Copilot key becomes a “whatever” key in latest Windows Insider Preview build.
  • lengau@midwest.socialEnglish
    7·
    7 hours ago

    All I care to know is what code it sends to the machine so I can submit a merge to Plasma to default that key to opening krunner.

  • Ansel@thelemmy.clubEnglish
    51·
    9 hours ago

    why even make it in the first place? just use a keyboard shortcut or something.

    • lengau@midwest.socialEnglish
      3·
      7 hours ago

      So you know the built-in keyboard shortcut on Windows that opens LinkedIn? (IIRC it’s Ctrl+Alt+Win+Shift+L)

      That’s because Microsoft sold keyboards for a while with “Office keys,” so you could hit Office+W for Word, Office+X for Excel, etc. All that key would do is send all those modifiers. There are plenty of unused modifier key codes they could use instead, but they did this.

      I’m guessing this key works the same.

    • Blaster M@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 hours ago

      As much as I don’t like these buttons, working in tech support, I can tell you far too many people can’t figure out anything more complex than “push the giant button that says the thing you want on it”, and that is even difficult to get some people to understand.

      • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        8 hours ago

        Yeah some TV’s these days come with streaming built in and have this kind of remote. Plus if you buy a set top streaming box like a Roku, they come with this kind of remote also. It’s stupid, but a real world thing.

    • HeavyRaptor@lemmy.zipEnglish
      16·
      16 hours ago

      I ended up un mapping my Netflix button on my shield TV remote because it was super annoying for accidental presses.

      Do the manufacturers even get a cut for promoting these services, or is this just what people want?

      • daddy32@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        6 hours ago

        How did you do that please?

        And heh, no cut, dummy. They get extorted. Netflix wouldn’t agree to allow the hi-res streaming to their devices otherwise.

    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
      166·
      19 hours ago

      I kinda see your point, but a huge number of people have a subscription to at least one streaming service, so those buttons are a useful feature for a lot of people.

      • plz1@lemmy.worldEnglish
        422·
        19 hours ago

        Unlikely all 4 though. Give people 1-2 they can map services two, instead of multiple wasted (branded) buttons.

        • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
          716·
          18 hours ago

          Most consumers want their device to work right out of the box, mapping buttons isn’t something most of the population wants to deal with.

          • EtherWhack@lemmy.worldEnglish
            241·
            17 hours ago

            Don’t give them excuses, mate.

            Map them during initial setup.

            Please choose a service you would like to use and we will help you log in.

            You have x buttons that are available to use as a shortcut to the service. Please press the button you would like to use, or press enter to skip this step.

            • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
              511·
              17 hours ago

              But then you have to remember which one is which. The ones in your example are already labelled.

              • EtherWhack@lemmy.worldEnglish
                133·
                16 hours ago

                You work in their marketing department, don’t you?

                The scenario I mentioned would have the buttons simply labeled with a number/letter. 95% of the time I don’t even look on the remote to use a button. Also, if you hit the wrong button, no big deal, you just the other/s.

                Like I mentioned, stop giving them excuses.

                • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  4·
                  8 hours ago

                  This is literally what certain manufacturers do. Here’s a side by side of the receiver remote for my setup and the one for the TV (which has never even been connected to the internet). One has these dedicated buttons. The other just has ones labeled for streaming or similar.>!!<

                  I’ll add that the location of the buttons makes a significant difference. If they’re easy to hit by accident you’re more likely to have grandma launch a service she didn’t mean to and not know how to back out of it. This causes more problems than it solves.

                • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
                  52·
                  12 hours ago

                  There’s a lot of people in this thread who’ve never had to be tech support for elderly relatives.

                  Grandma doesn’t know what a streaming is.

    • Romkslrqusz@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      16 hours ago

      The screenshot for the article depicts the copilot key on the “context menu” key