Sticky Key

In {Windows, Mac, Linux}, there's a sticky key feature. When you need to press a key chord, such as Ctrl+x, you can just type them separately Ctrl x. That's what the sticky key feature does.

Microsoft Windows

On Windows 10, press ❖ Window, then type “stickykey” to launch the settings.

Alternatively, go to Control Panel, “Ease of Access Center”, then the Keyboard section. Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Ease of Access Center\Set up Sticky Keys

macOS

On Mac, go to menu [System Preferences ▸ Universal Access ▸ Keyboard tab].

Linux

For Linux, it's usually under the system preference settings, Accessibility section or Keyboard section.

Sticky Key Problems

Eventually, i stopped using sticky keys, because, it's not 100% reliable. Sometimes you get a stuck Shift or Ctrl. When that happens, it is super annoying, because you don't know which modifier is stuck. This happened in linux, and i think it has also happened to me on macOS and Microsoft Windows.

Emacs People Using Sticky Key

Some emacs people really love sticky keys. They are, at least:

• Lennart Borgman, EmacsW32 author, is a big sticky key fan. http://ourcomments.org/Emacs/EmacsW32.html
• [Sujith Abraham https://plus.google.com/104862982740063819103/posts]
• [Jorge Dias https://plus.google.com/+JorgeDias/posts]