Caps Lock?

In another thread, I noticed that someone hit the Caps Lock key by mistake.

That useless key has been a nemesis of mine ever since I started typing.

For starters, what a stupid place to put a useless key.
Second, could they make it a little larger, maybe like the size of the space bar?
And lastly, who the hell actually uses it and for what?
Is it that difficult to hold down the shift key for a letter or two?

Please respond post haste because I can't afford to lose another nights sleep over this. 

Thank you for your time.
Mike

Having lost my hair in bet against Genetics, caps, stetsons, bunny, or any other type of hat will not stay on without the use of staples or a significant amount of duct tape. 

If one is having trouble seeing normal typing there is always bolding, or ever larger fonts...

It's still a hark back to qwerty boards having been inherited from typewriter technology.

Things like that hang around because that is the way keyboard use gets handed down the line.  I don't find it a problem, in fact I find it useful, for example because I learned my qwerty skills on a typewriter.

Pianos are the same, there are better tunings than the twelve equal tone system over several octaves without being comma delimited (averaged) that can be incorporated into modern keyboards but because it is a standard that has implications over many instruments and scores it ends up being stuck where it is.  Microtonal technology is already incorporated into many synths and keyboards but doesn't enjoy widespread use, most people continue with the tried and trusted ways of a mathematical average over pure harmonic tonality because that is still the most accepted way rather than the 'best' way.

Some things are 'best' purely because they provide a good compromise for the most users because of the tradition that they've evolved from.

Jonbouy


It's still a hark back to qwerty boards having been inherited from typewriter technology.

Things like that hang around because that is the way keyboard use gets handed down the line.  I don't find it a problem, in fact I find it useful, for example because I learned my qwerty skills on a typewriter.

Pianos are the same, there are better tunings than the twelve equal tone system over several octaves without being comma delimited (averaged) that can be incorporated into modern keyboards but because it is a standard that has implications over many instruments and scores it ends up being stuck where it is.  Microtonal technology is already incorporated into many synths and keyboards but doesn't enjoy widespread use, most people continue with the tried and trusted ways of a mathematical average over pure harmonic tonality because that is still the most accepted way rather than the 'best' way.

Some things are 'best' purely because they provide a good compromise for the most users because of the tradition that they've evolved from.

DAMNIT JON..... THERE YA GO ALWAYS WITH THE RATIONAL ANSWER. 
NOW I NEED TO FIND SOMETHING NEW TO RANT ABOUT........


Any complaints about the forum software yet?


Mike

You're correct about the size and placement of the CAPS LOCK key.  I keep hitting it when I want to TAB.  I'd like to keep the function, but move it somewhere else.  

More like Patagonia.

Its a pain in my posterior.... since it's located near the A and S key, I mostly hit it by mistake, and sINCE i HAVE TO LOOK AT THE KEYS WHILE i TYPE IT OFTEN GETS hit by mistake. 

If they put it closer to the becan, I'LL type LIKE this ALL THE time.  

Couldn't we just set it adrift?