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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: dj christian on Thu, 28 April 2016, 07:50:08

Title: Why do Ducky keyboards have a FN-key instead of a menu key?
Post by: dj christian on Thu, 28 April 2016, 07:50:08

Why on earth would they replace the menu key with this? I would not have such a problem with it i could alter it to behave as a menu context key but that's impossible. Such a shame for otherwise good keyboards and friendly support.

Title: Re: Why do Ducky keyboards have a FN-key instead of a menu key?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 28 April 2016, 07:55:51

How else would you use the FN features without a FN key?

Just map you right windows key to be the menu key if you have to have it. :thumb:


Also I'm not sure exactly which ducky you have but some do have dip switches that change key behavior.

Title: Re: Why do Ducky keyboards have a FN-key instead of a menu key?
Post by: piemancoder on Thu, 28 April 2016, 17:14:51

Do people use the menu key? I've always found it to just be sitting there.

Title: Re: Why do Ducky keyboards have a FN-key instead of a menu key?
Post by: falkentyne on Thu, 28 April 2016, 19:06:58

Never used the menu key in my life.
Hell, I always disable the windows key also since I'm a gamer.  I don't want to be staring at my desktop when I'm about to frag someone.

Title: Re: Why do Ducky keyboards have a FN-key instead of a menu key?
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 28 April 2016, 21:50:29

I use (used) the menu key on a daily basis, and really wondered why Ducky removed it instead of removing the right Win key.

Now I use a CODE which is in the same situation.  I can use a DIP switch on the CODE to get the menu key back, but then there is no Fn key at all so I can't access the function layer.

Title: Re: Why do Ducky keyboards have a FN-key instead of a menu key?
Post by: falkentyne on Sat, 30 April 2016, 16:06:29

I don't even know why this topic exists in the first place.

The Ducky Shine 5 *COMES* with the MENU KEY in the box.
You can remove the FN key and put the menu key on it.
Then you can use the dip switches to change the "location" of the FN key to Right Win, Right Alt, Left Alt or Left win.

Previous shines didn't, but 95%+ of users don't care about the menu key anyway.