadfarhaven 🇪🇺Jul 21, 2023
@mav @deviantollam
What do they do? It's been a while since I've touched a Windows machine with a numpad, so I'm a bit out of the loop there :)
Show threadmav Jul 21, 2023
@farhaven @deviantollam oh, windows just enables numlock on boot if it's not enabled already. I'm guessing based on watching literally hundreds of students type in their password, it's because damn near everyone ends passwords with numbers and uses the numpad to type them.