What is an ergonomic placement of the 'Ctrl' & 'Alt' Keys
Is there a better idea than my observation below?
Which key is more frequently used with Microsoft Office during School days and in Work?
For me, the “Ctrl” key e.g. for “bold” or “undo” commands in Office software is frequent used.
Instead of moving you entire hand with more effort into a awkward position to execute the keyboard shortcuts, would reversing the position of “Ctrl” and “Alt” keys provide a least effort and more ergonomic way of executing Computer commands?
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The following keys put the display to sleep and will prompt you for a password if you have enabled Require password [immediately] after sleep or screen saver begins under System Preferences > Security.
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Config the [ctrl]-[alt]-[F..] being console, X, log ...
what i know:
in /etc/inittab you can set with
c1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 vc/1 linux
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c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 vc/6 linux
to have consoles at [F1] to [F6]
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// i know that this is possible on a UNIX ... should be possible also here, right?
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like the consoles in the /etc/inittab ?
thanx for sharing your knowledge with me :-)You don't need to configure anything else :-) just start the second X with
startx -- :1
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Fix, anyone?Hi,
Since it works fine with same command in Windows 7, this issue may be caused by Windows 8.1 client side.
According to the error message, I find an blog for Exchange server side. For your reference:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2010/02/04/3409289.aspx
Just in case, please open IIS manager and switch to Default Web Site. Right-click Default Web Site, and then click Edit Bindings to double check the configuration for HTTP:
1. Make sure the value of Hostname is empty.
2. Ensure the port is 80.
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Want my print size to be bigger all the time. Tired of the ctrl plus key.
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Topic says it all...
My friend started a installation of Windows Vista, but pulled out after deleting all partitions...
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http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup_10.6.pdf
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* hold down immediately after pressing the power button and until the OS choice screen appears.
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Now the next trick is to block it from loading in the first place. I guess you could try to move or rename it. I don't want to ask you to adjust entries in the Registry yet. I have to go in a few minutes.
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