iamnotincompliance:

Reaperman Wompa:
I like my "E" key. It's near "R" "S" and "A", all of which are important keys.

And where would we be without a word like "eraser"? I shudder to think.

well played

The INSERT key can fuck off.

MrGFunk:

I like the ENTER or RETURN key. It's big, it's punchy, you can really smash it and it always satisfies.

I do not like WINDOWS key - it muscled it's way into keyboards (like we would notice the gap had gone).
I also do not like ' ` ¬ ' - illustrates my point, how do you get the third character and what are they for.
I don't mind Sys Rq but what does it do? I only ever use it to print screen. Maybe i'm missing out on some good stuff.

The sys Rq key is fairly useless in a modern operating system. It has no preassigned function, but it still sends a signal to the bios. In the off chance your computer froze as a result of a communication problem with the bios (either because of malicious software or really bad programming bug) presses the key may unfreeze the machine.

Enter because I just mis-posted a poll with one option

I think I like W a bit too much. That or Space Bar. And the number 1.

THE CAPS LOCK,

hours and hours of reading people on WoW "TLK" LIKE THIS has just lead me to resent it and anyone who uses it in conversation

brenflood:

MrGFunk:

I like the ENTER or RETURN key. It's big, it's punchy, you can really smash it and it always satisfies.

I do not like WINDOWS key - it muscled it's way into keyboards (like we would notice the gap had gone).
I also do not like ' ` ¬ ' - illustrates my point, how do you get the third character and what are they for.
I don't mind Sys Rq but what does it do? I only ever use it to print screen. Maybe i'm missing out on some good stuff.

The sys Rq key is fairly useless in a modern operating system. It has no preassigned function, but it still sends a signal to the bios. In the off chance your computer froze as a result of a communication problem with the bios (either because of malicious software or really bad programming bug) presses the key may unfreeze the machine.

Unless you reprogram it with Linux, in which case it can actually become rather useful. In Windows and Mac OS, it's completely unused.

Least favorite: Num Lock - my computer always seems to turn it off when I don't notice so I end up trying to type a number sequence I'm reading off of a piece of paper and have to do it again because the keypad didn't register anything I just typed.

Favorites: The Alt key and the F4 key, they're really nifty on their own, but when I use them togeth

Favorite. Definatly. Caps Lock ^_^.
Least favorites have to be scroll lock and insert >_> No idea what scoll lock does. And insert annoys me.

Also.

plastic_window:
Or Sticky Keys. That counts, right? I hate it when I'm playing TF2 and I start pressing crouch because I'm bored waiting for the game to start - the game crashes and windows asks if anything's wrong because I pressed shift too many times in a row. It's annoying and I keep forgetting about it when I'm playing a game.

I'm gonna have to say sticky keys count. I hate them. :[.

I think some people have already said this but I feel that the instert button deserves quite a bit of punishment.
Back before I was really an expert at this, at school some asshole would be on the computer before me and screw up the program for me.

The SPACE is my faverate. Without it my essays would look abit odd.
I do hate 'T' don't ask why.

I like this ¬ one, he seems so unloved, nobody knows what he's for :(

My least favourite has to be the windows key, playing a game and accidentally hit it instead of crouch - BAM DESKTOP.

Favorite key would have to be the twiddle key (doesn't exist on notebooks :() in use for game console and other random stuff

Least favorite would have to be that menu key, I think it serves as a right click if you don't have a mouse, I've practically NEVER used it. On the other hand I don't see why people complain about the windows key so much it can be used as an alternate (one button) 'alt tab' out of games :/

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MrGFunk:

I like the ENTER or RETURN key. It's big, it's punchy, you can really smash it and it always satisfies.

I do not like WINDOWS key - it muscled it's way into keyboards (like we would notice the gap had gone).
I also do not like ' ` ¬ ' - illustrates my point, how do you get the third character and what are they for.
I don't mind Sys Rq but what does it do? I only ever use it to print screen. Maybe i'm missing out on some good stuff.

That key is one of my favs :D can do so much binding to one key - oh and you get the 3rd one usually by alt-key and it should come out as a vertical line (either solid or an interruption in the centre). Also you can make a smiley with it |¬` ! I miss it now though since I'm on a notebook :(. Also I don't know what Sys Rq/Req does but could you really live without it's companion the printscreen?

Enter is my favorite.

I. Hate. Scroll Lock. And Sticky Keys. And Windows key. And the Odd...Thing right by the windows key.

Favorite-Backspace. Life should have a backspace key.

Least-num lock. It's useless.

Favorite: /, because through a lot before I could hit it accuratly.

Least: Caps Lock, because it's always there to annoy me when I'm trying to type.

RAKtheUndead:

Unless you reprogram it with Linux, in which case it can actually become rather useful. In Windows and Mac OS, it's completely unused.

True. I'm sorry. I should have said modern commercial OS. I use linux on occasion. I've never reprogrammed the function of any key. What do you make it do?

xitel:
Well, judging by the amount of grip that has been rubbed off my keys, the Shift key is my favorite.

