The most useless key on the keyboard?

**The_Other_One** · 08-20-2006, 04:30 AM

What do you guys think? There are a good few keys we don't use anymore, like the Scroll lock, Pause/Break, etc etc... But personally, I HATE the windows keys(particually the start menu one) I always forget to disable it and it messed me up when I'm gamming.

Now, Im asking this for your general keyboards, but to be specific(IE my laptop) I HATE HATE HATE that I have two \ keys. Yes, I have one by the brackets, and one by the cursors. I have no clue why they did this, but it's so annoying!

**DCIScouts** · 08-20-2006, 05:20 AM

I will have to second the nomination of the Windows key. That thing always seems to come at the worst time while I'm in the middle of an important part of a game.

[-0MEGA-] · 08-20-2006, 05:24 AM

I've hardly ever run into a problem with hitting the Windows key, I actually find it to be very useful. I usually use it when im in a full screen program, and I want to get back to the desktop or other programs. So instead of doing the desktop shortcit combo, i just hit the Windows key.

The key I use least would have to be one of the following:

Scroll Lock
Pause/Break
That key between the Alt and Ctrl to the right of the spacebar (the menu key thing).

bigsaucybob · 08-20-2006, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

That key between the Alt and Ctrl to the right of the spacebar (the menu key thing).

I read that line, and I pressed that button for my first time ever.

One button I NEVER use is the one to the left of the (1) key.

[-0MEGA-] · 08-20-2006, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigsaucybob

One button I NEVER use is the one to the left of the (1) key.

Really? I press that several times a day. It's the default command to bring up the console in most games, including CSS.

gamerman4 · 08-20-2006, 05:58 AM

the scroll lock key since in any OS with a GUI (at least in Windows), it serves no purpose at all. Also, the key beside the right windows key(it acts as a right click but whos mouse cant right click nowadays?).

Burgerbob · 08-20-2006, 06:11 AM

I like the windows key, i use it to log off and whatnot, i think the CTRL and ALT on the right of the spacebar (mentioned earlier) and the scroll lock are the most useless. I use the Pause key in TA, and i use the ~ key in games and as my sig for emails (~Example~).

Nini · 08-20-2006, 07:02 AM

I know not all keyboards have this. but...
i dont use the internet button, search button, or email button wich are on top of the F1-F12 keys

dirrocte · 08-20-2006, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamerman4

the scroll lock key since in any OS with a GUI (at least in Windows), it serves no purpose at all. Also, the key beside the right windows key(it acts as a right click but whos mouse cant right click nowadays?).

lol in some games i play (WoW) its the auto run key.. but i agree other than that its pretty useless

Burgerbob · 08-20-2006, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nini

I know not all keyboards have this. but...
i dont use the internet button, search button, or email button wich are on top of the F1-F12 keys

I love those keys, i have Media (brings up winamp), Play/Pause, Mute (dont use that much), favorites (skip back a track in winamp), Email (skip foward), and WWW, which is my FF button.

08-20-2006, 04:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	The most useless key on the keyboard? What do you guys think? There are a good few keys we don't use anymore, like the Scroll lock, Pause/Break, etc etc... But personally, I HATE the windows keys(particually the start menu one) I always forget to disable it and it messed me up when I'm gamming. Now, Im asking this for your general keyboards, but to be specific(IE my laptop) I HATE HATE HATE that I have two \ keys. Yes, I have one by the brackets, and one by the cursors. I have no clue why they did this, but it's so annoying! __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

08-20-2006, 05:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Age: 26 Posts: 5,105	I will have to second the nomination of the Windows key. That thing always seems to come at the worst time while I'm in the middle of an important part of a game. __________________ In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr. The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little. -Joe Martin FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Posting and you - CF Edition Cheers CF

08-20-2006, 05:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	I've hardly ever run into a problem with hitting the Windows key, I actually find it to be very useful. I usually use it when im in a full screen program, and I want to get back to the desktop or other programs. So instead of doing the desktop shortcit combo, i just hit the Windows key. The key I use least would have to be one of the following: Scroll Lock Pause/Break That key between the Alt and Ctrl to the right of the spacebar (the menu key thing). __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

08-20-2006, 05:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
gamerman4 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 1,333	the scroll lock key since in any OS with a GUI (at least in Windows), it serves no purpose at all. Also, the key beside the right windows key(it acts as a right click but whos mouse cant right click nowadays?). __________________ NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R P965 HDDs: 2 x 80GB 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 1x 750GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt Obama/Biden 08 Last edited by gamerman4; 08-20-2006 at 06:38 AM.

08-20-2006, 06:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,515	I like the windows key, i use it to log off and whatnot, i think the CTRL and ALT on the right of the spacebar (mentioned earlier) and the scroll lock are the most useless. I use the Pause key in TA, and i use the ~ key in games and as my sig for emails (~Example~). __________________ MY Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Black Edition, Zalman 9700 4096Mb Patriot Viper, ASUS M3N78 Pro 750GB Seagate HDD, eVGA GeForce 8800GT w/Akimbo Antec Three Hundred Logitech MX Revolution, UltraX Media Hanns-G 19in 5ms EEEPC 4G, 1GB RAM, 4GB SD card

08-20-2006, 07:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
Nini Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Your house. Posts: 1,041	I know not all keyboards have this. but... i dont use the internet button, search button, or email button wich are on top of the F1-F12 keys __________________ mycomp Me ¤A day without laughter is a day wasted.¤

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