27-08-2003 02:55									#31
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here is only one key ha I never use. I wish I could ell you wha i is, bu since I am no using i you will have o figure i ou for yourself. I will give you one hin, i is on he firs row of the leer keys on he keyboard (he op mos row)...

	27-08-2003 02:59									#32
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"t"

	27-08-2003 03:02									#33
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Good one, Japthert.

	27-08-2003 03:07									#34
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The most useful key idea:

http://members.tripod.com/nathanwaite/oh_****_key.htm

Having an undo in an easy-to-reach key would be great.

	27-08-2003 03:08									#35
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No, I like it as ctrl-z. I already know it and it's harder to hit by accident.

	27-08-2003 03:12									#36
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On a side note, does somebody know what the sign € is used for?

	27-08-2003 03:13									#37
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Never seen it before.

	27-08-2003 07:14									#38
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quote: Originally posted by skywalker you mean alt? You've NEVER ctrl-alt-deleted, or alt-tabbed? EVER? heathen

The context menu key is the weird one between the spacebar and the right windows key. It doesn't have a text label.

	27-08-2003 07:51									#39
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I vote scroll-lock. Insert alone is useless, but it forms (with shift) the old-school DOS way of pasting.

I learned
Ctrl-C: copy
Shift-Del: cut
Shift-Ins: paste

And they still work!

	27-08-2003 08:33									#40
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quote: Originally posted by St Leo The context menu key is the weird one between the spacebar and the right windows key. It doesn't have a text label.

Oh, the button with the cursor and the dropdown list? On mine that's between the right windows key and ctrl.

	27-08-2003 08:40									#41
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Scroll Lock is useless - I don't even know what it could be used for.
Pause/Break used to have a use in good old DOS days, but games have their own pause buttons now
Insert I find useful when typing sometimes.
I only press the right windows key and the context menu key by accident - I haven't actually used them in a productive manner ever.

All the other keys are useful.
Althought the F~ series of keys don't get much to do.

	27-08-2003 08:42									#42
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Scroll Lock is actually useful on BSD UNIX machines.

If you are on the terminal, you can use scroll lock to go up and see all the stuff that disappears off of the monitor.

	27-08-2003 09:21									#43
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"|" is the pipe, very useful if you are a *nixer

	27-08-2003 10:00									#44
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quote: Originally posted by skywalker you mean alt? You've NEVER ctrl-alt-deleted, or alt-tabbed? EVER? heathen

I use alt all the time... because it's a totally different button! Your keyboard might not have the context menu key. On mine it's in between the right windows button and the right Ctrl button. So no... I don't mean alt

	27-08-2003 10:01									#45
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*points to above post*

	27-08-2003 15:12									#46
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IhatethespacebarsoI'vetakenitoutofmykeyboard





What's the use of the scroll lock and pause/break keys anyway? I've never found a way to actually use them... And I really hate when people press the num lock key, and I have to use the computer 2 min later How can someone actually live without those number keys at the right?

	27-08-2003 15:38									#47
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quote: How can someone actually live without those number keys at the right?

Some people use them instead of the arrow keys because they're better (having diagonals and all).

I use scroll lock very rarely but I do use it. After thinking about this some more, I'm having trouble thinking of one instance where I have ever used the pause/break key. I couldn't even tell you what it does. Can anyone give me a specific time when they have used this key and what it did?

	27-08-2003 15:43									#48
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quote: Originally posted by BustaMike Some people use them instead of the arrow keys because they're better (having diagonals and all).

I know a person who ALWAYS clicks the Num lock button, though I have never seen him actually use the numbers as arrow keys instead, so it makes no difference to him... When I ask him why he does that, he just answers, he hates those number buttons... but what's the difference when he doesn't use the arrows anyway

	27-08-2003 16:19									#49
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With numlock off, there is no light on the keyboard.
I used to do that, back in the dos days when joysticks were the main form of input.

Of course, nowadays I just buy keyboards that don't have a numlock light.

	27-08-2003 16:38									#50
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It's your fault

	27-08-2003 17:46									#51
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Crap, I thought this was going to be a musical thread. My least favorite key (musically) is B flatulent.

	27-08-2003 18:13									#52
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Skanky: the function keys are VITAL! So many games I know use them.

	27-08-2003 18:52									#53
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the Any key. i can't find it.

	27-08-2003 19:06									#54
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How come no-one's considered ¬?

What a useless key! That's the first time I've ever used it, and I can't forsee a situation where I'll need to use it again.

	27-08-2003 19:51									#55
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I use all of them at one time or another, though I express my greatest frustration with the damn insert key.

	27-08-2003 19:51									#56
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns Scroll Lock is useless - I don't even know what it could be used for.

Sorry Skanky, I disagree. Scroll lock does at least light up an LED on on the keyboard, which is more than Pause/Break does. It makes rolling a joing slightly easier when the light bulb has blown late at night.

Oldies like me tend to Ctrl-Z rather than Break anyway. 99% of the time it has no effect but their are a few retar... er, "old fashioned" programmers still coding.

	27-08-2003 19:56									#57
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W (according to the old *hitehouse administration)

	27-08-2003 19:58									#58
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Pause/Break works in EU2. That's the only use I know for it though.

	27-08-2003 21:06									#59
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quote: Originally posted by Cruddy Oldies like me tend to Ctrl-Z rather than Break anyway. 99% of the time it has no effect but their are a few retar... er, "old fashioned" programmers still coding.

What had ctrl-Z to do with Break? I use ctrl-Z all the time, but I have yet to find the break key do anything at all... and certainly not what ctrl-Z should do...

	28-08-2003 05:42									#60
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quote: Originally posted by Paul Hanson How come no-one's considered ¬?

It's not part of the standard North American keyboard.