Adding A New Key to the Keyboard

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What should the new key do?
	Center Arrow: To go between the up, left, down, and right arrows.
	Scan: Scan the current active program for a virus.
	Edit: Used to change things on the computer
	A Button: Different from the A key of the alphabet, this A button would be modeled after the A button on video game controllers, for use with games.
	Other: Suggest another idea below.

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Skylark: Apr 27, 2007; ︵‿୨🤍୧‿︵
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If a new key were to be added to keyboards, what should it do?

# ? Apr 7, 2015 02:56

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# ? Apr 25, 2024 13:30

DONT THREAD ON ME: Oct 1, 2002; by Nyc_Tattoo; Floss Finder

Skylark posted:

If a new key were to be added to keyboards, what should it do?

A monkey

# ? Apr 7, 2015 02:59

echinopsis: Apr 13, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

refresh

# ? Apr 7, 2015 02:59

DONT THREAD ON ME: Oct 1, 2002; by Nyc_Tattoo; Floss Finder

A Florida key

# ? Apr 7, 2015 02:59

EMILY BLUNTS: Jan 1, 2005

a sour key candy for when you get hungry but don't want to get up to cook sometihng

# ? Apr 7, 2015 03:02

obstipator: Nov 8, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

Skylark posted:

If a new key were to be added to keyboards, what should it do?

i dont know

# ? Apr 7, 2015 03:20

maniacdevnull: Apr 18, 2007; FOUR CUBIC FRAMES
DISPROVES SOFT G GOD
YOU ARE EDUCATED STUPID

If anything, there's too many keys already! What are you trying to do to me, op?

# ? Apr 7, 2015 03:45

Suspicious: Apr 30, 2005; You know he's the villain, because he's got shifty eyes.

i wish the power off and reset keys would make a comeback. nothing like a mistype shutting down your computer in the middle of important work

# ? Apr 7, 2015 03:48

comedyblissoption: Mar 15, 2006

# ? Apr 7, 2015 03:48

Phoenixan: Jan 16, 2010; Just Keep Cool-idge

they should replace that "key that brings up the right click menu i guess" key with something useful

# ? Apr 7, 2015 03:52

LP0 ON FIRE: Jan 25, 2006; _{beep boop}

it should close or gas the thread if you hold down shift

# ? Apr 7, 2015 03:58

LP0 ON FIRE: Jan 25, 2006; _{beep boop}

really the should just get rid of some keys. maybe replace them with something else. it's a mess of all this ancient stuff. shift? control? alt? num lock?? scroll lock???? pause|break??????? function keys, seriously??!?! esc??????????

# ? Apr 7, 2015 04:01

CraigK: Nov 4, 2008; by exmarx

the any key, op

# ? Apr 7, 2015 04:26

~Coxy: Dec 9, 2003; R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD

comedyblissoption posted:

the RUB OUT key would be very useful

# ? Apr 7, 2015 10:49

jony ive aces: Jun 14, 2012; designer of the lomarf car; Buglord

a checkbox key, gonna have to make do with my 1 key instead

# ? Apr 7, 2015 10:51

~Coxy: Dec 9, 2003; R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD

OP, you may be interested in these two programmer keyboard I designed

6 row

5 row but extra wide

# ? Apr 7, 2015 11:44

Bloody: Mar 3, 2013

~Coxy posted:

OP, you may be interested in these two programmer keyboard I designed

6 row

5 row but extra wide

I'm the continued existence of caps lock

# ? Apr 7, 2015 12:26

SYSV Fanfic: Sep 9, 2003; by Pragmatica

EMILY BLUNTS posted:

a sour key candy for when you get hungry but don't want to get up to cook sometihng

# ? Apr 7, 2015 12:42

~Coxy: Dec 9, 2003; R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD

Bloody posted:

I'm the continued existence of caps lock

i don't use caps lock myself but what else are you gonna put there

# ? Apr 7, 2015 12:48

Zam Wesell: Mar 22, 2009; [Zam is suddenly shot in the neck by a toxic dart; Anakin and Obi-Wan see a "rocket-man" take off and fly away, and Zam dies]

a weede buttan

# ? Apr 7, 2015 13:00

Valeyard: Mar 30, 2012; Grimey Drawer

A key that you press to make good posts

# ? Apr 7, 2015 13:16

Radio Paranoia: Jun 27, 2010; It is now safe to turn off your computer.

what about a :gas:

button?

