You're using function keys wrong

Re:You're using function keys wrong by shhsshs on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @02:23PM (#34250122)

What about special key sequences like Ctrl+Alt+Delete on Windows, or Ctrl+Alt+F-key on most Linux distros?

Or even more crazy special commands like Alt+PrintScreen+REISUB?

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Re:You're using function keys wrong by nine_k on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @02:42PM (#34250360)

Alt+Ctrl+Delete was special-cased as an unforgeable sequence to access the security screen in Win NT, with special provisions down to BIOS level IIRC. (Else credentials stealing becomes too easy.)

REISUB is for truly exceptional circumstances; I used it 2-3 times in 20 years of using Linux on desktop.

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