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Cake day: November 12th, 2024

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  • I use the function keys regularly:

    • For programming
    • For gaming
    • For general functions when interacting with the desktop (continued)

    Having once seen an infographic of F# key allocations, I considered it neat and it stayed in my memory, so I started using them in a similar way:

    • F1 help - thankfully, most programs implement that by default
    • F2 rename
    • F3 for either a search bar or split viewspace
    • F4: don’t remember what was in the infographic, but apart from Alt + F4, I use it to open the embedded terminal wherever available. Other combinations using F4 are used to open the terminal in different ways
    • F5 refresh. I recently saw a bug report with a workaround that made me feel like KWin might actually benefit from F5 to force redraw all windows and the whole screen
    • F6: similar and complementary functionality to Tab for using keyboard focus.
    • F7, F8, F9: alright, not only did I forget what was shown in the infographic but also didn’t find much use of these (I do use them for gaming though)
    • F10 for “New …” menu as in New folder/file
    • F11 Fullscreen
    • F12 different things in different cases, but usually view related stuff. Sometimes an alternative print screen function

    I have been trying to select and procure components to build my own keyboard and if I ever do, I’ll be adding the F13 - F24.

    But of course, I’m not very into splits and I go with the full 104 keys thingy