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Offline tns

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Why Ducky got 104+4?
« on: Thu, 11 October 2012, 19:20:12 »
Hello everyone I'm new!

I've searched but did not get the answer.

Why do ducky keyboards 104 got that 104+4? Are these "+4" just for fun?
Or maybe it's copying back caps lock, num lock,... functions? (if then xD why a 4th?)

Thank you :o
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Offline theOwlol

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Re: Why Ducky got 104+4?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 11 October 2012, 19:23:10 »
It is probably the 4 media keys above the tenkeys.
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Offline Skull_Angel

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Re: Why Ducky got 104+4?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 11 October 2012, 19:30:14 »
They're just shortcut keys (on some they adjust the PS/2 polling rate as well).
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Re: Why Ducky got 104+4?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 11 October 2012, 23:52:47 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

They adjust the keyboard repeat rate, as well as allowing shortcuts for calculator, file manager, email and web browser (he said, looking at the Ducky in front of him).
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Offline ShuttleMunky

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Re: Why Ducky got 104+4?
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 12 October 2012, 16:49:57 »
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 11 October 2012, 23:52:47
Welcome to Geekhack!

They adjust the keyboard repeat rate, as well as allowing shortcuts for calculator, file manager, email and web browser (he said, looking at the Ducky in front of him).

I own a ducky shine too. Confirmed.
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Offline tns

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Re: Why Ducky got 104+4?
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 13 October 2012, 05:00:24 »
thanks for the replies
then what are those for?
x1 x2 x3 x4 (is this automatically working for kind of everything? like specific compatibility?)
plus icons that I can't see clearly well under these

Can you describe me or show me what are these icons under those? otherwise an explaination is fine ^^

Thanks again
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Re: Why Ducky got 104+4?
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 13 October 2012, 06:37:25 »
1x = slow key repeat rate, calculator icon starts Windows calculator.

2x = faster key repeat rate, "PC" icon starts Windows Explorer (I think, I am on my Mac at the moment).

3x = even faster key repeat rate, envelope icon opens default email application.

4x = fastest key repeat rate, house icon opens default web browser.

I might have the functions of 2x and 4x swapped, as none of them do anything on the Mac.
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NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

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