Google Wants To Take Your Caps Lock Away

[Sparky]

I for one use capslock quite often (drafting standards in our college (at the very least) is to write in all caps for ease of reading)

I find all caps very tiresome and hard to read.

[ridney]

what's wrong with caps lock button? we use this button everyday at work

[MrMojoZ]

I find it funny to see people bringing up work or programming issues about a keyboard on a Chrome OS Netbook where they won't be doing any of those things. Context folks.

[FreeRadical]

^I just hope this doesn't set a precedent for all netbooks.
First it was those stupid chiclet keyboards and now this.

hey. I want my extra keys for AHK!

[randomizer]

I would prefer that the button do absolutely nothing at all. That way if I miss that 'A' key I won't get a stream of capital letters that I need to go back and correct, and I won't get a new Google search open up in my face while I'm doing work.

[-Boris-]

They don't need to remove Caps Lock to put in a search key. They could just use the good old windows key. They are messing with standards.

I find it funny to see people bringing up work or programming issues about a keyboard on a Chrome OS Netbook where they won't be doing any of those things. Context folks.

The problem is that people will use their chrome keyboard as a regular keyboard and use the wrong buttons. You can't have different keyboards for different computers. It has to do with standardization.

[Kallenator]

Tell that to Apple.

[blindbox]

or... use a program like sharpkeys to remap any key you want:

http://www.randyrants.com/2008/12/sharpkeys_30.html

I changed a few keys for my fps games :p

Even better, Autohotkey.

http://www.autohotkey.com/

[Boissez]

I find it funny to see people bringing up work or programming issues about a keyboard on a Chrome OS Netbook where they won't be doing any of those things. Context folks.

^This. Also I don't think that the search button is going to open another tab or anything - it'll most likely work as "ctrl-F" within an application. Which is probably the most used hotkey (along with "ctrl-T") when browsing the web.

[Origin_Unknown]

ahhhh - another company telling you what you want

[PatRaceTin]

strange

[Bobsama]

Business should drive technology; technology should NEVER drive business.

[Boissez]

Business should drive technology; technology should NEVER drive business.

This is BS. Pretty much any disruptive technology creates a technologic push to market.

[SamHughe]

What!?! Caps lock is the best way to get your point across in the interwebs. There is a huge difference between omg wtf you noob vs. OMG!!!! WTF YOU NOOB!!!!
What's next? Are they going to take away the emoticons now?

[zalbard]

We need some kind of intellectual tech that will block ALL CAPS sentences. Whether it's shift or caps lock that is being used. Now that would be nice!
This forum does it, partially (can not use caps only for the whole post, but not individual sentences), but still, not good enough.

[Hell Hound]

Alt is used for shortcut's just like the shift key,this is meant for people who shop.It has nothing to do w/ people using all caps,+ I love to toggle even in fps games toggle is godly compared to hold.

[MrMojoZ]

You can't have different keyboards for different computers. It has to do with standardization.

Most laptop keyboards are already slightly different. I have four laptops at the house right now and none have exactly the same keyboard configuration. So I'm going to call foul on your theory.

I still don't get how Google changing a single key on a netbook rates as the conspiracy some of you fellas are making it out to be. My wifes new laptop doesn't have physical volume controls, should I be freaking out on a forum somewhere?

[Hell Hound]

If you want the problem fixed then yes.

[MrMojoZ]

If you want the problem fixed then yes.

Only a crazy person would see it as a "problem" in the first place. Kinda like the topic at hand.

[mattkosem]

I fully support the change. I can't remember the first time I turned on caps lock...intentionally at least.

--Matt

[WintersSC]

Then your keyboard somehow gets broken and types all in cap letters.
You cant push a key to not to do it cause you dont have.
???????
Get burned xD


Seriously, id rather google uses an alert sound like YEHEEEEEEEEEEEEE YOUR CAPS ARE ON! Than this.

[El Mano]

We need some kind of intellectual tech that will block ALL CAPS sentences. Whether it's shift or caps lock that is being used. Now that would be nice!
This forum does it, partially (can not use caps only for the whole post, but not individual sentences), but still, not good enough.

That should be very easy to do.
There's the ToLower method/function that works pretty well as far as I know.

[Bobsama]

This is BS. Pretty much any disruptive technology creates a technologic push to market.

Then you misunderstand my point. What I am saying is that the need for a device should be expressed and a device tailored to that need be released. The opposite is you get some new gadget and try to tailor your needs to the new device's capabilities.

Say you buy a kitchen device that lets you fry food in oil. You want to use it to make french fries and fried chicken. Only, the device can't do high-heat. If you drove technology, you'd return it and find a solution that can fry foods at high heat. If technology drove you, you'd give up on the missing aspect; no more french fries.

[thebluemeanie1]

They intend to replace it with a search key. I dunno about you guys but I google way more than i use caps. Good move IMO
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget....keyboard21.jpg source

I wonder why a shift button needs a "Caps indicator" if it is only active while pressed...

[alucasa]

You know, our world is having weird spasms lately.

Don't you agree ?