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Some "gaming keyboards" use a matrix, but only give individual diodes to the most frequently-used keys in gaming such as WASD and the arrow keys. Key jamming is often noticed when using a keyboard to play computer games where many keypresses combine to movement vectors and other simultaneous activities rather than typing text.
An interesting (mis)feature of ANSI.SYS is the ability to remap any key on the keyboard in order to perform shortcuts or macros for complex instructions. Using special escape sequences, the user can define any keystroke that has a character-code mapping to simulate an arbitrary sequence of such keystrokes. [ 6 ]
The use of arrow keys in games has come back into fashion from the late 1980s and early 1990s when joysticks were a must, and were usually used in preference to arrow keys with some games not supporting any keys. [citation needed] It can be used instead of WASD keys, to play games using those keys.
The commonly used keys for gaming on a computer are the 'W', 'A', 'S', 'D', and the keys close and adjacent to these keys. These keys and style of using a keyboard is referred to as WASD. A gaming keypad will not only optimize the WASD layout, but will often contain extra functionality, such as volume control, the Esc. key, the F1–F12 keys ...
The AnyKey is a 124-key PC keyboard, comprising the usual complement of 101 keys as well as 23 additional keys. [7] The keyboard includes twelve extra function keys, four programming keys, and four additional arrow keys for diagonal input, [8] as well as one blank key in the center of the eight way arrow key area that normally acts as a second space bar but which can be reprogrammed.
A typical 105-key computer keyboard, consisting of sections with different types of keys. A computer keyboard consists of alphanumeric or character keys for typing, modifier keys for altering the functions of other keys, [1] navigation keys for moving the text cursor on the screen, function keys and system command keys—such as Esc and Break—for special actions, and often a numeric keypad ...
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5 WASD. 4 comments. 6 Romero Key Controls? 1 comment. 7 Num keys arent for only left handed peeps. 2 comments. 8 ...