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

  • @mvirts
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    3311 months ago

    It’s the context menu key all over again

    • qevlarr
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      2211 months ago

      That one is actually useful and I use it every day.

      Can we also talk about stupid keyboard manufacturers putting media functions and whatnot on the F keys, but then requiring me to hold Fn to use it as a regular F key? Nobody wants to go Fn+Alt+F4 to close a window. What the hell?

      • @[email protected]
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        511 months ago

        It’s because executives don’t even know what the regular function keys are for, since the only program they ever use is Outlook. The media controls are much more useful to them.

        And as everyone knows, executives are the only people who buy laptops. So it makes sense to cater to them.

      • Camelbeard
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        211 months ago

        Yeah that’s unacceptable. You can probably fix it in software but still unacceptable.

        On my mechanical keyboard, I mapped my most used programs to de F butttons, with the Ctrl+Alt+F key combination. At work we have a pretty good quality printer, so I printed the icons and taped it above the keys. It’s a little janky but it works really well.

    • @feef
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      1011 months ago

      Context menu key is really useful. :D

      • @mvirts
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        111 months ago

        I would say it can be useful. 😹 I rarely used it and can always hit shift f10 now that it’s gone. I expect a similar experience with a copilot key.