The windows key easily, other keys are just useless it is actively detrimental if you press it by accident in a full screen application.
Poll: Most useless key on your keyboard
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...my gaming keyboard of 10 years now came with "power", "sleep" and "suspend" keys. But I removed them long ago (as well as the right-side windows key, because I grew up using the arrow key cluster and fuck minimizing a game when you're going for alt. Also fuck wasd)... so I won't count them. Instead, I say numlock, because there's absolutely no reason to ever turn it off (except on laptops under 17"). I've already got arrow keys and a home cluster less than an inch away from the damn numlock key, and in a more convenient layout. I want to replace the damn thing with a new command, similar to num*... num@.
I agree strongly. You can disable it: check out the Classic Shell application. I hate that key so much I bought a 101-key Model M keyboard so I never have to worry about it again. Also I like clicky keyboards.zerragonoss said:
Upon which (on topic at last) I am sure I find the Scroll Lock key the most useless, by the way.
My laptop has a Fn key between Ctrl and the Windows key. This seminally useless thing mostly runs media player controls that don't work with the player I use, and volume, which is easier to control with the mouse then finagling a two hand cross keyboard maneuver.
Pause/Break is used with the windows key to open the system-information/change of domains, so i have used it.
But the scroll-lock... i have no idea when it is useful - only key i think i have never used.
But the scroll-lock... i have no idea when it is useful - only key i think i have never used.
q, because fuck that letter.
In all seriousness, Caps Lock is useful for a lot of people who are less computer savvy since they seem to think that it's the only way to write in capitals, or that it's just what they are used to, so I can understand its existence. Besides, it's in an ideal location to be bound to something for PC Gaming!!
Num lock and Scroll lock are definitely pointless (unless you really hate the standard arrow pad and ability to scroll respectively), however Insert causes me the most grief. Nothing annoys me more than clicking in the middle of a Word document only to realise in horror that my freshly typed characters were cannibalising the noble characters before them.
In all seriousness, Caps Lock is useful for a lot of people who are less computer savvy since they seem to think that it's the only way to write in capitals, or that it's just what they are used to, so I can understand its existence. Besides, it's in an ideal location to be bound to something for PC Gaming!!
Num lock and Scroll lock are definitely pointless (unless you really hate the standard arrow pad and ability to scroll respectively), however Insert causes me the most grief. Nothing annoys me more than clicking in the middle of a Word document only to realise in horror that my freshly typed characters were cannibalising the noble characters before them.
Insert.
Back when I knew jack shit about what over half the keys on my keyboard did, I'd occasionally hit that key by accident while working on papers and what have you. To my horror, the new text I type replaces the old! Overtype mode, I now know it is apparently called. This was back when I couldn't touch type, so I often wouldn't realize what was happening until I looked up to check on my stuff.
I'd nuke it off the face of my keyboard if I could.
Back when I knew jack shit about what over half the keys on my keyboard did, I'd occasionally hit that key by accident while working on papers and what have you. To my horror, the new text I type replaces the old! Overtype mode, I now know it is apparently called. This was back when I couldn't touch type, so I often wouldn't realize what was happening until I looked up to check on my stuff.
I'd nuke it off the face of my keyboard if I could.
My windows key is my dedicated push to talk button on my keyboard. Disable the windows key functionality and it ends up being a free key that's really easy to palm.Lilani said:
For me its a tie between scroll lock and pause break. Because the default key for auto run in WoW has always been Num Lock I've gotten ridiculously used to hitting num lock for auto run, but I've never once actively hit scroll lock or pause break. I'm not even sure what those buttons do when you hit them.
A few years ago I probably would have considered the tilde in the list (or is it grave? I honestly have no clue what its called), but then I started realizing that its a fairly easy button to hit. After that thought came to me I started rebinding tons of things to it which gave me an extra 4 keybinds for games.
But CapsLock is perfect for autorun modes in games, not to mention prime real-estate for WASD gaming.
Believe it or not I use most of the keys people have mentioned, NumLock for switching between directional and number keys when at work, ~ (called tilde) for console commands, ScrollLock for for quickly testing keyboard functionality and even Insert from time to time.
I don't however use Pause/Break.
Believe it or not I use most of the keys people have mentioned, NumLock for switching between directional and number keys when at work, ~ (called tilde) for console commands, ScrollLock for for quickly testing keyboard functionality and even Insert from time to time.
I don't however use Pause/Break.
Other than "Delete" and "print screen" ive never willingly used any of that patch of buttons above the arrow keys.
My keyboard has Keys labeled "G1, G2, G3 etc." I think they can be set for certain macros but I've never used them. Same goes for the M1 M2 M3 at the top which i think changes the keys to some sort of custom configuration? I dunno both those things were boasted as features on the box but i never thought id use them so I didnt read into them too far
My keyboard has Keys labeled "G1, G2, G3 etc." I think they can be set for certain macros but I've never used them. Same goes for the M1 M2 M3 at the top which i think changes the keys to some sort of custom configuration? I dunno both those things were boasted as features on the box but i never thought id use them so I didnt read into them too far
I kinda like the windows-key,
Run stuff with win+R, switch user (to necessitate a password when I come back) with win+L, cycle through the quickbar with win+T or open Computer with win+E.
Must be said that I only really use these on my far pc, the one where one-handed keyboard shortcuts are faster than reaching for my mouse.
During programming I use home/end. I've not used pause/break since my VBA-days.
By the way, anyone wanna buy a pristine scroll-lock key? I don't believe I've ever intentionally touched it.
Run stuff with win+R, switch user (to necessitate a password when I come back) with win+L, cycle through the quickbar with win+T or open Computer with win+E.
Must be said that I only really use these on my far pc, the one where one-handed keyboard shortcuts are faster than reaching for my mouse.
During programming I use home/end. I've not used pause/break since my VBA-days.
By the way, anyone wanna buy a pristine scroll-lock key? I don't believe I've ever intentionally touched it.
Number lock. From my time using a pc, I had never once used number lock nor do I know what it is used for.
Sounds like a logitech g19, in which case those are indeed macro keys. G1 through 12 are the macro's, the 3 buttons on top should switch between macro sets (giving you 3x12=36 macro keys) and the MR key records keystrokes for you to bind to macro's if you dont feel like putting them in through the logitech gaming software thingy.Guitarmasterx7 said:
It's used to switch your numpad keys' function. Numlock on means the keys return numbers, numlock off means they function as arrows, page-up and doown, home/end etc.Scarim Coral said:
