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Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994 (arstechnica.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994::Copilot key will eventually be required in new PC keyboards, though not yet.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’m already not using 30% of my keyboard’s keys so it’d only be one more😅

Anyway, I don’t plan on using anything windows related for the rest of my life except in a VM.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It will replace the useless Menu key.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Of thats correct, will it take the key ID? Will the menu key just be repurposed

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It will be just repurposed I think.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Thats probably the best option, mabe even just barely enough to call this a not so big deal.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Add the f25 key for "fuck Microsoft" x25

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Put some dang standard labels on the function keys.

F1 = Help

F2 = Rename

F3 = Search

F4 = Close

F5 = Refresh

F6-F10 = Decorative

F11 = Full screen

F12 = Goto definition

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've never intentionally used F1 key to open help before

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Annoying when you accidentally hit it instead of ESC in certain Windows programs, loading Microsoft's windows help website in your browser without your consent.

On Linux it usually does nothing, as it should.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Even worse when it does it in Edge