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Switch name Cherry MX equivalent Switch Type Actuation force Tactile force Actuation point Total travel Product code Durability (actuations) Cherry: Cherry: Black [1] Cherry MX Black: Linear: 0.60 N: N/A: 2.0 mm: 4.0 mm: MX1A-11xx >100 million Cherry: Cherry: Red [2] Cherry MX Red: Linear: 0.45 N: N/A: 2.0 mm: 4.0 mm: MX1A-L1xx >100 million ...
Many Windows/PC users have found a workaround using Microsoft's Intellitype Pro software, which allows a user to assign keystrokes/macros to the function and accessory keys. For example, assigning a macro {Press F1 } to the function key F1 renders the F-lock issue moot, since the OS will interpret the key press as F1 regardless of the F-lock state.
As a result, default mappings are sometimes wrong (i.e., not matching the labels shown on the keyboard) when using a recent USB Apple keyboard on an older version of Mac OS X, which doesn't know about the new function key mapping of this keyboard (e.g., because Mission control and Launchpad didn't exist at that time, the corresponding labels ...
The Fn key is a form of meta-modifier key, in that it causes the operating system to see altered scancodes when other keys on the keyboard are pressed. This allows the keyboard to directly emulate a full-sized keyboard, so the operating system can use standard keymaps designed for a full-sized keyboard. However, because the operating system has ...
Windows 10: ⊞ Win+x > u > s. Windows 7: ⊞ Win+→+→+↵ Enter. Sleep (available on some keyboards) ⌥ Opt+⌘ Cmd+Eject: Sleep (available on some keyboards, configurable in Control Panel Power Options Advanced tab dialog box) Shut down computer Windows 10: ⊞ Win+x > u > u: Ctrl+⌥ Opt+⌘ Cmd+Eject (no confirmation, shutdown is immediate)
In computing, the menu key (≣ Menu), or application key, is a key with the primary function to launch a context menu with the keyboard rather than with the usual right-mouse button. [1] It was previously found on Microsoft Windows-oriented computer keyboards and was introduced at the same time as the Windows logo key.
On Windows and Linux, use one of the following: Hold the Ctrl key and press the F5 key. Hold the ⇧ Shift key and press the F5 key. Hold the Ctrl key and the ⇧ Shift key, then press the R key. Hold the Ctrl key and click the Reload button on the navigation toolbar. Hold the ⇧ Shift key and click the Reload button on the navigation toolbar ...
Its state affects the function of the numeric keypad commonly located to the right of the main keyboard and is commonly displayed by an LED built into the keyboard. The Num Lock key exists because earlier 84-key IBM PC keyboards did not have cursor control or arrows separate from the numeric keypad. Most earlier computer keyboards had different ...