Copilot key will eventually be required in new PC keyboards, though not yet.

  • HeavyDogFeet
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    310 months ago

    Just replace the caps lock key.

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        10 months ago

        That’s fair. You could still have that same functionality through something like double tapping the shift key (like it currently works on iPhones) but I guess that might also be hard for some people on a physical keyboard?

        • 🐑🇸 🇭 🇪 🇪 🇵 🇱 🇪🐑
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          310 months ago

          That would introduce a point of annoyance IMO. Just remember that in older versions tapping it 5 times would trigger sticky keys. You’d constantly accidently trigger capslock when typing fast.

    • Maestro
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      1110 months ago

      No! I use the “Caps” key a hundred times a day! I have it mapped to output “Esc” though…

      • JohnEdwa
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        510 months ago

        I had it mapped to enter at one point for faster copy pasting of code. Ctrl+c, ctrl+v, pinky capslock enter, ctrl+c etc.

      • HidingCat
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        310 months ago

        Mine’s set to the Application/Menu key on tap, and as a Fn modifier when held, so the WASD keys act as the arrows, Q and E as PageUp/Down, and R and F as Home and End. It’s gotten so convenient I do that subconciously on keyboards that don’t do that, and I end up with SSSSSSSSS or EEEEEEEEEEE.

    • @aeronmelon
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      10 months ago

      Google tried that once, it didn’t go over very well.

      • @CatTrickery
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        210 months ago

        I briefly used a chromebook with linux on at the start of last year as a sorta dumb terminal to my desktop until I could get something a bit better. The keyboard was one of the pros, despite all the flex.

        On my main laptop I now bind caps lock to super and, since it has an ansi keyboard and I live in the UK, I bind the windows key to compose. It has changed my typing significantly for the better.

      • HeavyDogFeet
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        110 months ago

        I know they did, and I’ve only heard praise for it.

        I’ve even remapped my caps lock on my Mac to be another modifier key. I can still tap it to toggle caps lock, but I don’t think I’ve ever used it for that.

      • TwinTusks
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        110 months ago

        That is actually my favorite part of Chromebook keyboards (also, I like lowercase)

    • @ShortFuse
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      510 months ago

      Google did this for ChromeOS and I think it’s great. You get the old function with Alt+Search.