jordanlund@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoMicrosoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square542fedilinkarrow-up1587arrow-down151file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnology@beehaw.orguiux@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.worldpcmasterrace@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.zipmicrosoft@lemdro.id
arrow-up1536arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994arstechnica.comjordanlund@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square542fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnology@beehaw.orguiux@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.worldpcmasterrace@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.zipmicrosoft@lemdro.id
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down2·11 months agoI mean, they did it before with the windows/super button. Before that you just had ctrl and alt there.
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·11 months agoI use mainly keyboard-controlled WM configurations, so a Super key or a Meta key is useful for me, to separate it from Alt and Ctrl. Which reminds us of the fact that PC keyboards didn’t have those or a Windows key obviously, but Sun keyboards, from googling, did have a Super key. So it’s not them. (And it’s not bad in my opinion)
minus-squarenilloclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI always assumed the windows key was a late attempt at copying the “Apple” keys on Macs. then Macs stopped using that, and switched to the clover (called command), then to actual Command text.
I mean, they did it before with the windows/super button. Before that you just had ctrl and alt there.
I use mainly keyboard-controlled WM configurations, so a Super key or a Meta key is useful for me, to separate it from Alt and Ctrl.
Which reminds us of the fact that PC keyboards didn’t have those or a Windows key obviously, but Sun keyboards, from googling, did have a Super key.
So it’s not them.
(And it’s not bad in my opinion)
I always assumed the windows key was a late attempt at copying the “Apple” keys on Macs. then Macs stopped using that, and switched to the clover (called command), then to actual Command text.