Hi Brian, My wife bought me a HP stream, a very small laptop and it is my first computer without an applications key. I am finally getting used to using the shift + F10 keystroke. What I like to do is to use two or three different keyboard layouts on different computers in one day, because it keeps me on my toes. Have a great one.
From: Maria Campbell Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2016 5:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Improving my teaching approach and/or sensitivity So I'll muddy the water some more by saying that what I know of as the menu key is the alt key, not the applications key, which I know of as the context menu key. Maria Campbell [email protected] When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. --Attributed to Jimi Hendrix On 2/4/2016 4:30 PM, Brian Vogel wrote: On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 02:21 pm, Jean Menzies mailto:[email protected] wrote: They are the same. Context key: typically beside the right alt key (between alt and control) on a standard keyboard. Thanks Jean. Now that you've described it that's what I've more commonly heard referred to as "the menu key" for the very reason that it's used very frequently to cause context menus to appear. This key seems to be becoming more variable as far as precisely where it's placed and whether a keyboard has one, particularly on laptops. My relatively new HP laptop doesn't have one at all. My partner's slightly older Toshiba laptop has it located between ALT and CTRL on the right side of the spacebar while the Windows key is in that position on the left on both our laptops. I'll have to look at my old Win7 laptop upstairs to see if it had a menu/applications key on it. Brian
