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Re:Sampler for Mac Touchbars by amelius on Friday July 10, 2020 @08:08AM (#23790672)
I always wondered why we don't have keys for Copy and Paste.

We have "Print Screen", which is a function I don't use that often.

(Not a Mac user, so I'm talking about regular PC keyboards).

In the old days I had a Sun workstation with Copy and Paste keys.

Re:Sampler for Mac Touchbars by Symbiote on Friday July 10, 2020 @11:40AM (#23792659)
Up until the very early 1990s, computer keyboards had a place to position a cardboard (or sometimes plastic) strip, documenting the meaning of the function keys.

The computer (or OS) might come with one, but commercial software would also include a cardboard strip in the box, along with the manuals.

Many examples: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/shift-happens/issues/as-clos...

Re:Sampler for Mac Touchbars by edeion on Saturday July 11, 2020 @06:20AM (#23800951)
It's like upvoting is not enough, here. I've witnessed that some users love their Macbooks' Touchbars, at the same time I'm surprised so few users recourse to these extremely low tech tricks. Just like the camera cover thing that's also trending on HN best: pen and paper and other thing just (almost) anyone can use can still benefit proper use of rocket tech :)

edit: Plus thanks for the link! I've not read the article but the pics are great up to the end! So much inventivity on how to upgrade bona fide keyboards with relatively low tech all through computer history!

Re:Sampler for Mac Touchbars by edeion on Saturday July 11, 2020 @07:14AM (#23801217)
I should also take advantage of the occasion to mention that I find it a pity that we don't use keyboard keys as 101 complementary buttons for the mouse/trackpad :D