Re: Nominations for Most Useless Key on keyboard...


For me -- in Europe -- the most useless key is the one for ? -- because it
doesn't exist! (You have to type Alt+0128 instead...)

Regards,
AndrewFG

"Kristofer Skaug" <ya.ierfgnf@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> After having struck the "Insert" key by mistake for the 5th time within
> 20 minutes, and uncountable times in the last 10 years, I once more (and
> a bit more loudly than usual) wonder what the @&*? this key is good
> for!!!
>
> OK sure, so at the command prompt the INSERT mode is default OFF, and you
> need this key to get a sensible (non-overwriting) editor mode. But
> still...
>
> Other nominees for "Most Useless Key" include:
> - Scroll Lock (at least it isn't in the way)
> - Pause/Break
> - Home/End
> - Num Lock
>
> Would it be possible to buy keyboards that replace theys keys with
> something *useful*?
>
> --
> Kristofer
>
>


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