Most Common/Favorite Keyboard Key(s)
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You obviously don't use Visual Studio then. If you did, you would be less than satisfied by the F1ishness you receive.
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Actually, I do. I just don't expect much from it. It took 4 wasted tries and a complete rebuild of my system to get the Visual Studio Help system to install at all, and after a couple of months it quit returning any results whatsoever from the local help files, so I gave up. It is a POS that can't be fixed by anyone but Microsoft, and they refuse to support their products. So I use Google instead, which has always returned more accurate and relevant responses than anything Microsoft has to offer. Happily, every other app I use has no trouble responding to F1 properly; only the creators of the function can't get it to work.
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Ctrl+K,D by a long shot - sort out that formatting! Then Ctrl, Shift + Esc...why's it taking so long!
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
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Ctrl+Shift+B (build solution), Shift+Alt+B (rebuild solution)
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
alt-tab, ctrl-tab, ctrl-leftarrow, home, end, esc
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
Richard Blythe wrote:
They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse.
Disconnect your mouse, you can operate most applications without one. The only exception I found are webbrowsers, it's bloody annoying to tab through all hyperlinks. Win-E: Explorer Win-R: Run Win-D: Show Desktop Ctrl-S, Alt-F4: Save & Exit Alt-Space-X: Maximize Window Ctrl-Tab: Next MDI child
Richard Blythe wrote:
The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
Yeah, in WP 5.1 it would have opened the "underwater screen" :)
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S Ctrl+S Ctrl+C/V Space A T Alt Ctrl Win Enter What about ; I think should be the most common key on a developer's keyboard.
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Muneeb R. Baig wrote:
; I think should be the most common key on a developer's keyboard.
I agree with that. Just don't tell that to the VB guys or they will roast you for supper! :laugh:
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
I use Ctrl+A a lot for select all; Ctrl+H for search/replace; Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V for cutting, copying and pasting. The Home and End keys are pretty worn out too (although it's hard to tell these days as my keyboard is covered in crumbs, coffee and bits of pizza!)
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Richard Blythe wrote:
They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse.
Disconnect your mouse, you can operate most applications without one. The only exception I found are webbrowsers, it's bloody annoying to tab through all hyperlinks. Win-E: Explorer Win-R: Run Win-D: Show Desktop Ctrl-S, Alt-F4: Save & Exit Alt-Space-X: Maximize Window Ctrl-Tab: Next MDI child
Richard Blythe wrote:
The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
Yeah, in WP 5.1 it would have opened the "underwater screen" :)
I are Troll :suss:
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
In order of shininess. Shift, Ctrl, space, backspace, delete, tab, F3, F5, F8, page up page down, arrow keys and numeric keypad, and one broken keyboard foot… from occasional multiple simultaneous key presses with heavy emphasis applied :)
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Not in any particular order: F5. Shift+alt+F10. F11. F6. F9. Ctrl+N. Ctrl+S. Ctrl+Space.
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Those are a lot of mine too (though I'll have to look up F9). I have also started using CTRL+. when references need to be added. <= super handy
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Same here on my home machine W, S, A, D. Program and game on it, but gaming takes more of a front seat at home. at work; Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, F11, F5, Tab, Shift+Tab Now i have a quad screen setup at work I rarely ever Alt+Tab anymore. Still have dozens of windows open, but it now seems more intuitive to access them from the taskbar than from alt+tab as brain can relate to their on-screen locations far quicker using that visual.. odd.
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No kidding! F1 is basically a license for Visual Studio to simply lock your machine up till it figures out what the hell to do.
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Jim Crafton wrote:
lock your machine up till it figures out what the hell to do
This is so true. And everyone knows it.. except for maybe MS? You can go make a caffinated drink, visit with your neighbors, turn to google, click several old dead links, stumble on and watch some funny vids, search online some more, find your answer and implement a solution - all this before F1 loads. If you were sufficiently capable of waiting for F1, you end up with an alarmingly unproductive and baffling query result. I've seen ants, using their own bodies, build stunning expansive bridges over water. All I want is an answer to a question from help file.
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
Looks like the most used keys for me are N O R and P. And esc.
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
Backspace, d, and x (I'm a vimmer)
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
Enter, Backspace and left side of the Space bar - pretty much equally worn. Nothing else even comes close.
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I use Ctrl+A a lot for select all; Ctrl+H for search/replace; Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V for cutting, copying and pasting. The Home and End keys are pretty worn out too (although it's hard to tell these days as my keyboard is covered in crumbs, coffee and bits of pizza!)
MJ08 wrote:
my keyboard is covered in crumbs, coffee and bits of pizza!)
A perfect codeproject survey: "How often do you clean your keyboard?" :laugh:
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
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Backspace, d, and x (I'm a vimmer)
Several posts have listed single keys. What's up with "d" and "x"? Obviously your using them with another key combination.
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
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Several posts have listed single keys. What's up with "d" and "x"? Obviously your using them with another key combination.
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
In vim, if you're in Normal Mode, d begins a deletion sequence ('dd' deletes a line, 'dw' deletes a word, etc.). 'x' deletes a character. In Insert Mode, Backspace deletes the previous character.
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MJ08 wrote:
my keyboard is covered in crumbs, coffee and bits of pizza!)
A perfect codeproject survey: "How often do you clean your keyboard?" :laugh:
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.