People are ragging on it here… But it makes a lot of sense. With the way AI is going I’d be happy for a shortcut. Although tbh I don’t use like 30% of the keys anyway, so would be fine to just remove irrelevant keys for it.
I know people don’t like change but not all change is bad.
So now Windows bloat is extending to the physical keyboard itself.
Looking at the Microsoft blog post they haven’t said exactly how they want keyboard layouts to change. So on a full size keyboard this could be either new key entirely, or replace an existing (and arguably more useful) key.
They should put it adjacent to the up arrow key so that when I hit it accidentally, copilot can ask “did you mean to press the up arrow key?”, which will cause me to smash the keyboard with my fists and then I’ll need to buy another one. Sales will skyrocket.
I just tried this. Why does this exist? Why does this need to be a shortcut? Who uses LinkedIn so much that they need to use a 5 key shortcut to get there faster?
I mean more like the Raise and Lower keys are used in QMK, more flexibility in the keyboard layout. Turn any key into anything else you may want it to do, including full macro functions. There’s so much more that can be done than just making letters big.
Before I even read it I knew it was more ads or AI of some sort and yep it’s both. Sure yeah we need more ads. Can I get a Microsoft store button on mouses now? Ohoh a dedicated 2nd screen for ads on every monitor. We must please the share holders and the rich!
I briefly used a chromebook with linux on at the start of last year as a sorta dumb terminal to my desktop until I could get something a bit better. The keyboard was one of the pros, despite all the flex.
On my main laptop I now bind caps lock to super and, since it has an ansi keyboard and I live in the UK, I bind the windows key to compose. It has changed my typing significantly for the better.
I know they did, and I’ve only heard praise for it.
I’ve even remapped my caps lock on my Mac to be another modifier key. I can still tap it to toggle caps lock, but I don’t think I’ve ever used it for that.
That’s fair. You could still have that same functionality through something like double tapping the shift key (like it currently works on iPhones) but I guess that might also be hard for some people on a physical keyboard?
That would introduce a point of annoyance IMO. Just remember that in older versions tapping it 5 times would trigger sticky keys. You’d constantly accidently trigger capslock when typing fast.
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If only there was another OS you could use instead!
If only that other OS had keyboards tailored for it…
We could have, I don’t know, Compose, Super, Meta, instead of things like Menu that serves no purpose whatsoever.
Introducing you to our almighty penguin… LINUX
People are ragging on it here… But it makes a lot of sense. With the way AI is going I’d be happy for a shortcut. Although tbh I don’t use like 30% of the keys anyway, so would be fine to just remove irrelevant keys for it.
I know people don’t like change but not all change is bad.
I’m getting Bixby button flashbacks.
Ho well, my wallet’s gonna cry but I’m sure the mechkeyboard community will welcome my ass
I remapped the Bixby button to turn on the flashlight. Best decision ever.
Rebind ftw
Open your wallet and prepare your credit cards it’s gonna be a helluva ride!
Remember when PC keyboards had two Windows logo keys? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
So now Windows bloat is extending to the physical keyboard itself.
Looking at the Microsoft blog post they haven’t said exactly how they want keyboard layouts to change. So on a full size keyboard this could be either new key entirely, or replace an existing (and arguably more useful) key.
They should put it adjacent to the up arrow key so that when I hit it accidentally, copilot can ask “did you mean to press the up arrow key?”, which will cause me to smash the keyboard with my fists and then I’ll need to buy another one. Sales will skyrocket.
Not particularly relevant, but my friend randomly told me to press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Windows key+L one day. I’m still horrified.
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I just tried this. Why does this exist? Why does this need to be a shortcut? Who uses LinkedIn so much that they need to use a 5 key shortcut to get there faster?
Did you think the MS C-Suite does much other than bloviate on LinkedIn in-between (and during) meetings? It’s for them and execs everywhere.
I use Linux, and I actually like the idea. Not because of the Copilot bullshit, but because I’ve always wanted a real
hyperkey.you could use the fn key on any QMK keyboard for that tho. or any F key. or build a keyboard with one extra key. anything else.
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I requested it, but I was only kidding!
I want them to add raise and lower so you can use custom layers on your keyboard. Not that crap.
We alrwady have a raise button - the shift key.
I mean more like the Raise and Lower keys are used in QMK, more flexibility in the keyboard layout. Turn any key into anything else you may want it to do, including full macro functions. There’s so much more that can be done than just making letters big.
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I swear I blinked and suddenly AI was so ubiquitous that I feel like I’m living, studying and writing incorrectly…
Now I know how the boomers felt when the internet went from dialup to pocketable
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Wait, the keyboard layout standardization has been done by Microsoft?!
Before I even read it I knew it was more ads or AI of some sort and yep it’s both. Sure yeah we need more ads. Can I get a Microsoft store button on mouses now? Ohoh a dedicated 2nd screen for ads on every monitor. We must please the share holders and the rich!
Just replace the caps lock key.
Google tried that once, it didn’t go over very well.
I briefly used a chromebook with linux on at the start of last year as a sorta dumb terminal to my desktop until I could get something a bit better. The keyboard was one of the pros, despite all the flex.
On my main laptop I now bind caps lock to super and, since it has an ansi keyboard and I live in the UK, I bind the windows key to compose. It has changed my typing significantly for the better.
I know they did, and I’ve only heard praise for it.
I’ve even remapped my caps lock on my Mac to be another modifier key. I can still tap it to toggle caps lock, but I don’t think I’ve ever used it for that.
Capslock is kinda useful for if you’re disabled. I also found it’s great on devices that are meant for one handed use too like phones.
That’s fair. You could still have that same functionality through something like double tapping the shift key (like it currently works on iPhones) but I guess that might also be hard for some people on a physical keyboard?
That would introduce a point of annoyance IMO. Just remember that in older versions tapping it 5 times would trigger sticky keys. You’d constantly accidently trigger capslock when typing fast.
Google did this for ChromeOS and I think it’s great. You get the old function with Alt+Search.
M$ can get absolutely fucked
You’re all blaming Microsof, when it’s obviously a devious plan from big keyboard!
Lmao Tom Hanks typing away at FAP Schwartz