As for my least favorite it's the Insert key. I never use that thing.

My keyboard actually doesn't have an insert key. Woah its actually been attached as secondary function to scroll lock wtf?

BrynThomas:

xitel:
Well, judging by the amount of grip that has been rubbed off my keys, the Shift key is my favorite.

As for my least favorite it's the Insert key. I never use that thing.

My keyboard actually doesn't have an insert key. Woah its actually been attached as secondary function to scroll lock wtf?

Yes, because it's less than useless. It means if you're cursor has a letter on the other side of it, when you type it overwrites the next character in line.

Least favorite:

CAPS LOCK. 99.9% of all presses of that key are accidental. I'd rather have a larger shift key, or tab, or something. Or better yet, a programmable key.

Favorite? K. Love that letter.

I'm torn between the Ctrl key, considering that Ctrl is cruise-control for awesome, or the "Right Click" key, considering that it is beyond useless as you already have the ability to right click on a windows machine, for my favorite.

My least favorite is this: | (Shift+\)

brenflood:

MrGFunk:

I like the ENTER or RETURN key. It's big, it's punchy, you can really smash it and it always satisfies.

I do not like WINDOWS key - it muscled it's way into keyboards (like we would notice the gap had gone).
I also do not like ' ` ¬ ' - illustrates my point, how do you get the third character and what are they for.
I don't mind Sys Rq but what does it do? I only ever use it to print screen. Maybe i'm missing out on some good stuff.

The sys Rq key is fairly useless in a modern operating system. It has no preassigned function, but it still sends a signal to the bios. In the off chance your computer froze as a result of a communication problem with the bios (either because of malicious software or really bad programming bug) presses the key may unfreeze the machine.

where is this key...could solve many painful hours...

xitel:
Yes, because it's less than useless. It means if you're cursor has a letter on the other side of it, when you type it overwrites the next character in line.

Yeah I know it what it does, just realised its not on my relatively new keyboard (only a few years old)

oh noes i've realised i have no sysrq key. Those painful hours of getting the computer to work to be repeated again.

My favourite is the "-" key, because hypenated words are badass.
My least favourite is the "Delete" key at the bottom left corner of my keyboard that has never been used. It's a total waste of plastic.

Tattaglia:
My favourite is the "-" key, because hypenated words are badass.
My least favourite is the "Delete" key at the bottom left corner of my keyboard that has never been used. It's a total waste of plastic.

My favorite is the "correct above posters grammar like a tool key".

I'm sorry. Please don't kill me.

Ditto the hate on Insert, also Num Lock. What would be the point of having two sets of arrow keys right next to one another?

Favorites, definitely Home and End. They make editing so much faster.

Dkozza:

Tattaglia:
My favourite is the "-" key, because hypenated words are badass.
My least favourite is the "Delete" key at the bottom left corner of my keyboard that has never been used. It's a total waste of plastic.

My favorite is the "correct above posters grammar like a tool key".

I'm sorry. Please don't kill me.

That's neither a grammatical error, nor funny. I'm sorry, the answer we were looking for was "spelling". Thus concludes another exciting episode of The Price Is Right.

brenflood:

RAKtheUndead:

Unless you reprogram it with Linux, in which case it can actually become rather useful. In Windows and Mac OS, it's completely unused.

True. I'm sorry. I should have said modern commercial OS. I use linux on occasion. I've never reprogrammed the function of any key. What do you make it do?

System debugging and easy rebooting, apparently.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key

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Dkozza:

Tattaglia:
My favourite is the "-" key, because hypenated words are badass.
My least favourite is the "Delete" key at the bottom left corner of my keyboard that has never been used. It's a total waste of plastic.

My favorite is the "correct above posters grammar like a tool key".

I'm sorry. Please don't kill me.

That's neither a grammatical error, nor funny. I'm sorry, the answer we were looking for was "spelling". Thus concludes another exciting episode of The Price Is Right.

damn, outwitted again

I have a button just above my ESC key which puts my computer to sleep. That button has made so angry on many occasions.

I'm not sure what all the hate about the Sticky Shift key is, since you can very easily turn off the shortcut, press the shift button 5 times in a row, go to settings, select the top Settings button, and uncheck the box that says "use shortcut". This way you get rid of the pop-up.

Now about most hated and loved keys.

I hate all the numbers atop of the left side of the keyboard, they don't fit nicely when typing blind, and would be better if the standard was the signs, and the Shift was the numbers.

Most favorite I don't really know, altho I love the Alt key because for almost any strange character I use the Alt-code(alt+125 =}}.

i haTE CAPS LOCK FOR All the times a sentence haS GONE TITS UP MID WAy because its right next to the bloody 'a' key

Dkozza:

where is this key...could solve many painful hours...

It's on the same key as Print Scrn. If you're using a laptop, it may not be on the keyboard. Also, I doubt it would do you much good. You have to have a very specific error for this key to do anything for you outside of the mod for it in linux.