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> (The computer symbol for swearing, #$@&%*!, was chosen because it’s the output when you’re trying to type numbers but you’ve inadvertently engaged the caps lo
by robertfw 12y ago
> (The computer symbol for swearing, #$@&%*!, was chosen because it’s the output when you’re trying to type numbers but you’ve inadvertently engaged the caps lock key.)
Did this used to be true? I have never encountered this. Holding down Shift, perhaps, but not caps lock...
- quotedmycode 12y agoTypewriters had shift-lock, which would have changed the numbers. http://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64230/why-does-the-caps-lock-not-toggle-upper-and-lower-case-for-selected-text http://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/64230/why-does-the-cap...
- iamcurious 12y agoSymbol swearing goes to at least 1900: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2483 http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2483 Not sure about the Caps Lock thing though.
- Marcus316 12y agoI've never used a keyboard/driver which had this functionality (CAPS Lock only affects letters on any system I've used in the past). However, I believe the SHIFT LOCK key that existed on some typewriters functioned in the fashion described in the article, as the SHIFT LOCK key did, in fact, affect all keys on a few typewriters I have used.