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Is this specific to my keybindings, or does alt+shift+f4 always kill wow? I had it mapped to one of my hot-keys and finally realized why it keeps kicking me out at the worst times...
Justinledwards
16-05-2007, 01:49 AM
alt-f4 will also do it. It's the windows key to close a program. Shift has no effect on alt or f4 which is why alt-shift f4 works.
... btw lol... boss down to 1% and I'm the last one standing? Hang on guys I got a trick up my sleeve... I'll just shift-alt-f4 this sucka!
:p
thedirty
16-05-2007, 01:49 AM
In windows, alt and f4 will close applications. Not a problem if you are on a mac, but in windows, I wouldn't map things to that combination...
Tanitha
16-05-2007, 02:15 AM
This thread is made of pure goodness and a blessed innocence. Hey - what's the command to quit your guild? :wink:
IRPander
16-05-2007, 02:55 AM
I rofl'd all over this place. It needs a clean up.
Justinledwards
16-05-2007, 03:18 AM
Isn't the guild quit the little red button on the front of the computer itself? And hey, that would actually work if you only ever hit it once while playing!
WatcherZero
16-05-2007, 05:03 AM
Does everyones Caps Lock make all the letters into capitals or is it just my keybindings?
Xlorep DarkHelm
16-05-2007, 05:23 AM
See, in Linux, Alt-F4 is safe.
Heck, I have my "Windows" key bound to be my push-to-talk for TeamSpeak. Nothing else in my system really uses it.
WatcherZero
16-05-2007, 08:00 AM
So its like the "Sys Rq" button, that was only ever used on a couple of IBM 186 clones
IRPander
16-05-2007, 08:03 AM
So its like the "Sys Rq" button, that was only ever used on a couple of IBM 186 clones
Uh.... what? I don't speak 80s...
Wintrow
16-05-2007, 09:39 AM
See the imprint on you Printscreen button. It should say:
Print
Screen
-------
SysRq
The SysRq part of that button only did something on a couple of VERY ancient pcs (if you can call em that). Still they keep putting it on every keyboard.
IRPander
16-05-2007, 09:47 AM
I shall solve the ancient mystery of Sys Rq!
xxlebox
16-05-2007, 10:26 AM
I shall solve the ancient mystery of Sys Rq!
Solved: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sys_Rq
Aerath
16-05-2007, 10:53 AM
See the imprint on you Printscreen button. It should say:
Print
Screen
-------
SysRq
The SysRq part of that button only did something on a couple of VERY ancient pcs (if you can call em that). Still they keep putting it on every keyboard.
Mine only says Print Screen. Huzzah for non-crap keyboards.
Now if only it came without the damn windows button.
xxlebox
16-05-2007, 10:57 AM
Mine only says Print Screen. Huzzah for non-crap keyboards.
Now if only it came without the damn windows button.
You know what's more irritating? buying a 70$ mouse, and afterwards find out that when you press a button, that's in the way if you're playing SoF2 or any other shooter, it starts something that's used for not-using shortcuts, like you can pick CTRL-C with your mouse then. The game starts lagging, and if you press the button again, your whole keyboard doesnt work anymore, untill your press Shift-CTRL, which I found out yesterday. Makes me sick.
Davemetalhead
16-05-2007, 11:52 AM
Mine only says Print Screen. Huzzah for non-crap keyboards.
Now if only it came without the damn windows button.
Heh, mine's a Logitech G15, hardly a crap keyboard, and it has the Sys Rq on the same key as Prt Scr ...
Aerath
16-05-2007, 12:59 PM
Logitech LX710 here =)
Guessed they figured it out by then :wink:
And I always remap stuff to my mouse buttons. Went hunting for a 5 button mouse specifically to not be hampered in pvp.
xxlebox
16-05-2007, 04:09 PM
Logitech LX710 here =)
Guessed they figured it out by then :wink:
And I always remap stuff to my mouse buttons. Went hunting for a 5 button mouse specifically to not be hampered in pvp.
I got a 6 button one! Nanananananaaaaaaaaaaah! But yeah, the sixth button isn't remappable. =/ Don't Trust Trust.
Stigg
16-05-2007, 04:19 PM
Alt-F4 gives you a little known about buff while fighting raid bosses. Blizz implemented it as their only cheat code.
earindur
16-05-2007, 04:23 PM
Alt-F4 gives you a little known about buff while fighting raid bosses. Blizz implemented it as their only cheat code.
LOL that reminds me of the "press f10 for a sniper rifle" in counter strike... good times!
Wintrow
16-05-2007, 04:47 PM
Alt-F4 gives you a little known about buff while fighting raid bosses. Blizz implemented it as their only cheat code.
Yeah, suddenly the bosses are gone :tongue:
And WoW looks surprisingly alot like your desktop.
ChaosSaber
16-05-2007, 06:55 PM
This reminds me of back in the StarCraft days. When someone is taking forever to download the map, you tell them pressing Alt+F4 makes it download faster. Problem solved.
Xmcdaniel
16-05-2007, 07:16 PM
This thread is made of pure goodness and a blessed innocence. Hey - what's the command to quit your guild? :wink:
macro /gquit to you W, A, S, and D keybinds...problem solved!
Xmcdaniel
16-05-2007, 07:18 PM
Mine only says Print Screen. Huzzah for non-crap keyboards.
