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The thread discusses an issue where pressing "alt-shift-x" in Windows 8 results in "alt-x" being triggered instead, which the original poster finds puzzling since it worked correctly in Windows 7. The respondent explains that Windows interprets combined key presses based on existing key codes and suggests that the desired "alt-shift-x" shortcut may not exist in Windows, providing examples of related shortcuts. The original poster insists that "alt-shift-x" does exist on standard keyboards and questions the explanation, while the respondent suggests that such key combinations might be more common in Unix systems rather than Windows. Overall, the conversation centers around understanding keyboard shortcuts and their behavior across Windows versions, with some disagreement on the existence and function of certain key combos.
The thread discusses an issue where pressing "alt-shift-x" in Windows 8 results in "alt-x" being triggered instead, which the original poster finds puzzling since it worked correctly in Windows 7. The respondent explains that Windows interprets combined key presses based on existing key codes and suggests that the desired "alt-shift-x" shortcut may not exist in Windows, providing examples of related shortcuts. The original poster insists that "alt-shift-x" does exist on standard keyboards and questions the explanation, while the respondent suggests that such key combinations might be more common in Unix systems rather than Windows. Overall, the conversation centers around understanding keyboard shortcuts and their behavior across Windows versions, with some disagreement on the existence and function of certain key combos.
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Because there is no such thing as [shift] + [alt] + [x] so the computer assumes you must want [alt] + [x]... which is keycode [0058] btw.
What was you trying to do, would help here... [windows key] + [x] perhaps?
fyi this opens the manu in Windows 8, 8.1 or 10.
What was you trying to do, would help here... [windows key] + [x] perhaps?
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Because there is no such thing as [shift] + [alt] + [x] so the computer assumes you must want [alt] + [x]... which is keycode [0058] btw.
What was you trying to do, would help here... [windows key] + [x] perhaps?
fyi this opens the manu in Windows 8, 8.1 or 10.
What was you trying to do, would help here... [windows key] + [x] perhaps?
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