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Logitech’s new light-powered keyboard doesn’t even need the sun (www.theverge.com)
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[–] smeg@feddit.uk 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Alternatively, you can assign one of Logitech’s Smart Actions to the key to, say, ask Perplexity for an answer to your query in your browser. Or, you can just set it to be right CTRL.

Entirely reprogrammable though, as with most uses of "AI" it's just a buzzword to sell to a few extra chumps.

[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 16 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

But it still acts as a separate non standard key, does it? So yo9u need the Logitech software to assign a key. Does the software need to run in the background or does the keyboard saves it in the hardware?

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Good point, I've used a Logitech mouse and I think that needs software (FOSS implementation available) for button remapping, could be different for a keyboard though

[–] 01189998819991197253 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

FOSS implementation available

Got a link, mate? Been looking for a while for one

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Solaar is the one I use, it was a Lemmy recommendation and I think there's at least one other implementation out there

[–] 01189998819991197253 2 points 1 week ago

I forgot about Solaar!! Thank you for the reminder! I can't believe I forgot about it

[–] hdnclr@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And, like, what do you do on Linux about that key? Is there a way to just make it act as an additional Super key, or do anything at all without Logitech's program?

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Possibly, kinda depends how it's implemented, does it need the software to trigger some AI software or not.

Back when Microsoft got some copilot hotkeys put on laptops, they send the perfectly reasonable "LShift+Win+F23" key combination :)

[–] SteevyT@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

My favorite is the completely easy to remember and useful LShift + LCtrl + LAlt + LWin + Y combo.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

Huh, seems that quite a few LShift + LCtrl + LAlt + LWin + have hardcoded links: Y opens Yammer, L for Linkedin, T for teams, O for outlook and so on. TIL.

[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ah that's right. It might be the same key combination, as it defaults to Copilot.