Keyboards with extra buttons at the top

MetalMadMan · 04-02-2004, 02:53 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.

04-02-2004, 04:21 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.)

imported_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.

04-05-2004, 09:23 AM

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

imported_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.

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.

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~

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.

04-02-2004, 02:53 PM	#1
MetalMadMan Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Tai Fuhubook!!!111ONEONEONE Posts: 3,067 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Points: 654.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 654.00 Donate	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, 04:21 PM	#2
UserGoogol Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	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
imported_mango Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Fo shizzle Posts: 1,851 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 79.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 79.00 Donate	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
Psytronic Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Mine has all sorts of buttons I would never use (aside from maybe the sleep button)

04-06-2004, 07:31 PM	#5
imported_Parrakarry 1337 H4xx0rzerz Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Mars. I own it. Period. Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 2,015.50 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 2,015.50 Donate	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 Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	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 Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	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
mushroom3456789 Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	I have 'em, but I don't know how to program 'em.