Every once in a while I seem to accidentally chord something that puts Windows 7 into 'be a total PITA' keyboard mode. It seems to be some kind of special keyboard navigation or command mode, where single keypresses will make the UI do things, e.g., D toggles the active window between minimised and unminised. The mouse still works, but I can't use anything that needs text input anymore. This has happened while using several programs, including Minecraft and Firefox. I've been a Windows user for a long time, but I'm not familiar with this behaviour.
Since I have no idea how PITA Command Mode was activated, I don't know how to deactivate it either. Logging off the Windows user and logging back in returns things to normal and is my current solution, but I'd like to just completely disable this behaviour.
I at first assumed it was an accessibility option I'd left un-disabled, but I already have all the accessibility options turned off. I figured it was maybe a feature of my keyboard (MS Wireless Keyboard 3000 v2.0), but I have almost all of the special (media, etc.) keys turned off (in the up-to-date official drive management utility) and none of the ones still enabled jump out at me as possibly having this effect.
I have the Windows, Flip 3D, and Application keys disabled.
Language and keyboard are set to English (Canada) and US (a.k.a. 'Qwerty'), respectively.
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I think the most likely scenario is that your Windows key is getting stuck “on.”
Certainly if Win+D is pressed, then it minimises windows, so if the Windows key is stuck, then D on its own would do this.
Usually just hitting the Win again should unstick it.
The other option is that you have Sticky Keys enabled, and you have 'Lock modifier keys when pressed twice in a row' option enabled, and have then pressed the Win key twice to lock it.
You can enable sticky keys by hitting shift five times in a row, which is easier than it sounds (at least in my experience).
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What does the R key do when this happens? It sounds like your Windows key could just be a bit faulty?
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I had this happen to me inside Notepad++,
I pressed Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up Task Manager, used keyboard shortcuts to highlight the Notepad++, then tab to End Process.
The enter key did not work, but space appeared to act as enter. When I ended the Notepad++ process, everything returned to normal.
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For me the problem is Filter Keys turning itself on somehow. I don't remember if it's the same in Win7 but in Win10 it is located at Control Panel > Ease of Access > Keyboard > Filter Keys
Tristin__Tristin__
This happens to me several times a day. I used to reboot each time, but now I just do Ctrl+Alt+Delete, then escape out of the menu that pops up and that's been working for me for over 2 weeks. Much faster than re-booting!
Still not sure why it keeps occurring, but as long as this little trick works, it's not that big a deal anymore.
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H CadieuxH Cadieux
Lenovo notebook, same issue, but none from the previous solutions worked, except for reboot.
Found by trying: quick swipe over Alt, Win, Fn, Ctrl reproduces this 'error' (no h c v t keys), quick swipe over Ctrl, Fn, Win, Alt (opposite direction) brings all the keys back.
UPD: Shorter — Fn+Win or Alt+Win or Fn+Alt+Win are the keyboard shortcuts to get in and out of the state when keyboard is ignoring h c v t buttons.
OttOtt
I think you might've activated the 'F lock' key, as described here:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894513
The F LOCK key switches between the standard commands that are labeled on the front of the keys, such as F1 or INSERT, and the alternate commands that may or may not be labeled on the keys.
If that's the one, to turn off the behavior, er, just press the key to turn it off.
And thank you for the amusing post!
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You may be surprised to see how much you can control with your keyboard in the Elder Scrolls Online, and how you can speed up your gameplay with key bindings. The following control keys provide shortcuts to many of the most frequently used commands:
Movement
W, A, S, D – Move character
Mouse – Look around Shift (hold) – Sprint (depletes stamina) Spacebar – Jump Ctrl – Enter stealth mode (moving in stealth mode depletes stamina) Num Lock – Activate autorun Menus
UI menus often contain several sub-menus. When you open a menu, you’ll see a row of icons across the top of the screen. Accessible sub-menus are displayed directly beneath these icons in text and can be navigated to by clicking the menu name.
