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Re:Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook by robocat on Thursday July 04, 2019 @02:24PM (#20356696)
Windows laptops are far worse than the touchbar: replacing the function keys with volume, brightness etc.

The two worst keys are the touchpad lock key, and the WiFi key. Both of which "crash" the laptop when your average user hits them unintentionally: because either the touchpad stops working or the internet stops working. Absolute madness.

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Re:Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook by noisem4ker on Friday July 05, 2019 @08:05AM (#20361859)
In all the laptops I've seen, volume and brightness controls require the Fn modifier to be pressed (or can be set to do so), else they behave as F1-F12 normally.
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Re:Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook by ianai on Thursday July 04, 2019 @02:48PM (#20356838)
They did themselves disservice by replacing the f keys with a Touch Bar
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