Linux 6.14 Adds Support For The Microsoft Copilot Key Found On New Laptops

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.14-Input

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Skyline969@lemmy.ca · 41 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I want every distro to have a “we don’t do that here” popup when that key is pressed.

NocturnalEngineer@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Or you know, map it to something useful?

prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works · 37 pts · 1y (1 reply)

“Pressing this button has been reported to the system administrator”

hanke@feddit.nu · 11 pts · 1y

And then instantly a notification native to your DE saying "someone pressed the button"

noodlejetski@lemm.ee · 29 pts · 1y

nice, a dedicated Krunner button!

SplashJackson@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Isn't there already a windows key? I remember when they added that with windows 95

Xuderis@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Yes, but this replaces the right control key iirc

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y

ahh, classic micro$quash. "We're making everything worse! Now pay us."

furikuri@programming.dev · 9 pts · 1y

Guess the Hyper key is due to make a comeback!

mrkite@programming.dev · 5 pts · 1y

What we need is support for the iopeners pizza key.

Ramie@programming.dev · 4 pts · 1y

Huh, I guess I figured it would just work. When I nuked copilot forcibly from windows it turned the key back into your standard menu key.

dabati8@sh.itjust.works · -2 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Nice, more AI bullshit

grte@lemmy.ca · 33 pts · 1y (1 reply)

On Microsoft's part, I guess. The support this article is talking about is supporting the ability to map the 'Copilot' key to whatever you want.

andioop@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y

:) I'm lucky enough to have bought my Windows computer and switched to Linux before the Copilot key. But if I got it now, it would feel really good switching to Linux to make the "fuck you I don't want to use this and you wasted my keyboard space with it anyways" key useful again.

TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y

Yeah but it's a good thing to be able to use that hardware with sane software (Linux)