• Albbi@lemmy.ca
    30·
    2 months ago

    I used to have this really awesome early 2000’s transparent blue plastic keyboard with all the newest media keys. The only problem was that it had 4 windows keys on it! One on either side of the spacebar. The right side of the spacebar was Alt, Windows, Context menu, CTRL. That was a bit weird but it was alright. The next placements were crazy though. Someone figured there was space for more keys right below the Delete, End and Page Down keys but I guess they couldn’t really figure out what would be best for there so they put a 3rd Windows key, a 2nd Context Menu and then a 4th Windows key right there. This was pretty close to the arrow keys and if anyone remembers gaming in the early 2000’s, pressing the windows key accidentlly would often just crash your game completely. If you could get back into it, it could take quite a while for it to respond again. So if you were playing something like Warcraft 2 multiplayer, that button was a fucking nightmare.

    Ugh, I loved the colour of that keyboard so much I put up with all those windows keys.

    edit: I can’t believe I found it! I’ve tried searching for this keyboard a few times, but finally found proof on this site!

    • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca
      8·
      2 months ago

      Wow, Win98 logo and media buttons? Truely between eras.

      I actually like the context key above the arrow keys, another method of effectively right-click is nice. Those Win keys are crazy though, that’s the perfect place for extra function keys. Imagine having f13 & f14 that you can bind to anything without worry!

    • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orgEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Do you know why the 3 key has an n? I have a hunch:

      This is clearly a tactical keyboard for use in military, aviation or maritime navigation systems! /s

        • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orgEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          The “n” is probably a misprint, AltGr+2 prints “²” and AltGr+3 prints “³” in the German layout; it can be customized to actually print “n” in xkb though.

          I mean, if the redundant Windows keys produce different codes, it could be worth a lot to macro enthusiasts. The model exists with an English QWERTY layout too:

          The picture seems to be from 1998 so you’ll likely need a passive DIN to mini-DIN adapter as well.

  • Safeguard@beehaw.org
    10·
    2 months ago

    And soon, new laptops will have a second forced stupid Microsoft key. The copilot key.

    Not even joking.

  • MrSulu@lemmy.mlEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    Let’s pray for the day that future generations will know that to be the Super key, but like the floppy disk icon for ‘Save’ they won’t know why it is what it is.

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      I’ve noticed libreoffice has changed their save symbol. It’s a grey rectangle (taller than it is wide) with a darker grey arrow pointing down.

  • FreeBooteR69@lemmy.caEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    I hate that shit so much. I don’t buy keyboards with the Windows key logo on it anymore.

    • TurboWafflz@lemmy.world
      6·
      2 months ago

      I still don’t get this I don’t think I’ve ever accidentally pressed it while playing a game, and I am someone who constantly presses every wrong key while typing

        • Hule@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 months ago

          I remember playing an FPS game… Heretic? Shadow Warrior? I would play it without a mouse. Alt would be a modifier on the arrow keys for strife (sidestepping). Spacebar to shoot, and you’re set for disaster.

          Space Cadet Pinball was another one. It was nice playing with Ctrl, on the corner. But hit the Win key and you instantly lost focus of the window.

  • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orgEnglish
    61·
    2 months ago

    Why is there a Win-Lock option? I get Caps Lock and Fn-Lock but is there any other reason besides saving a finger for the all-important Win-Ctrl-Alt-Shift-L shortcut to open LinkedIn? /s

  • Nyxie@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 months ago

    same…. and that stupid “copilot” button thing… (this is so useless)

    i’m gonna turn it to a hotkey or something lol.

    • Nyxie@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      UPDATE: i turned the copilot button into a hotkey that opens gnome-characters which has emojis 💯

  • juipeltje@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 months ago

    I recently bought my first mechanical keyboard, after having used my razer for 8 years, and i was looking into different keycaps, but i ended up having a hard time finding a good keycap set that is of good quality, and that i also liked in terms of colors, and has a super key or something like that. The keycaps that i ended up settling on didn’t have a super key, so i just ended up putting the windows menu key on the super key, so that it atleast looks a bit more generic than the actual windows key. It’s too bad they’re hard to find, but i guess it makes sense since there is probably very little demand for it. Another idea is to maybe put a sticker on it or something.

    • ColdWater@lemmy.caOP
      3·
      2 months ago

      True, I’ve been looking through AliExpress for a good Linux based keycaps but didn’t find anything, sticker is probably my only option

  • nyan@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    2 months ago

    If I cared that much, I could have bought a blank keycap for an extra buck when I bought my keyboard and banished that thing forever. (I own a Unicomp New Model M 103-key, which only has one Windows key to begin with, and the manufacturer will happily sell you blank or custom-text keycaps. Unfortunately, while they do sell a set that includes Tux keycaps, they’re sized for a 104-key.)