I – Inventory C – Character screen G – Guilds J – Quest journal K – Skills L – Alliance War M – Map N – Notifications O – Social menu P – Group T – Cycle through Quest Alt – Open last-used UI menu Esc – Settings and options F1 – Help Combat
Left Mouse Button – Attack with equipped weapon. Tap to execute a light attack, hold down for a heavy attack
Right Mouse Button – Block Right Mouse Button + Left Mouse Button – Perform a bash, interrupting some enemy attacks 1 through 5 – Use slotted active abilities R – Use slotted ultimate ability W, A, S, D (double-tap) – Dodge Tab – Cycle preferred enemy target Q (hold) – Open quickslot radial menu Q (press) – Use selected slotted quickslot item Hold Right Mouse Button + Click Left Mouse Button – Break crowd control effects ‘ – Swap weapons (level 15+) F12 – Self Targeting Siege
Left Mouse Button – Fire Siege Weapon
Alt – Exit Siege Weapon X – Stow Siege Weapon General
E – Interact (use, talk, gather)
F – Interact with another player . – Activate cursor T – Cycle active quest objective V – Toggle first- and third-person camera mode Mouse Wheel – Zoom camera in or out. Divinity original sin 2 mods pc. Zooming all the way in activates first-person mode Z – Sheathe/unsheathe weapon H – Toggle Mount Alt + Enter – Toggle Fullscreen Mode Prt Scr (Sys Req) – Take Screenshot Enter – Start Chat General Slash Commands
/bug – The slash command used to open the bug reporting UI within the in-game Help Portal UI.
/chat – The slash command used to open the “Ask for Help” window within the in-game Help Portal UI. /chatlog – The slash command to toggle chat logging on or off. /emote or /e or /me – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /emote slash command. /feedback – The slash command used to open the “Feedback” window within the in-game Help Portal UI. /fps – The slash command to toggle the display of current framerate. /help – The slash command used to open the in-game Help Portal UI (defaults to the Knowledgebase window). /invite – The slash command to invite another player to your group. Followed by a space, and then the group-invite-target’s name. (Account name can be used with an @ symbol before the full name.) /jumptofriend – The slash command to jump to the wayshrine/graveyard closest to a named friend. /jumptogroupmember – The slash command to jump to the wayshrine/graveyard closest to a named group member. /jumptoguildmember – The slash command to jump to the wayshrine/graveyard closest to a named guild member. /jumptoleader – The slash command to jump to the wayshrine/graveyard closest to the group leader. /logout – A slash command to log off of the current server. (Returns player to login screen) /quit The slash command to exit the game. (Closes game window entirely). /reloadui – The slash command to reload the ui so that it loads from source xml and lua files. /stuck – The slash command to claim that you are stuck in geometry/character is out of the world and need server assistance. To leave or modify a group: Navigate to the group menu in the Social window (O) and right-click the player name you want to change or remove. Chat Commands
/guild1 or /g1 – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /guild1 slash command. (First guild in the user’s guild list. Name of guild will auto-populate when this is typed)
/guild2 or /g2 – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /guild2 slash command. (Second guild in the user’s guild list. Name of guild will auto-populate when this is typed) /guild3 or /g3 – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /guild3 slash command. (Third guild in the user’s guild list. Name of guild will auto-populate when this is typed) /guild4 or /g4 – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /guild4 slash command. (Fourth guild in the user’s guild list. Name of guild will auto-populate when this is typed) /guild5 or /g5 – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /guild5 slash command. (Fifth guild in the user’s guild list. Name of guild will auto-populate when this is typed) /officer1 or /o1 – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /officer1 slash command. (Officer chat for first guild in the user’s guild list.) /officer2 or /o2 – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /officer2 slash command. (Officer chat for second guild in the user’s guild list.) /officer3 or /o3 – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /officer3 slash command. (Officer chat for third guild in the user’s guild list.) /officer4 or /o4 – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /officer4 slash command. (Officer chat for fourth guild in the user’s guild list.) /officer5 or /o5 – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /officer5 slash command. (Officer chat for fifth guild in the user’s guild list.) /party or /p – The slash command to set the current chat channel to Party (Group). The following text will be sent to all members of the local-player’s party/group. Followed by a space, and then the text to send. /reply or /respond or /r – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /tell slash command, using the last player who whispered you as the target. /say or /s – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /say slash command. (Allows user to switch back to local chat) /tell or /t or /w or /whisper – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /tell slash command. (Account name can be used with an @ symbol before the full name) /yell or /y – The slash command to set the current chat channel to Yell. The following text will be sent to all players in your local vicinity, wider ranging than /say but not zone wide. Followed by a space, and then the text to send. /zone or /z – A list of all the slash commands that activate the /zone slash command. (Zone-wide chat. User’s version of the zone only.) /zen, /zde , /zfr – English / German / french language zone
Controls information for Elder Scrolls Online on PC and Consoles is listed on this page.
To get started, you can read the Controls Guide Article.
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Xbox Controls
PC Keyboard Controls
Xbox One ControlsSource: The Road Ahead - February Playstation 4 ControlsTips:
PC
This is the default button layout of the PC version.
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User Interface Shortcuts
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