Admin Posted July 21, 2020 Posted July 21, 2020 John Gruber, writing at DaringFireball: A New York Times mini crossword clue over the weekend was based on the notion that "Enter" is just a synonym for the Return key. It's not. They're two different keys that usually perform the same action, but not always. All keyboards have a dedicated Return key -- it's the big key you're thinking of above the right Shift key. On a Mac, the key code when you press Return is 36 [...]. A dedicated Enter key is generally only present on extended keyboards with a numeric keypad -- it's the key in the lower-right corner and is generally the only oversized key on the keyboard that is larger vertically, not horizontally. Its Mac key code is 76 [...]. Just look at such a keyboard: the Return key says "Return", and the Enter key says "Enter". If your keyboard doesn't have a dedicated Enter key, you can type the Enter key by pressing Fn-Return. That's why some Return keys have "Enter" printed in small type above the word "Return". If your keyboard has neither a dedicated Enter key nor an Fn modifier key, I don't think you can type Enter. [...] Read more of this story at Slashdot. View the full article Quote
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