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

  • @Psythik@lemmy.world
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    52 years ago

    Yeah and I already do. But why make it a key combo when you could just have a single dedicated key instead?

    It’s not like anyone actually uses the menu key or the right Start key anyway. 'Bout damn time Microsoft remaps them to something more useful. Next they should do the Pause/Break key. That one hasn’t been useful since the DOS days.

    • FreeSoftware Ganoo
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      We should also get a chrome key

      And a windows store key

      And a Microsoft.com link key

      A key to open minecraft

      Why not a key for launching the “windows action menu” or whatever they call it

      A key to open the control panel

      How about a key to open the settings menu?

      Why are we limiting ourselves? We should have 500 keys and at least 300 of them should be unique to windows.

      • Magnus Åhall
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        42 years ago

        Try a stream deck, each key is also a small monitor for customizable button actions.

      • @Psythik@lemmy.world
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        42 years ago

        Because none of those keys are useful. AI is useful and isn’t Microsoft exclusive.

        Once keyboards start adding the key, I’d be legitimately surprised if the major Distros didn’t eventually follow suit and integrate AI into their platforms as well. Hell, it might get built right into your favorite desktop environment in a couple years.

        • Beefy-Tootz
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          82 years ago

          I get your point, AI is useful for some people, but what about the rest of us who don’t want it or use it? I genuinely use the menu key and would prefer to keep it functioning as it does and now I’m going to be forced to lose that key and now I have to deal with AI? It has no use for me. I also don’t want something actively watching and “thinking” about what I’m doing. I want my computer somewhat dumb and to only do what I tell it to. If you want a keyboard with a dedicated AI button, get one with a macro pad or something. Don’t inconvenience the rest of us by forcing a nonsensical change

        • Flying Squid
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          52 years ago

          Their point was that you could just assign the scroll lock key (or whatever) to open ChatGPT instead because who the fuck uses scroll lock?

          • @Psythik@lemmy.world
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            32 years ago

            Funny you say that, cause as a FL Studio user I hit that key all the time. (It switches between auto/manual scrolling of playlist, i.e. it locks/unlocks auto scrolling.)

      • @Psythik@lemmy.world
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        32 years ago

        Yes but you’re missing my point entirely. What I’m saying is that I’m happy that Microsoft is making it official, so that I don’t have to remap anything.

    • @kurcatovium@lemm.ee
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      Hey! I do use menu key regularly! And same with pause and scroll lock! Print creen is obvious and everyone uses it. Right? Right!? RIGHT?!?

      • @psud@lemmy.world
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        22 years ago

        Print screen used to be a good button for screen capture/window capture. But now the various screenshot apps do the job better. Ctrl+Prt Scr is maybe still good for being fast

    • lemmyvore
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      22 years ago

      Pause is usually the compose key (diacritics starter) on Linux desktops. But I’ll agree about Scroll Lock, that one is truly useless.

      • @psud@lemmy.world
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        22 years ago

        Excel uses scroll lock to make people think it’s broken lock the scroll bars in case you don’t want to be able to see the rest of your sheet