The Key(s) of F

[beamjockey]

I just realized that, although I use a Windows machine every business day, I never touch the function keys. I mean the ones labeled F1 through F12, above the number row on the QWERTY part of the keyboard.

I don't even know what the F#-keys do, though I am perfectly capable of finding out.

To me, the most significance they have is that the number keys and the F#-keys form a nice little trough I keep a pencil in.

In the past, I have been a power user on Macs and on VT220 keyboards. Just never bothered, I guess, to figure out the possibilities on a Windows keyboard.

What's your favorite F# key?

Comments

[laurel]

When I've used keyboards with function keys, I've rarely used them unless I programmed them to do something in particular and I can't remember when I last did that.

This year I realized that I never use the shift (or alt or ctrl) key on the right side of the keyboard. Total waste of space for me.