jordanlund@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMicrosoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square204fedilinkarrow-up1239arrow-down118file-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-square1984@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·1 year agoIf only keyboards would have function keys for this purpose, named F1 to F10 for example, so any program could use them for their specific functions…
minus-squareJohnEdwa@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoMaybe even F13 to F24 if more is needed? Because they used to exist, and support for them still does. Really handy for macro keys.
minus-squareMrScottyTay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI’d like them to leave F13 onwards alone, purely because it’s nice that they’ll only ever do what I want them to do
minus-squareveroxii@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI remember those keyboard layout cutouts (were they called keyboard templates?) you got which you put on the keyboard with extra explanations of what each function key did in WordPerfect or Lotus or whatever. I’m old.
If only keyboards would have function keys for this purpose, named F1 to F10 for example, so any program could use them for their specific functions…
Maybe even F13 to F24 if more is needed?
Because they used to exist, and support for them still does. Really handy for macro keys.
I’d like them to leave F13 onwards alone, purely because it’s nice that they’ll only ever do what I want them to do
I remember those keyboard layout cutouts (were they called keyboard templates?) you got which you put on the keyboard with extra explanations of what each function key did in WordPerfect or Lotus or whatever.
I’m old.