@jordanlund@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agoMicrosoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square543fedilinkarrow-up1587arrow-down151file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnology@beehaw.orguiux@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.worldlinux_lugcast@lemux.minnix.devtechnology@lemmy.zipmicrosoft@lemdro.id
arrow-up1536arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994arstechnica.com@jordanlund@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square543fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnology@beehaw.orguiux@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.worldlinux_lugcast@lemux.minnix.devtechnology@lemmy.zipmicrosoft@lemdro.id
minus-square@jordanlund@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglish35•6 months agoJust another key to make grandma ask “OK, what does this do?”
minus-square@jtklinkEnglish20•6 months agoDon’t worry about it grandma, just be sure not to accidentally press it when you’re fragging noobs.
minus-square@psud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoGames will disable it during play, just as they do for the windows key
minus-square@EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish3•6 months agoWhat games disable the windows key? As a lefty, this is something I’ve desired my entire life to the point where I think I’d pass out from the endorphin rush if a game did this.
minus-square@jtklinkEnglish3•6 months agoNot all of them. Certainly not Quakeworld, which is Grandma’s favorite.
minus-square@OutlierBlue@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish9•6 months agoOr more likely she’ll accidentally press it and call you in a panic thinking she’s been hacked and wondering why her computer is talking to her.
Just another key to make grandma ask “OK, what does this do?”
Don’t worry about it grandma, just be sure not to accidentally press it when you’re fragging noobs.
Games will disable it during play, just as they do for the windows key
What games disable the windows key? As a lefty, this is something I’ve desired my entire life to the point where I think I’d pass out from the endorphin rush if a game did this.
Not all of them. Certainly not Quakeworld, which is Grandma’s favorite.
Or more likely she’ll accidentally press it and call you in a panic thinking she’s been hacked and wondering why her computer is talking to her.