touches rémanentes

English translation: sticky keys

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French term or phrase:	touches rémanentes/ touches collantes
English translation:	sticky keys
Entered by:	Clare Macnamara

21:07 Nov 10, 2005

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Tech/Engineering - Computers: Hardware

French term or phrase: touches rémanentes

I can't find the definition for this in English. Is a CAP LOCK? or a NUM LOCK?...Help

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sticky keys

Explanation:
I seem to remember a kudoz about this recently, but EN-FR ...

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En réponse À Kalyan, concernant les sticky keys (touches rémanentes ou collantes) qui permettent d'utiliser son clavier avec un seul doigt. ...
oralux.org/archives-ml.php?A=READ& L=ml_oralux.org/2004/7/4/0&aplat=1 - 25k

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Actually, I think it was EN-ES. Anyway, here are a couple of definitions of Sticky Keys:

A software or hardware based feature that locks the Control, Shift, Alt, Option, and Command keys and allows the user to enter keystroke combinations without having to simultaneously depress several keys at once. (ATRC, 1996, p. 6)
faculty.uwstout.edu/lawlerm/at101/glossary.shtml

Sticky keys is a feature of some versions of Microsoft Windows. It is an accessibility feature to aid handicapped users. Sticky keys allows the user to press a modifier key, such as Shift, Ctrl, Alt, or the Windows logo key, and have it remain active until another key is pressed. It is activated by pressing the shift key 5 times in sequence or by holding down a modifier key for longer than 5 seconds. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_keys

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-11-10 21:15:29 GMT)
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And a final ref.:

EMI
(Shift) constamment enfoncée, il est possible que vous activiez la fonction "Sticky Keys" (touche rémanentes) de Windows. lorsque Cette fonction est activée ...
www.emimusic.info/fr_FR/cds300.html

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touches rémanentes sticky keys

Explanation:
It's a modifier - instead of holding down three keys at once, you use a sticky key. (the wikipedia definition is better - see the links attached)

Reference: http://www.microsoft.com/northafrica/accessibilite/training/...
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_keys

Kelly Symons
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touches rémanentes

sticky keys

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