# ? Apr 7, 2015 13:32

Bloody: Mar 3, 2013

~Coxy posted:

i don't use caps lock myself but what else are you gonna put there

ctrl or esc

# ? Apr 7, 2015 15:45

suffix: Jul 27, 2013; Wheeee!

comedyblissoption posted:

i don't think consumers are ready for such a radical redesign yet

it would also be confusing when the dislike button doesn't work on facebook. maybe the social buttons should light up when they're active?

# ? Apr 7, 2015 16:23

Bloody: Mar 3, 2013

super hyper meta

# ? Apr 7, 2015 18:09

Cat Face Joe: Feb 20, 2005; goth vegan crossfit mom who vapes

hi skylark

id like more keys to copy and paste things with

# ? Apr 7, 2015 18:15

JFairfax: Oct 23, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

boss key

# ? Apr 7, 2015 18:58

Maximum Leader: Dec 5, 2014

the gently caress it key, does Ctrl + a, delete, Ctrl + s, alt f4, deletes ntoskrnl.exe and blue screens the computer. should go between the backspace and enter keys

# ? Apr 7, 2015 19:02

A Wheezy Steampunk: Jul 16, 2006; High School Grads Eligible!

CraigK posted:

the any key, op

# ? Apr 7, 2015 19:05

A Wheezy Steampunk: Jul 16, 2006; High School Grads Eligible!

the leap keys from the canon cat

# ? Apr 7, 2015 19:05

A Wheezy Steampunk: Jul 16, 2006; High School Grads Eligible!

also why do they say "108-key" keyboard

there's way less than 108 keys what are they trying to pull

# ? Apr 7, 2015 19:06

GameCube: Nov 21, 2006

fewer.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 19:07

A Wheezy Steampunk: Jul 16, 2006; High School Grads Eligible!

As a Millennial I posted:

fewer.

that's not actually how language works

quote:

Less has always been used in English with counting nouns. Indeed, the application of the distinction between less and fewer as a rule is a phenomenon originating in the 18th century. On this, Merriam�Webster's Dictionary of English Usage notes:

quote:
As far as we have been able to discover, the received rule originated in 1770 as a comment on 'less': This Word is most commonly used in speaking of a Number; where I should think Fewer would do better. "No Fewer than a Hundred" appears to me, not only more elegant than "No less than a Hundred," but more strictly proper. (Baker 1770). Baker's remarks about 'fewer' express clearly and modestly � 'I should think,' 'appears to me' � his own taste and preference.

Notice how Baker's preference has been generalized and elevated to an absolute status and his notice of contrary usage has been omitted.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 19:16

Silver Alicorn: Mar 30, 2008; 𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮

degauss

# ? Apr 7, 2015 22:43

carry on then: Jul 10, 2010; by VideoGames
(and can't post for 10 years!)

bring back the props key

# ? Apr 7, 2015 22:44

Meat Beat Agent: Aug 5, 2007; felonious assault with a sproinging boner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJoP4MkTnwQ

# ? Apr 7, 2015 22:46

GameCube: Nov 21, 2006

A Wheezy Steampunk posted:

that's not actually how language works

[/quote]

yeah, well, gently caress those guys

# ? Apr 7, 2015 22:51

obstipator: Nov 8, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

it would be convenient if there were more Q keys. Sometimes when I'm looking to type a word with a Q, I'm searching the whole keyboard trying to find that hidden key, only to realize later that it's hanging out in the top left right where I had glanced over :doh:

If there were more Q keys, this wouldn't happen. Q is probably one of the least used letters, so it gives me some trouble sometimes.

# ? Apr 7, 2015 23:01

slam flanders: Jan 13, 2015

most posters could use a LOG OUT key

# ? Apr 7, 2015 23:01

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slam flanders: Jan 13, 2015

MALE SHOEGAZE posted:

A Florida key

jesus fingerfucking christ!!!! lmao!!!

# ? Apr 7, 2015 23:02

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