Hotkeys??

[StarGateSG-1]

What is the hotkey for Volume control in windows XP.

[codemage]

I don't think there is one, unless you have a fancy keyboard.

You can set up a macro with Pstart or Winkey though. I have a whole slew of custom hotkeys for most commonly-used apps.

[Tony]

I have a fancy keyboard



and I'm pretty sure that I've gotten it for like half-price.

Media center controls (volume, play/pause, rewind) are awesome, and I like the extra scroller on the side.

Though you should be careful, as the keyboard's drivers are overwriting all of my F# keys. Effectily I had to remap my Expose to another location

[codemage]

I have the same issue. My MS so-called "intellitype" disables the F-keys and changes them to MS's pre-defined hotkeys... which only work with MS products and are therefore just about useless.

Luckily, there's an override button that gives me back my precious function row.

[Andy]

it pisses me off how when the computer reboots, the F keys get disabled again.. and MS takes over

[axej]

isnt there a function lock key, cus on mine there is....

[Blade]

i've got a super-duper fancy type keyboard...




it even lights up like so:


15 "G" keys, customizable, being able to open up programs, perform a with or without time delay a sequence of buttons pushed, or a combonation of keys. has profiles and each profile has 3 sub profiles with the 3 "M" keys above the g keys. it has a screen where i can put output from perfmon and other things like game FPS from fraps, media (mp3, movie) information, and even the level of master sound. its actually meant to be used to display things from the HUD in games, like ammo, hp, armour level, etc. but of course that isnt widly supported yet. under the screen you can see the media buttons. another very good feature is the slider button to the left of the screen. it disables the windows key for when you are playing games. it has 2 usb ports at the top. although it is kinda expensive, but i work 3 jobs so i can afford it

before this one i got a wierd one. with that one it was kinda hard to push the buttons so typing for a long time made the hands ache. it wasnt ergonomic at all. for the fps's putting my hand on the wsad, ctrl, space keys i kinda had to tork my hand so it looked like a crusty zombie/mummy type thing all mangled like i hit it with a hammer a few times. uncomfortable. this keyboard is nice, the size of hte keys are nice, its quiet and slick.

[Mazer]

None of that matters unless...

Does it have an "any" key?

[Blade]

i'm sure it does somewhere but i havent discovered it yet. i keep finding new stuff... its basically a keyboard geared toward games. as an example you could use a g key as a buy script in counter-strike. use hotkeys to buy, so you make g1 buy an m4a1, primary ammo, and kevlar/helmet.. b-4-3 ; b-6 ; o-2

[MysticVegeta]

How much did you get it for? Also, do you ask yourself, "do I even need this extreme keyboard?" seems like a little too much waste of money to me.

[Blade]

nah it was like 80$. it would definatly be a waste of money if i didnt use everything on it, but i do so i see it as a good investment. besides, i work too much so i should be able to indulge myself once and a while with something i like.