25-Mar-2012, 11:03 PM
I've made quite a living on VBA the past few years....
Anyway, the Break key is extremely useful if it's been programmed in the application you're using. Hitting Shift+Break twice during any operation in Lotus Notes cancels the operation. You know this is essential if you've ever used Notes. (And no, the escape key won't work -- it has another purpose.)
Basically, all the keys you have came out of some need. Function keys, for example, came about because typing Ctrl+K and then Ctrl+B for bold was ridiculous. (I think that was WordPerfect.) And all you PC users DO have an F13, F14 and F15, it's just that they are labeled as something else (like Print Screen, Break, etc.)
BTW, try hitting Shift-F11 in any MS Office product and see what happens.
Anyway, the Break key is extremely useful if it's been programmed in the application you're using. Hitting Shift+Break twice during any operation in Lotus Notes cancels the operation. You know this is essential if you've ever used Notes. (And no, the escape key won't work -- it has another purpose.)
Basically, all the keys you have came out of some need. Function keys, for example, came about because typing Ctrl+K and then Ctrl+B for bold was ridiculous. (I think that was WordPerfect.) And all you PC users DO have an F13, F14 and F15, it's just that they are labeled as something else (like Print Screen, Break, etc.)
BTW, try hitting Shift-F11 in any MS Office product and see what happens.
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