![]() However, I’d like to propose something controversial (as I always do) – I prefer the new keyboard layout and functionality, and I dare say it’s already rewired my brain to the point that using my Windows PC keyboard has become frustrating instead! You can temporarily roll back the Alt key changes, and you can turn the ‘Everything button’ into Caps Lock via the Chromebook settings, with additional keymapping options headed to the Stable channel soon via the shortcut customization app that’s in early testing, but that’s still more work on the user’s plate. With all of that being said, I don’t blame them. ![]() While Google did opt to notify users of these changes via a message in their Chromebook shelf, I’ve heard a lot of feedback from early adopters regarding how frustrating it’s been to adapt to the radical upheaval of their long-held understandings of how a laptop keyboard should operate. Then, the developers went on a warpath to eradicate all use cases for the Alt key and in its place, they’ve employed the ‘Everything button’ or launcher key to do overtime there as well (Read: the used-to-be-caps-lock-key). Caps Lock has been around since the days of the typewriter, and while it was largely seen as a less vital function after the introduction of the Shift key, it’s nonetheless become a staple in our modern age.Ĭhrome OS didn’t stop there though – it’s recently changed forward delete from Ctrl + Backspace to the Everything button + backspace, which enraged many. Ever since Google changed the default behavior of the Caps Lock key on the traditional keyboard layout when it released Chromebooks, it’s caused a lot of controversy within the computing community.
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