ScrollLock key should lock active entry in middle of scrolling win

G

Greg81020

When scrolling a list--if the ScrollLock key is pressed the active entry
should be locked, frozen and clicking a down/up arrow should scroll the list
but keep the next active entry in the locked position instead of the cursor
moving up or down.

In all cases when starting a list by entering the first letter the list
should be started in the middle or top of the scroll window. For example, in
Outlook Express, when searching for an address entry, when you enter a letter
to 'start' the lookup, the entry with the matching letter is automatically
placed at the bottom of the scroll window instead of at the middle or top--so
that you can 'see' all the entries that begin with that letter. My current
workaround is to enter a letter one past the letter I really want.

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J

JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]

That wasn't what scroll lock was meant for. I don't know why it's still on a
keyboard.
 
V

VManes

To keep the Sys Req key company

Val


--
~~~~~~~~~~~~
"We've secretly switched the dilithium crystals with new Folger's
Crystals...
let's watch what happens."
~~~~~~~~~~~~
That wasn't what scroll lock was meant for. I don't know why it's still on a
keyboard.
 
J

JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]

ROTFL!!! Great answer!

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



VManes said:
To keep the Sys Req key company

Val


--
~~~~~~~~~~~~
"We've secretly switched the dilithium crystals with new Folger's
Crystals...
let's watch what happens."
~~~~~~~~~~~~
That wasn't what scroll lock was meant for. I don't know why it's still on
a
keyboard.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Greg81020 said:
When scrolling a list--if the ScrollLock key is pressed the active entry
should be locked, frozen and clicking a down/up arrow should scroll the
list
but keep the next active entry in the locked position instead of the
cursor
moving up or down.

In all cases when starting a list by entering the first letter the list
should be started in the middle or top of the scroll window. For example,
in
Outlook Express, when searching for an address entry, when you enter a
letter
to 'start' the lookup, the entry with the matching letter is
automatically
placed at the bottom of the scroll window instead of at the middle or
top--so
that you can 'see' all the entries that begin with that letter. My
current
workaround is to enter a letter one past the letter I really want.

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
"I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...-3795ea983a8d&dg=microsoft.public.office.misc
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D

DM

That pause/break key doesn't do anything useful either, and what's that key
in the top-left corner with the squiggles on it?
 
D

DM

Ooo, I suppose that might be useful one day when I want to look at the system
properties without going into the control panel.
 
J

JoAnn Paules [MVP]

The "squiggles" are punctuation marks. ~ is a tilde. ` is a grave accent.

I often use the ~ to indicate approximately, such as "Microsoft Office Pro
costs ~$500 in the US."

(I don't use the grave accent but only because I have no reason to.)
 
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