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There are many applications, that do use F-keys for shortcuts. Not only debuggers, like others mentioned. But also some popular file managers (windows: Far, To
by vetinari 10y ago
There are many applications, that do use F-keys for shortcuts.
Not only debuggers, like others mentioned. But also some popular file managers (windows: Far, Total Commander; linux and osx: Midnight Commander).
When using these applications, I can copy files using F5 - and I know it is F5 without looking, because it is in the middle and has an empty space to the left. Similarly with F8 (delete) - in the right region, has space to the right.
With touch strip, you pretty much have to look away from the screen, onto the strip.
- coldtea 10y ago>When using these applications, I can copy files using F5 - and I know it is F5 without looking, because it is in the middle and has an empty space to the left. Similarly with F8 (delete) - in the right region, has space to the right. Well, no such space on the physical keyboard I'm using now. Not after F5, and not after F8.
- vetinari 10y agoYou are exception, then :) Yes, there are such keyboards, from the popular ones Thinkpad [TX][245]30 series for example and the previous rMBP too. However, most keyboards do have the spacing.