On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 00:31, Peter Corlett <ab...@cabal.org.uk> wrote: > One would have thought, what with Microsoft inventing a new PC keyboard > layout for Windows 95 that included Windows and Menu keys, that it might use > *those* for accelerators. But no... the key's sole purpose appears to be to > randomly cause one's window to lose focus, or game to freeze, when it's > accidentally brushed.
Hm? The Windows key is used for about a dozen (IIRC) system-wide accelerators, for things such as bringing up Explorer or the "Run..." dialog, minimising/restoring all windows, and the like. Cheers, -- Philip Newton <philip.new...@gmail.com>
