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I don't know that I've intentionally hit any of these in my life. Insert is particularly hosed because you go to change a line and look away and suddenly you've eaten three sentences.
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It's F3
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It's Insert because while the F keys have zero utility, the Insert key has negative utility.
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Apr 16, 2020 20:45
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the 2nd alt key on the right side of the keyboard
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Apr 16, 2020 20:46
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gently caress you say? I use all al al of them scroll...........
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Apr 16, 2020 20:47
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whatever the thing between windows and right ctrl is
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Apr 16, 2020 20:48
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prollythebiglongkeyatthebottomitonlyslowsdownmyposting
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Apr 16, 2020 20:51
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i legit don't even know what scroll lock does
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Apr 16, 2020 20:52
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Insert, because overtype is actively harmful to society. For least use that doesn't go into the negative-use like Insert does: Whatever the gently caress that key is with no name and just a cartoon of menu. It never does poo poo or is exactly the same as a right-click.
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It's scroll lock I think I've at least PUSHED the other keys on there at some point in my computer/word processor history. Except for that loving thing. Like star eater said. I'm literally NOT sure what that thing is supposed to do. I presume it prevents me from scrolling off screen if I was working on a console input so I don't lose the prompt?? However, the person who said "whatever the thing is to the right of the right Alt key" gets a goddamn second place because I had forgotten whatever the gently caress that is was even ON there and had to actually stare at it for a bit. ...I pushed it and it opened the 'File' menu. Why did it do that? Why do I need a button there for that?
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Apr 16, 2020 20:57
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The function keys problem is that they're nonstandardized and underdocumented - nobody is going to seek out that Ctrl+Shift+F6 allows you to quickly switch between Word documents. They're often used for program options in gaming, however
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Apr 16, 2020 20:58
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The most uselessly bound key is Caps Lock. The actual key itself is fine, but it should be swapped with Escape by default.
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Apr 16, 2020 20:58
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Scroll lock is the key i use for push-to-talk on discord, i've got it mapped to my foot pad and it doesn't interfere with anything else because it's a useless key that i dont think even does anything.
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Apr 16, 2020 20:59
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If you've ever gotten deep into spreadsheets or editing values in fields you will use Home and End heavily and love them. It's an insult they are on the poll 
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Daikloktos posted:The function keys problem is that they're nonstandardized and underdocumented - nobody is going to seek out that Ctrl+Shift+F6 allows you to quickly switch between Word documents. They're often used for program options in gaming, however This is why I studiously maintain scores of those laminated cardboard things that fit around function keys that list what their shortcuts do and switch them out as I need them, pulling them from my special purpose rolodex that I keep them stored in.
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Apr 16, 2020 21:01
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its u
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Apr 16, 2020 21:03
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I have another dirty secret. I dunno that I've ever successfully activated the 'SysRq' function on the PrntScrn key or know what its intended purpose was. I feel like this is something I should know.
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Apr 16, 2020 21:04
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I was gonna says the windows key, but I guess that's actively detrimental rather than useless. I say numlock because I genuinely don't can't think of any situation where you could not just leave it permanently enabled. The others I could at least come up with a theoretical use, even if I've never actually done it. Definitely not the fucken home key though. A surprising number of video games use it as a camera reset. Try it. Boot up a Total War game, spin/zoom/move your camera around to some nonsense position, then press home.
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Apr 16, 2020 21:07
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What about the tilde button up at the top next to 1?
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General Dog posted:What about the tilde button up at the top next to 1? Gamers use that for opening up the console
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General Dog posted:What about the tilde button up at the top next to 1? Meh~
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Apr 16, 2020 21:12
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§ ± is the shift-alternative. This key takes up valuable real estate on a macbook keyboard that doesn't even have a # key I had to copy paste a # symbol from elsewhere to make this post.
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General Dog posted:What about the tilde button up at the top next to 1? Look at this scrub. Go back to playing Elder Scrolls games on xbox you loving noob!!!
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Rabid Snake posted:Gamers use that for opening up the console Yeah, that's the "Fix Fallout New Vegas" button for me.
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Alt Gr which is for ?? My guess is that it brings up an alt-right Grindr website when pressed. mine doesn't work 
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Apr 16, 2020 21:19
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I think the keys I press the least are scroll lock and right Ctrl, but at least scroll lock can toggle an LED.
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Apr 16, 2020 21:30
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Windows key. Back when I had the WoW monkey on my back, I had to pry the key off the keyboard because I would accidentally hit it when going for keybinds and by the time I alt-tabbed back some rogue would have killed me Of course I had a pretty poo poo computer some of that time so that didn't help BTW as an honorable mention gently caress numlock. I want it on all the drat time. Never turn that poo poo off. I've got spreadsheets to do, motherfucker, I don't need to waste time rekeying crap because I accidentally turned it off and I've lost minutes of keying in poo poo.
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My old laptop had a key that opened the Calculator in Windows 7. After updating to Windows 10, it did nothing at all. I actually ended up pulling it off once to see if the keys could be taken off to clean under them. I couldn't get it to pop back into place, so I just ended up super gluing it on. I guess that's the most use I ever got out of it.
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Apr 16, 2020 21:43
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You know the key left from 1? with like § and ½ and poo poo on it. It's that one.
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Apr 16, 2020 21:51
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Insert is good. I was going to say that the numpad is bad and should go, but then I remembered that the numpad is used by DROD, which is good, and therefore the numpad is also good.
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I was looking at my current keyboard, thinking that I haven't hit Pause|Break since 1995, when I suddenly realized it doesn't even HAVE a Scroll Lock key and I never noticed. So that one.
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poo poo i voted "home" but i want to change it to scroll lock. never even heard that one b4
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Admiralty Flag posted:Windows key. Back when I had the WoW monkey on my back, I had to pry the key off the keyboard because I would accidentally hit it when going for keybinds and by the time I alt-tabbed back some rogue would have killed me windows+e and windows+d are both good imo
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like what does scroll lock even do besides turn on a pretty keyboard light
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Apr 16, 2020 22:01
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Nurge posted:You know the key left from 1? with like § and ½ and poo poo on it. It's that one. I don't have one of those. e: I DO have a Pause/Break key and I'm not even sure that has any function at all in any form of modern computing, does it?
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I used to have a job that used scroll lock in an AS400 terminal emulator but I can't remember what it was for The people in that job missed having keyboards with 24 function keys. whew
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Admiralty Flag posted:BTW as an honorable mention gently caress numlock. I want it on all the drat time. Never turn that poo poo off. I've got spreadsheets to do, motherfucker, I don't need to waste time rekeying crap because I accidentally turned it off and I've lost minutes of keying in poo poo. Oh yeah this for sure
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RepeatingMeme posted:like what does scroll lock even do besides turn on a pretty keyboard light It locks your scroll. It's a good joke to play on the court herald right as he's about to read the king's proclamation.
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