Keys of hate
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:15:33 PM
Keys on the keyboard I hate:
- Insert (key of death)
- Scroll lock (what does it do... it does not "lock" scroll)
- Caps Lock (wtf)
- Windows key (the logo)
- Pause|Break (again... when/what does it do?)
- Print Scrn|SysRq (not so much hate, but I don't get the "SysRq")
There are more, but this is it for now. I'm thinking of grabbing a knife and removing them completely.







Angelikiellinidata # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:23:44 PM
a knife will be a fast solution,
till then I will take my time with a glass of
CharlieBAMAToNE # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:03:01 PM
The rest can all diaf. (Except Print Screen. I'd die without that one since I take so many screenshots.)
HenryAOTEAROAnz # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:07:20 PM
Great description of these pointless keys.
I hit print screen when gaming but can never track the image down it seems to disappear into oblivian. SysRq...would love to know it's purpose!
Uncle MickMickeyjoe-Irl # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:24:50 PM
Uncle MickMickeyjoe-Irl # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:27:39 PM
Uncle MickMickeyjoe-Irl # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:30:14 PM
HenryAOTEAROAnz # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:32:31 PM
Robert Jacobsenrobertj # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:42:08 PM
beavidal # Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:58:53 AM
Oh, and the small backspace some keyboards have too!
Tamil # Thursday, October 16, 2008 5:34:01 AM
The following AutoHotkey script will launch or switch to Opera when you hit Caps Lock.
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases. #SingleInstance force SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability. Capslock:: SetTitleMatchMode, 2 IfWinExist, Opera { WinActivate WinWaitActive } else Run %programfiles%\Opera\opera.exe return +Capslock::CapslockHenryAOTEAROAnz # Thursday, October 16, 2008 6:01:32 AM
Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO # Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:10:55 AM
Mickeyjoe_irl: hehe, thanks for the wikipedia quotes! I'm too lazy to look for answers. Also, I'm 25 years old. I'm too old to learn any new computer tricks. I don't use voice recg. in Opera, so I was not aware of its feature.
Tamil: Thanks for nerding it up!
thobi # Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:45:11 AM
i hate those standby/shutdown...-keys. i oftenly push them by mistake
but i use the windows-key often. win+e -> explorer, win+pause -> system menu, win+l -> lock windows, win+f -> search
Tamil # Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:03:12 AM
Originally posted by EspenAO:
Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe # Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:23:00 AM
So what do you do instead of Winkey+M or WinKey+Pause?
- ØØ -
Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO # Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:30:30 AM
Nothing. I don't use them. BTW: You suck in spacing. There are always at least 3-4 breaks when you write a comment.
Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe # Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:47:31 AM
That's because MyOpera ads extra spacing
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Tamil # Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:52:05 AM
Originally posted by NoteMe:
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Hit.gif -Øyvind ØstlundNoteMe # Thursday, October 16, 2008 12:28:31 PM
Dan DeVilledmfalmeida # Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:24:05 PM
Unless you change their functions...
CharlieBAMAToNE # Thursday, October 16, 2008 2:36:07 PM
I'm not making fun of you, though! I still use Ctrl+L to highlight the address bar instead of.. what, F8?
thobi # Thursday, October 16, 2008 3:03:28 PM
had to read this twice to see what you're pointing ad
walterbugscout # Thursday, October 16, 2008 3:19:59 PM
>The Break/Pause key no longer has a well-defined purpose.
This key will stop the startscreen, before the windows logo
appears, for people that like to read the messages.
Regards
Uncle MickMickeyjoe-Irl # Thursday, October 16, 2008 4:07:31 PM
Originally posted by Espen:
I just turned 38, and I'm still learning.
Knut Remi "DrLaunch" Løvlidrlaunch # Thursday, October 16, 2008 5:21:30 PM
Oh. And I'm so lucky to not have a single trace of Windows on my computer (Eee). Even the Windows key is gone in favor of a home key.
Charles SchlossChas4 # Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:59:07 PM
Matt Coxcoxy # Sunday, October 19, 2008 8:22:15 PM
Ice ArdorIceArdor # Thursday, October 30, 2008 2:31:03 AM
Pause/Break is implemented in some games, though is a just one of those keys that they added to make the keyboard sound more sophisticated (A: "oooh... my keyboard has 104 keys." --- B: "Not fair! Mine only has 103!")