Personally I press Ctrl
I just open it.
I just stare at it loathfully until it wakes up out of shame.
(Or maybe it’s my enraged vibrations transferring to the mouse through the table and causing it to move, same difference.)
ctrl is the only correct choice obviously. it’s the only key that does nothing by itself and it’s positioned at a corner so it’s hard to mistype
Am I the only one that just kind throws my hand on the keyboard and what happens happens?
I’m so surprised people have specific buttons? Is there a reason? I just mash my whole hand at the keyboard
I move the mouse.
Been using spacebar but what I would like to do is set up a midi drum pad as an input device so I can wake my computer up by smacking it with a stick.
ESC
Can’t believe I had to scroll this far. Always Escape!
The only correct answer is num lock. Caps lock is sort of correct, but it’s a stupid key on anything that’s not a typewriter so I usually disable it so the only correct answer is num lock. No exceptions.
My keyboard doesn’t even have a numlock. Your’s is not the correct answer after all.
TKL? That’s your own fault for buying a defective keyboard that’s missing a whole section just because of aesthetics.
I’m a programmer and spend way too much time typing, here’s my 2 cents on numpads
- You have to move further whenever you reach for the mouse, which is bad for your shoulders over time
- You get less space for a mouse on smaller desks which is annoying for KB+mouse games
- Alpha keys being off-center is also bad for posture over time.
If I used a numpad it would probably have to be on the left side but honestly I’ll realistically move over to a split setup like the one in the other comment before I get a numpad. Until then, 65/75% keyboards ftw.
I have a split keyboard, but it includes a num pad. To be fair I was mostly kidding. I realize there are as many opinions on the keyboard as there are people. I also write code occasionally for work, but I wouldn’t sacrifice num pad for space.
