Keyboards with extra buttons at the top

Metal Man · 04-02-2004, 01:53 PM

What do you think of them? Mine has a button that summons a calculator, Winamp, mutes/unmutes the sound, autoplays the CD rom drive, or acts as an easy browser navigation tool. Not to mention it can make the computer turn off.

UserGoogol · 04-02-2004, 03:21 PM

Mine has a volume knob, a play button, a next/previous track button, which is so damned useful. I have some other buttons, but I've never gone anywhere near them. (Except of course for the sleep button. That's damned useful.)

mango · 04-04-2004, 09:14 AM

Mine has an E-mail button, a button with three people on it and I have no idea what it does, a search button, a lightbulb button and a shopping cart button. I've never used any of them, and I've had this keyboard for years.

***Cosmonautical*** · 04-05-2004, 09:23 AM

Mine has all sorts of buttons I would never use (aside from maybe the sleep button)

Parrakarry · 04-06-2004, 07:31 PM

Mine have got labels. In order:

My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, Mute, Play/Pause, Stop, Volume Up, Volume Down, Previous Track, Next Track, Media, Mail, Web/Home, Messenger, Calculator, Log Off, Sleep.

In addition, my keyboard's got an "F Lock" key, and where the F keys would be are dual keys. When F-lock is activated, they're the normal F1-F12, but when F lock's off, they're (in order):

Help, Undo, Redo, New, Open, Close, Reply, Forward, Send, Spell, Save, Print.

This keyboard roxxorz.

Link2000 · 04-06-2004, 09:29 PM

Although I very rarely use any of them:

E-mail, messenger, webcam, search, shopping, favorites, My Home. new, reply, forward, send, undo, redo, print, save, My Comp, My Doc, My Pic, My Music, a scroll wheel, and a go button.

Oh, and your standard music controls.

MarioFreak · 04-07-2004, 05:16 PM

I don't have any extra buttons. I don't mind though... I have alot of things set up to run with a couple keystrokes. Like for example.. I can go to the next track of music in Winamp by pressing CTRL+ALT+PAGEUP, or open Windows explorer by pressing CTRL-ALT-E.

~mariofreak~

mushroom · 04-10-2004, 04:54 AM

I have 'em, but I don't know how to program 'em.

04-10-2004, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mango:
Mine has an E-mail button, a button with three people on it and I have no idea what it does, a search button, a lightbulb button and a shopping cart button. I've never used any of them, and I've had this keyboard for years.

Lemme guess, you have a Compaq? My old one had the same buttons.

All my Dell has is the standard function keys. Poor me.

Kukurio · 06-16-2004, 10:45 AM

The only one I ever use is the calculator key. Much faster than going into Accessories.

"Subrosiani vincent omnia!" (Subrosians shall conquer all!)

c_jks · 06-17-2004, 02:10 AM

I have the alphabet in a wierd set up, a few numbers, a keypad on the side, a tab button, caps lock, shift, this thingie: ~, and these symbols, in order: !@#$%^&*()

Oh, oh! And get this: Arrow buttons!

I've got a lot better buttons than you guys.

***Cosmonautical*** · 06-17-2004, 12:48 PM

QWERTY

Princess Zelda of Hyrule · 06-17-2004, 09:00 PM

Back, Forward, Stop, Mail, Search, Favorites, Web/Home, My Computer, Calculator, Sleep

They don't work, though.

Vinny · 06-18-2004, 05:31 AM

Mute, volume down, volume up, play/pause, stop, Windows Media Player, back, forward, some weird thing that shows a heart inside a folder and I have no clue what it does, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Search.

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**Loot** · 06-18-2004, 09:31 AM

E-Mail, Messange, Webcam, Mute, Volume, Media, My Home, Search, F Lock (Prevents the F keys to be used, like F5) and User. Only ones that work are the the F Lock and User keys, and the User key makes the computer hibernate.

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Rainbow Dash · 06-18-2004, 02:51 PM

Back Forward Stop Mail Search Favorites and Web/Home. Oh, and My computer, Calculator, and Sleep.

Codiekitty · 06-18-2004, 05:44 PM

Internet Use
Back, Forward, Stop, Refresh, Search, Home Mail

Music Use
Mute, Volume Down, Volume Up, Play/Pause, Stop, Rewind, Fast Forward

Other Use
Sleep

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04-02-2004, 01:53 PM	#1
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	What do you think of them? Mine has a button that summons a calculator, Winamp, mutes/unmutes the sound, autoplays the CD rom drive, or acts as an easy browser navigation tool. Not to mention it can make the computer turn off.

