Or the smart TV/device remotes with dedicated buttons for long-defunct services. Pretty sure I have a Roku remote somewhere with a Blockbuster button on it.
Or the smart TV/device remotes with dedicated buttons for long-defunct services. Pretty sure I have a Roku remote somewhere with a Blockbuster button on it.
That's a technicality that doesn't apply to 99% of the population. If there isn't a popup prompting to disable it, there's no chance. Even then most would probably ignore without reading it.
That's a technicality that doesn't apply to 99% of the population.
If there isn't a popup prompting to disable it, there's no chance. Even then most would probably ignore without reading it.
Chortle, I just had my housemate try it out, and lo! it works :D I don't know who's using 4 modifiers for keyboard shortcuts though, what nonsense is that?
Chortle, I just had my housemate try it out, and lo! it works :D I don't know who's using 4 modifiers for keyboard shortcuts though, what nonsense is that?
People like me who use autohotkey scripts. It was useful because It was a combination that it won't get activated accidently. When Microsoft added these shortcuts without notice, it broke a lot of...
People like me who use autohotkey scripts. It was useful because It was a combination that it won't get activated accidently.
When Microsoft added these shortcuts without notice, it broke a lot of people's scripts (myself included).
Nobody, which is why Microsoft co-opted that combo and assigned to the Office key on official MS keyboards. Pressing the Office key sends the same signal to the computer as pressing the four mod keys.
I don't know who's using 4 modifiers
Nobody, which is why Microsoft co-opted that combo and assigned to the Office key on official MS keyboards. Pressing the Office key sends the same signal to the computer as pressing the four mod keys.
They had a special keyboard with a special key that would open different apps. Instead of having a different set of drivers for the keyboard, they just assigned one key to a bunch of others and...
They had a special keyboard with a special key that would open different apps. Instead of having a different set of drivers for the keyboard, they just assigned one key to a bunch of others and made really default weird shortcuts so that any keyboard with the Office button would work instantly.
Just to see the bright side, you know, if a LinkedIn hotkey is what opens the door for certain kinds of people to get more aware of and interested in keyboard shortcuts, that's pretty great in my...
Just to see the bright side, you know, if a LinkedIn hotkey is what opens the door for certain kinds of people to get more aware of and interested in keyboard shortcuts, that's pretty great in my books. It's a step above having desktop shortcuts. It might inspire someone to further optimize their work flow, and that's what tech is for. :) I hope someone feels empowered with their five button key command.
It makes sense why it is there, that it was an extension to support an office key on a keyboard. That chord combination was effectively the same as pressing the office key. What I find amusing is...
It makes sense why it is there, that it was an extension to support an office key on a keyboard. That chord combination was effectively the same as pressing the office key. What I find amusing is that there is a Y key to support Yammer. Other keys to open Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and OneDrive might still be useful.
How funny, I saw this on mastodon last week and shared it with my co-workers for a good laugh. It does make sense when you learn about the office key built into some keyboards, but it's still...
How funny, I saw this on mastodon last week and shared it with my co-workers for a good laugh.
It does make sense when you learn about the office key built into some keyboards, but it's still annoying to have something like that baked into the OS.
I just find it hilarious that there's a dedicated shortcut to open LinkedIn that exists on ALL Windows machines (and cannot be disabled).
Reminds me of the PC with the physical pizza button in the early 2000s that would open papa johns website. What a time to be alive.
Or the smart TV/device remotes with dedicated buttons for long-defunct services. Pretty sure I have a Roku remote somewhere with a Blockbuster button on it.
I actually disassembled my remote, cut the traces to those buttons, and shaved down the rubber until the logos on them disappeared. Problem solved.
You usually can't reprogram those buttons which is incredibly shortsighted in its design.
It's intentional. One of Roku's big income streams is the providers paying for the buttons, and the permanence is part of the package.
Of course, doesn't make it anything but shortsighted still.
Like google play movies. What the hell is that button gonna do in a few days?
It can be disabled in Registry, just like nearly everything in Windows.
That's a technicality that doesn't apply to 99% of the population.
If there isn't a popup prompting to disable it, there's no chance. Even then most would probably ignore without reading it.
Yeah sure, but on the same thread 99% of the population isn't going to enter a 5 key hotkey combination either.
a technicality? microsoft literally has a support article on disabling it. this isn't rocket science.
Ah whoops, I missed the whole half of the article below the fold! Sorry about that.
I theory, yes. For me, the registry flat out refuses to disable the abridged right-click menu.
Ctrl shift alt win L
Wow that manages to be worse than the cheats shortcut in the original Midtown Madness (Ctrl Alt Shift F7)
Chortle, I just had my housemate try it out, and lo! it works :D I don't know who's using 4 modifiers for keyboard shortcuts though, what nonsense is that?
People like me who use autohotkey scripts. It was useful because It was a combination that it won't get activated accidently.
When Microsoft added these shortcuts without notice, it broke a lot of people's scripts (myself included).
Nobody, which is why Microsoft co-opted that combo and assigned to the Office key on official MS keyboards. Pressing the Office key sends the same signal to the computer as pressing the four mod keys.
just smash the bottom left of ur keyboard
They had a special keyboard with a special key that would open different apps. Instead of having a different set of drivers for the keyboard, they just assigned one key to a bunch of others and made really default weird shortcuts so that any keyboard with the Office button would work instantly.
It's kinda quirky, but it makes sense.
Just to see the bright side, you know, if a LinkedIn hotkey is what opens the door for certain kinds of people to get more aware of and interested in keyboard shortcuts, that's pretty great in my books. It's a step above having desktop shortcuts. It might inspire someone to further optimize their work flow, and that's what tech is for. :) I hope someone feels empowered with their five button key command.
It makes sense why it is there, that it was an extension to support an office key on a keyboard. That chord combination was effectively the same as pressing the office key. What I find amusing is that there is a Y key to support Yammer. Other keys to open Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and OneDrive might still be useful.
How funny, I saw this on mastodon last week and shared it with my co-workers for a good laugh.
It does make sense when you learn about the office key built into some keyboards, but it's still annoying to have something like that baked into the OS.
I wonder if it could be exploited somehow...