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Python rant

Where the hell is Break key?!

Story: I wrote multithreaded python script and went to Lab to test it. Script got stuck (one thread died) and I needed to stop that thing, but how without magic Ctrl+Break?

Damn you Dell with your slim and minimalistic keyboards!

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  • 8
    Try Ctrl+Fn+B for Break and see if that works.
  • 4
    @JMoodyFWD It works! Thank you good sir!
  • 0
    @argorain You're welcome!
  • 5
    How about Ctrl-C?

    And I have the same keyboard on a dell laptop. Worst thing is "Home" and "End" only available with Function-Key. Going to the start or end of a line, or even worse, marking a full line is always a hassle, as you need two hands to reach FN and the cursor keys at once.

    And on the other hand, the PrtScr key is still a dedicated key, I need that thing maybe once a month, that would not be an issue to get that only through the function key.

    Or CapsLock, who needs CapsLock?
  • 1
    @ddephor Ctrl-C is not captured by runaway program. Only way how to kill python known to me is Ctrl+Break and now Ctrl+Fn+B, which I guess emulate Ctrl+Break.

    I agree that Home and End are totally useless in this layout.

    Speaking of Caps Lock, who uses AltGr and left Ctrl also?
  • 2
    @argorain I'm german, on german keyboard layout, @ and € are acessible with Alt-Gr, so I need it frequently.

    And I use the left CTRL-key, but I never use the right CTRL-key, although I often think about relearning for the right one or use either, whichever fits best.

    But I'm still stuck with using only the left CTRL key 👐
  • 0
    @argorain left ctrl.. me!?
    Also why not us AltGR? O.o Am I missing sth (again?)?!?
  • 0
    @ddephor @sladuled No, I am just idiot... Of course Left Ctrl is super usefull, I was thinking Right Ctrl...
    What to say...
  • 1
    Laptops are clearly no longer engineered with actual developers in mind anymore. Let’s get rid of common debug keys, what could possible go wrong?! A numpad? Nah, users don’t have to do work with money ever.
  • 0
    @Lahsen2016 it's not really wise...
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