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 threadTechnology ConnectionsJul 21, 2023
@deviantollam having literally just watched my mom deal with changing her password under her company's inane password requirements, involving all the good tropes of uppercase, special characters, numbers, and don't-you-dare-reuse-anything-you've-ever-used, capslock as a means of entering such passwords is, from her perspective, an accessibility requirement.
Show threadTechnology ConnectionsJul 21, 2023
@deviantollam to be fair, I disagree with using capslock in place of shift for this application, but that's how her brain works and I guarantee she's not alone
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