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Why do so many split keyboards not have "F" keys? (programming.dev)
submitted 4 months ago by 0101100101@programming.dev to c/mechanical_keyboards@programming.dev
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Undoubtedly, programmers are a major user of keyboards, and IDE developers love function keys for esoteric shortcuts for debugging, moving around, and running code. So why do so many split keyboards not actually have the function keys.

I think makers are missing out a huge audience.

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[-] NostraDavid@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago

My additions:

  • F5: Also quicksave in most games
  • F6: Also selects the "url bar" in most browsers, and Everything (by voidtools - very cools file-search tool. The literal best, even)
  • F8-F11: user for debugging in vcode
[-] ulterno@programming.dev 0 points 4 months ago

Going with specifics,

  • F12 for Dev Tools in Firefox
  • F7 and F8 for Friendship Drive
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