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saaf@joker.optics.rochester.edu (Lenny Saaf) writes:

>I've just noticed a strange looking "icon" in the upper right corner
>of our Macs (two Pluses and a II).  It is located just to the right of
>the small icon indicating the present application running under Multifinder.
>It looks like a square "U." Successive hits on the shift key makes
>it appear.  Another shift causes a downward-pointing arrow to appear.
>It sometimes appears with the "U" filled in.  I thought it might be an
>undoccumented feature of MS Word, but it happens in VersaTerm also.
>Any clues?

>Thanks in advance,

What you are seeing is part of the "Easy Access" INIT that is part of Apple's
System Software.  It is used for people with disabilities who have trouble
typing with both hands on the keyboard.  Also, as the System Software User's
Guide states, it is useful for anyone who wants to be able to use the keyboard
one-handed.  Pressing the shift key 5 times without moving the mouse enables
the "sticky-keys" feature (you should now see the U).  You can now create
a combination keystroke like cmd-q by first pressing cmd (you should now see
the U with a small arrow pointing into it) and then pressing q.  To turn off
the sticky-keys feature you must press the shift key 5 times again.  If you
have no desire to use the feature or if it causes problems, just toss the
Easy Access INIT in the trash.

/Matt