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Janardhan Pulivarthi • Edited

I type most of the Java variables in CAPS, so for me I could not remove / swap caps.

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Nick

Yeah, it's a good reason to not swap Caps!
My advice is not suitable for everyone, of course.

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Austin S. Hemmelgarn • Edited

One option for that is to just turn on Sticky Keys (or whatever your desktop calls it). Most implementations let you double-tap a modifier key to ‘lock’ it, which lets you use Shift just like you would on the keyboard on your phone.

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Janardhan Pulivarthi

Okay, now I learned what to do with sticky keys. It is helpful. It would take a while for me to make use of sticky keys.

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insidewhy • Edited

Most variables in caps? Shouty! I thought the majority of Java apps use lowerCamelCase and just caps for configuration constants?

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Janardhan Pulivarthi

Even for a single CAPS word, I prefer CAPSLOCK on instead of Shift+. Some people can have other preference. 😊