Re:New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft
by kibibu on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @10:53PM
(#10343950)
Here are some other keys that are a massive waste for 99% of users:
* Home
* End
* Backtick/tilde ` ~
* Backslash/pipe \ |
* PrtScn
* Break/Pause
* Any F key that is not F1 or F5
When's the last time most users typed a backslash? A pipe char? A backtick?!
(If you say "in a command prompt" you are not talking about the mythical 99% of users)
Depending on the audience, [delete] is a waste of space too - a lot of people just use backspace. Would you abandon it?
Not being useful for everybody doesn't mean it's useful for nobody.
Re:New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft
by girvo on Wednesday October 07, 2015 @12:45AM
(#10344219)
Sure. A number-pad that nearly no-one uses takes up a lot more space than keys that would leave empty space or necessitate a brand-new keyboard layout if they were removed. Very different.
* Home
* End
* Backtick/tilde ` ~
* Backslash/pipe \ |
* PrtScn
* Break/Pause
* Any F key that is not F1 or F5
When's the last time most users typed a backslash? A pipe char? A backtick?! (If you say "in a command prompt" you are not talking about the mythical 99% of users)
Depending on the audience, [delete] is a waste of space too - a lot of people just use backspace. Would you abandon it?
Not being useful for everybody doesn't mean it's useful for nobody.