04-02-2004, 03:21 PM	#2
UserGoogol Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Greater Boston Area Gender: Posts: 4,024 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mine has a volume knob, a play button, a next/previous track button, which is so damned useful. I have some other buttons, but I've never gone anywhere near them. (Except of course for the sleep button. That's damned useful.)

04-04-2004, 09:14 AM	#3
mango Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,926 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mine has an E-mail button, a button with three people on it and I have no idea what it does, a search button, a lightbulb button and a shopping cart button. I've never used any of them, and I've had this keyboard for years.

04-05-2004, 09:23 AM	#4
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Mine has all sorts of buttons I would never use (aside from maybe the sleep button)

04-06-2004, 07:31 PM	#5
Parrakarry Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 10,685 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Mine have got labels. In order: My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, Mute, Play/Pause, Stop, Volume Up, Volume Down, Previous Track, Next Track, Media, Mail, Web/Home, Messenger, Calculator, Log Off, Sleep. In addition, my keyboard's got an "F Lock" key, and where the F keys would be are dual keys. When F-lock is activated, they're the normal F1-F12, but when F lock's off, they're (in order): Help, Undo, Redo, New, Open, Close, Reply, Forward, Send, Spell, Save, Print. This keyboard roxxorz.

04-06-2004, 09:29 PM	#6
Link2000 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Posts: 8,052 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Although I very rarely use any of them: E-mail, messenger, webcam, search, shopping, favorites, My Home. new, reply, forward, send, undo, redo, print, save, My Comp, My Doc, My Pic, My Music, a scroll wheel, and a go button. Oh, and your standard music controls.

04-07-2004, 05:16 PM	#7
MarioFreak Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Mushroom Kingdom Posts: 2,292 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I don't have any extra buttons. I don't mind though... I have alot of things set up to run with a couple keystrokes. Like for example.. I can go to the next track of music in Winamp by pressing CTRL+ALT+PAGEUP, or open Windows explorer by pressing CTRL-ALT-E. ~mariofreak~

04-10-2004, 04:54 AM	#8
mushroom Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Brandon, MS Gender: Posts: 5,527 Thanks: 43 Thanked 55 Times in 48 Posts	I have 'em, but I don't know how to program 'em.

06-16-2004, 10:45 AM	#10
Kukurio Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 3,645 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The only one I ever use is the calculator key. Much faster than going into Accessories. "Subrosiani vincent omnia!" (Subrosians shall conquer all!)

06-17-2004, 02:10 AM	#11
c_jks Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 5,631 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have the alphabet in a wierd set up, a few numbers, a keypad on the side, a tab button, caps lock, shift, this thingie: ~, and these symbols, in order: !@#$%^&*() Oh, oh! And get this: Arrow buttons! I've got a lot better buttons than you guys.

06-17-2004, 12:48 PM	#12
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	QWERTY

06-17-2004, 09:00 PM	#13
Princess Zelda of Hyrule Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hyrule Castle Gender: Posts: 6,128 Thanks: 35 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	Back, Forward, Stop, Mail, Search, Favorites, Web/Home, My Computer, Calculator, Sleep They don't work, though.

06-18-2004, 05:31 AM	#14
Vinny Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Fletcher Memorial Home for incurable tyrants and kings Posts: 7,261 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Mute, volume down, volume up, play/pause, stop, Windows Media Player, back, forward, some weird thing that shows a heart inside a folder and I have no clue what it does, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Search. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Quote of the week: "I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out."- Rodney Dangerfield. Pointless fact of the week: The word “trivia” comes from the Latin "tri-" + "via", which means three streets. This is because in ancient times, at an intersection of three streets in Rome, they would have a type of kiosk where ancillary information was listed. You might be interested in it, you might not, so they were bits of “trivia."

06-18-2004, 09:31 AM	#15
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	E-Mail, Messange, Webcam, Mute, Volume, Media, My Home, Search, F Lock (Prevents the F keys to be used, like F5) and User. Only ones that work are the the F Lock and User keys, and the User key makes the computer hibernate. Visit Chao Adventures

06-18-2004, 02:51 PM	#16
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,402 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	Back Forward Stop Mail Search Favorites and Web/Home. Oh, and My computer, Calculator, and Sleep.

06-18-2004, 05:44 PM	#17
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,142 Thanks: 121 Thanked 176 Times in 121 Posts	Internet Use Back, Forward, Stop, Refresh, Search, Home Mail Music Use Mute, Volume Down, Volume Up, Play/Pause, Stop, Rewind, Fast Forward Other Use Sleep Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!