Now if only it came without the damn windows button.
LOL my brand new laptop in front of me has the "sysrq" key in combo with the "delete" key. You have to press "fn+delete" to activate "sysrq".
snrofgar
17-05-2007, 02:07 AM
OMFG your asking this . lol!!!!!!!!!!!
'N00b' Hey can i have 2 g for my armour
'Me' Sure just push alt f4 to open trade
'N00b' *vanishes*
lol i cant believe people fall for this!
ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!
Xlorep DarkHelm
17-05-2007, 02:37 AM
OMFG your asking this . lol!!!!!!!!!!!
'N00b' Hey can i have 2 g for my armour
'Me' Sure just push alt f4 to open trade
'N00b' *vanishes*
lol i cant believe people fall for this!
ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!
Could you possibly have said that in a slightly more civil, and tactful way, rather than the eyesore you presented?
Sithra
17-05-2007, 10:40 AM
Guys, whenever I press the 'A' key an A appears, are my key bindings screwed or is this normal?
earindur
17-05-2007, 10:47 AM
ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!
did you have to be such a dick about it?
OMFG your asking this . lol!!!!!!!!!!!
'N00b' Hey can i have 2 g for my armour
'Me' Sure just push alt f4 to open trade
'N00b' *vanishes*
lol i cant believe people fall for this!
ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!ALT F4 IS UNIVERSAL CLOSE COMMAND FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONS!!!!!
Uhhh... Not everyone uses hot keys in Windows? I've been working on windows/linux/unix platforms for 14 years and programming on the same for longer than that, when I have to use windows I tend to try to learn as little about it as possible. Anything else just clogs up my brain and I worry that I might start writing posts with things like 'lol', 'pwnt', 'omfg', 'l33t', and 'n00b'. I'm sure there are a million other hotkeys I don't know about. But thanks for the reply.
In any case, to all those who posted useful answers, I would think when WOW is in the foreground (not windowed) that standard windows hotkeys wouldn't work.
WatcherZero
17-05-2007, 06:01 PM
If you were a developer you would know that windows platforms run in the high level operating system, they dont directly access low level functions unless its something like an emulator to improve performance.
If you were a developer you would know that windows platforms run in the high level operating system, they dont directly access low level functions unless its something like an emulator to improve performance.
Sure, but how would I know that a command to kill the current -window- is considered a low level function?
Who would have thought such a simple question would receive such emotional replies?
Stigg
17-05-2007, 06:07 PM
Sure, but how would I know that a command to kill the current -window- is considered a low level function?
Who would have thought such a simple question would receive such emotional replies?
That guy was a troll, no worries. theres a lot of hidden crap that people exploit to get rid of unwanted players. tanitha tagged on another one. /gquit.
Ask in guild chat "hey my friend needs to quit his guild, whats the command for that?"
Followed by half your guild leaving the guild because they didn't put a space before /gquit
or inside of a BG, saying '/afk makes you walk through the starting gate" followed by half the players exiting the BG.
earindur
17-05-2007, 06:13 PM
i much prefer the ole mage classic in a bg.
create a portal to darnassus.
/s pls help me summon!
i much prefer the ole mage classic in a bg.
create a portal to darnassus.
/s pls help me summon!
Thats pretty funny, I'll have to remember that one...
SirBazturd
17-05-2007, 06:22 PM
I didn't know what alt F4 did prior to this post.
IRPander
18-05-2007, 08:19 AM
God blessing you too.
Davemetalhead
18-05-2007, 10:02 AM
i much prefer the ole mage classic in a bg.
create a portal to darnassus.
/s pls help me summon!
We have a sneaky mage in the guild who does this in raids. Whenever someone asks for a summons, he'll open a portal to Exodar or Darnassus, and guaranteed 3 or 4 folks will click on it expecting it to be a Warlock summoning portal ! Everyone is warned now not to click on anything if he's close by ....
snrofgar
20-05-2007, 11:41 PM
Shock and Awe , only way to end the alt f4 jokes
IT IS THE DEFAULT CLOSE PROGRAMME COMMAND FOR WINDOWS USERS.
It will not do anything else (unless for you mac users idk)
Lol, well it closes my programmes :)
Xlorep DarkHelm
20-05-2007, 11:58 PM
Doesn't do much in Linux :P
Tomar
21-05-2007, 01:32 AM
This thread is made of pure goodness and a blessed innocence. Hey - what's the command to quit your guild? :wink:
Better yet, what's the one to quit my job?
Athame
21-05-2007, 02:37 AM
Doesn't do much in Linux :P
Yeah, but then you probably don't want to bind something to CTRL-ALT-Backspace or ALT-Left/Right. Always something.
Xlorep DarkHelm
21-05-2007, 07:47 AM
Yeah, but then you probably don't want to bind something to CTRL-ALT-Backspace or ALT-Left/Right. Always something.
That's just quibbling over minor details. I did find that KDE makes having things bound on CTRL+F1 - F12 *very* annoying.
Shock and Awe , only way to end the alt f4 jokes
IT IS THE DEFAULT CLOSE PROGRAMME COMMAND FOR WINDOWS USERS.
It will not do anything else (unless for you mac users idk)
Lol, well it closes my programmes :)
I think this was already established on page 1.
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