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pencilhands
Aug 20, 2022

I know you can google the more obscure ones and see what they do but im more interested in their actual real life uses in 2024. Like are there any of you out there using scroll lock in your day to day life? Whats your story?




pencilhands fucked around with this message at 17:29 on Jan 18, 2024

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Grey Cat
Jun 3, 2023

Doing stuff and things


pencilhands posted:

I know you can google the more obscure ones and see what they do but im more interested in their actual real life uses in 2024. Like are there any of you out there using scroll lock in your day to day life? Whats your story?

I use scroll lock in ffxiv to hide the hud. That's my story, op.

pencilhands
Aug 20, 2022

Grey Cat posted:

I use scroll lock in ffxiv to hide the hud. That's my story, op.

Hotkeying them to some other function doesnt really count itt

Nigmaetcetera
Nov 17, 2004

borkborkborkmorkmorkmork-gabbalooins
I use ` to cheat at video games.

Grey Cat
Jun 3, 2023

Doing stuff and things


pencilhands posted:

Hotkeying them to some other function doesnt really count itt

Changing the rules as you go is for scrubs.

kecske
Feb 28, 2011

it's round, like always

I lost the pause|break key long ago but have never once needed it so it doesn't matter

Grey Cat
Jun 3, 2023

Doing stuff and things


My keyboard also came with some weird and mysterious keys.

The Moon Monster
Dec 30, 2005

New scrolls can be kind of stiff and roll closed when you're reading them, the scroll lock button can be useful for preventing this from happening when you're trying to cast identify or teleport or whatever.

Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019

windows key + period brings up the emoji menu

les enfants Terrific!
Dec 12, 2008

Toxic Mental posted:

windows key + period brings up the emoji menu

also has kaomoji ( ̄y▽, ̄)╭

BAGS FLY AT NOON
Apr 6, 2011

A Soft Nylon Bag
I use every key op. Waste not, want not.

Pneub
Mar 12, 2007

I'M THE DEVIL, AND I WILL WASH OVER THE EARTH AND THE SEAS WILL RUN RED WITH THE BLOOD OF ALL THE SINNERS

I AM REBORN
I lost my 7-key when I was dusting out my last keyboard so I popped scroll lock into it's spot, which then got plenty of use.

Stink Billyums
Jul 7, 2006

MAGNUM

les enfants Terrific! posted:

also has kaomoji ( ̄y▽, ̄)╭

drat, this would've been convenient on 2ch in 2003

R.L. Stine
Oct 19, 2007

welcome to dead gay dog house
i need more mysterious keys because i don't want to hold ctrl-alt-shift-y to do some bullshit that i need to do a lot of

MoonshineWilly
Feb 7, 2007

Damn you, harlot! Science and I know what we're doing!
My laptop has a calculator shortcut key that opens the windows calculator and I use it constantly because I’m lazy and bad at math

Smugworth
Apr 18, 2003

What da hell you talkin bout PH

Nigmaetcetera
Nov 17, 2004

borkborkborkmorkmorkmork-gabbalooins

MoonshineWilly posted:

My laptop has a calculator shortcut key that opens the windows calculator and I use it constantly because I’m lazy and bad at math

iPad needs one of those fuckers.

Treecko
Apr 23, 2008

The Official Demon Girl
Boss of 2022!
Ctrl+alt+del

Maybe shift gets used on a rare occasion

pencilhands
Aug 20, 2022

Smugworth posted:

What da hell you talkin bout PH

computer keyboards

Junk
Dec 20, 2003

Listen to reason, man. Why make your job difficult?
im one of those weirdos who actually uses home and end when typing

Dixville
Nov 4, 2008

I don't think!
Ham Wrangler
What's up with people who use caps lock all the time? I've met 2 of them so far

Smugworth
Apr 18, 2003

pencilhands posted:

computer keyboards

oh
I'm on Awful App for Android

XYZAB
Jun 29, 2003

HNNNNNGG!!
I use AutoHotKey on Windows or BetterTouchTool on Mac to make my keyboard do insane poo poo that would make a medieval peasant die instantly.

Spinz
Jan 7, 2020

I ordered luscious new gemstones from India and made new earrings for my SA mart thread

Remember my earrings and art are much better than my posting

New stuff starts towards end of page 3 of the thread
They are all mysterious to me OP

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

Hold Control - Command - L - R - Shift on right side of the keyboard for 10 seconds and release

satanic splash-back
Jan 28, 2009

I'm going to find the person using prntscrn in 2024 and give them a vicious handjob

Grey Cat
Jun 3, 2023

Doing stuff and things


satanic splash-back posted:

I'm going to find the person using prntscrn in 2024 and give them a vicious handjob

Junk
Dec 20, 2003

Listen to reason, man. Why make your job difficult?
am i not supposed to use print screen?

Grey Cat
Jun 3, 2023

Doing stuff and things


Junk posted:

am i not supposed to use print screen?

Not when the snipping tool is much better.
win+shift+s

Prntscrn is still super useful with alt instead of ctrl when I want to just grab a full active window.

Punkinhead
Apr 2, 2015

Print Screen opens the snipping tool on my keyboard :smuggo:

satanic splash-back
Jan 28, 2009


Prove to me you didn't shift command 3 or shift windows s instead of cropping a full screenshot and I'll see you soon

Grey Cat
Jun 3, 2023

Doing stuff and things


satanic splash-back posted:

Prove to me you didn't shift command 3 or shift windows s instead of cropping a full screenshot and I'll see you soon

Bonzo
Mar 11, 2004

Just like Mama used to make it!
Print Screen key and GreenShot (an app) are amazing

Chief McHeath
Apr 23, 2002

Smugworth posted:

oh
I'm on Awful App for Android

oh no wonder

Jelly
Feb 11, 2004

Ask me about my STD collection!
I got one of those tiny keyboards for gaming that doesn't have a numpad and I absolutely despise it but I'm too lazy to do anything about it.

Cubone
May 26, 2011

Because it never leaves its bedroom, no one has ever seen this poster's real face.
I use the forward delete key and grave accent/tilde
probably the most disturbing and serial killerish poo poo about me

Cubone
May 26, 2011

Because it never leaves its bedroom, no one has ever seen this poster's real face.

if you ever see someone using these, flee immediately

MrQwerty
Apr 15, 2003

I'm on win 11 and print screen became the snip tool full-time randomly like 2-3 months ago

humpthewind
Jan 8, 2007

Noblest of all dogs is the hot-dog; it feeds the hand that bites it.
Somewhere along the line I trained myself to use the shortcut for deleting a whole word when typing instead of just backspacing one character at a time to the mistake. I have no idea if it's faster.

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Devils Affricate
Jan 22, 2010
How the gently caress is the "print screen" key mysterious? That's got to be the best described key on the keyboard.

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