Brad Robinson

@x86matthew Good stuff! (brings back fun memories of doing the same).

i have been writing a windows 3.1 emulator in my spare time over the last few weeks, it emulates an 80286 cpu running in protected mode and forwards/translates win16 api calls to the native api at runtime. my first test program is working correctly - minesweeper is coming next 🙂

@rquickenden @surface Thanks Rob. So Surface Laptop 5 has the same weird Fn key that acts as both toggle and modifier? (I’ve never seen that on an external keyboard, surface built in keyboard is the only keyboard I’ve ever seen that acts like this)

@toptensoftware @surface Hiya. So been testing out your issues. I have a Fn key on my external keyboard do quite used to using it without issues (as used to it) . The main annoyance which I would agree with is the power button key.. Would rather a button on side like the Pro and Book.

Here's my review on the totally awesome @surface #SurfaceLaptop5 device. Read on to find out ❓How is battery life (in real life) ❔How repairable is it ❓How does it compare to Laptop 4 robquickenden.blog/2022/12/surfac…

@Dave_UX Besides that, having the page,home, end keys so far away from the arrow keys is another design flaw imo.

@Dave_UX Thanks for your thoughts. I’m a developer so use page up/down, home, end extensively while editing and F8-F12 extensively while debugging. Fn key either enabled or disabled will be wrong mode 50% of the time.

Ok, I guess seeing something discounted on Black Friday is still a weakness of mine. Let's play with the Surface Laptop Studio ^^ Any questions, or tips?

@JohnKennedyEsq @panos_panay @shanselman @Pete_Brown @JenMsft right... that'd explain the difference. I'm a heavy keyboard user and this trips me up every couple of minutes if in dev/debug cycle.

@toptensoftware @panos_panay @shanselman @Pete_Brown @JenMsft I guess I don't page up/page down, but use find or the scroll bar.

I've never been more disappointed in a laptop purchase than my @microsoft @surface laptop 4. Almost six months in and the Fn key still aggravates me every damn day. toptensoftware.com/blog/the-surfa…

@JohnKennedyEsq @panos_panay @shanselman @Pete_Brown @JenMsft So if you're doing development, how to do you do PageUp/Down/Home/End while editing and still have F9-F12 for debugging?

@toptensoftware @panos_panay @shanselman @Pete_Brown @JenMsft Surface Laptop, Surface Pro 8. No, I don't use FN + Arrows as a rule.

@JohnKennedyEsq @panos_panay @shanselman @Pete_Brown @JenMsft I think I've mentioned this to @JenMsft before, but pretty sure the only way to fix it would be a firmware update.

@toptensoftware @panos_panay @shanselman @Pete_Brown Hmm. You should make a poll and see how many agree with you. I never even noticed that it does that! BTW, @JenMsft knows everything about Windows and keyboards.

(tosses Surface Laptop aside, grabs older, slower, but _usable_ MacBook Pro). So disappointing. Don't buy this machine if you plan to use its keyboard.

And it's not just me: reddit.com/r/Surface/comm…

Volume II is out now! @punch_deck spent the past year on this and has done an incredible job, composing 46 minutes all up! #indiegame #indiedev #gamemusic

I just wrote a script that formats a date with a 2-digit year. It's all part of my diabolical plan to collapse the world economy in about 78 years from now.

Bob gave us a bonus quote this week from Carl Sagan: "We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers."

@thecodeabides OK thanks. On those devices did Fn+Capslock or long hold on Fn key work to lock it do you know?

@toptensoftware I think this has always been a "feature" on the surface since the beginning

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 Has a Fatal Usability Flaw toptensoftware.com/blog/the-surfa…