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Another advantage of WASD is that it allows the user to use the left-hand thumb to press the space bar (often the jump command) and the left-hand little finger to press the Ctrl or ⇧ Shift keys (often the crouch and sprint commands), as opposed to the arrow keys which lack other keys in proximity to press.
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 ...
And usually the "*" key will reload the weapon, and "/" is the use button. --Vittau 03:17, 14 December 2006 (UTC) Actually they perfectly fit left handers - try for yourself and see: operating WASD with the right hand might proove somewhat difficult.;) The arrow keys were created for the masses, WASD is for the left-handed elite.
Key rollover is the ability of a computer keyboard to correctly handle several simultaneous keystrokes. A keyboard with n-key rollover (NKRO) can correctly detect input from each key on the keyboard at the same time, regardless of how many other keys are also being pressed. Keyboards that lack full rollover will register an incorrect keystroke ...
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)
The Scroll Lock key is meant to lock all scrolling techniques and is a vestige of the original IBM PC keyboard. In its original design, Scroll Lock was intended to modify the behavior of the arrow keys. When the Scroll Lock mode is on, the arrow keys scroll the contents of a text window instead of moving the cursor.
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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 ...