M
mafiafromrussia
Guest
what the hell does "scroll lock" button does?
Found this on the net, not my words, but a good explanation.
"The scroll lock is a key (with an associated status light) on a computer keyboard. The original purpose of the scroll lock was that when it is turned on, it would pause text scrolling down the screen until it is turned off again. However, it only works on software that supports it, which most software today does not. While it was useful in the days of character interfaces, in a GUI environment (where such things as scrollbar?s are provided) it is much less useful. Programmers can however make their software respond to the key in whatever way they like, hence it need not be restricted to its original function."
"The scroll lock is a key (with an associated status light) on a computer keyboard. The original purpose of the scroll lock was that when it is turned on, it would pause text scrolling down the screen until it is turned off again. However, it only works on software that supports it, which most software today does not. While it was useful in the days of character interfaces, in a GUI environment (where such things as scrollbar?s are provided) it is much less useful. Programmers can however make their software respond to the key in whatever way they like, hence it need not be restricted to its original function."
Hipster Doofus
Good grief Charlie Brown
- Joined
- 12 May 2002
- Messages
- 5,920
Time to get the hammer & chisel out & sort this baby out.
M
mafiafromrussia
Guest
so basically it's just a waste of space and light on my keyboard? there are always spare parts that are not needed in a computer related stuff
Members online
No members online now.
Affiliates
Latest profile posts
Xie wrote on Electronic Punk's profile.
Impressed you have kept this alive this long EP! So many sites have come and gone.
Just did some crude math and I apparently joined almost 18yrs ago, how is that possible???
Just did some crude math and I apparently joined almost 18yrs ago, how is that possible???
Electronic Punk wrote on Sazar's profile.
Rest in peace my friend, been trying to find you and finally did in the worst way imaginable.