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!

Try Ctrl+Fn+B for Break and see if that works.

@JMoodyFWD It works! Thank you good sir!

@argorain You're welcome!

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?

@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?

@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 👐

@argorain left ctrl.. me!?
Also why not us AltGR? O.o Am I missing sth (again?)?!?

@ddephor @sladuled No, I am just idiot... Of course Left Ctrl is super usefull, I was thinking Right Ctrl...
What to say...

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.

@Lahsen2016 it's not really wise...