So I drive back to school and I set up my laptop and get ready for some web surfing when I suddenly notice, my "control" button disappeared. Apparently it broke off from too much usage or something and disappeared during the trip.

Immediate problems become:
1) Copy and pasting things
2) Hotkeying units/buildings in Starcraft
3) Minor habit things like opening new tabs in Firefox, etc

#1 and #3 are probably not big problems, but how the hell am I supposed to play Starcraft now? Is there even a way to hotkey things without the control button? O_o

People told me to use the other control button, however my computer only has 1 (O_o? I know).

ToKoreaWithLove

Norway10161 Posts

August 11 2008 08:29 GMT

remap the windows button and use it?

ArC_man

United States2798 Posts

August 11 2008 08:31 GMT

The Windows button is on the top right of my keyboard >_<

All I have next to control is Alt >_<

thedeadhaji

39489 Posts

August 11 2008 08:32 GMT

autohotkey time

micronesia

United States24743 Posts

August 11 2008 08:32 GMT

I'd try to get it replaced/fixed rather than use another button as a workaround, but I guess that would be a temporary fix...

fight_or_flight

United States3988 Posts

August 11 2008 08:36 GMT

get a usb keyboard

zgl

United States1055 Posts

August 11 2008 09:54 GMT

You can buy replacement keyboards for most of the popular laptops. Prices run anywhere between $20 to $100. Average is around $40.

Ilikestarcraft

Korea (South)17731 Posts

August 11 2008 09:57 GMT

play protoss (im sorry)

knyttym

United States5797 Posts

August 11 2008 10:20 GMT

On August 11 2008 18:57 Ilikestarcraft wrote:
play protoss (im sorry)

that doesn't work. protoss really need those hotkeys for their 1a2a3a4a5a

pangshai

Chinatown5333 Posts

August 11 2008 11:02 GMT

#10

just musing about the fact that i'm probaby the only one who thought, when i clicked the thread, that i was going to see a thread about "life without a cock". good luck with your control button. i'd suggest getting a USB keyboard.

Chuiu

3470 Posts

August 11 2008 12:09 GMT

#11

Step 1: Pop out useless windows key or right control key
Step 2: Put it in old control key spot
Step 3: Adapt to potentially smaller key
Step 4: Get really frustrated
Step 5: Ebay a new keyboard

(Edit: in case you're wondering I'm speaking from experience)

kpcrew

Korea (South)1071 Posts

August 11 2008 12:25 GMT

#12

life without a cock?
half the world's population seems to thrive without one

and a bunch of men in thailand

TechniQ.UK

United Kingdom391 Posts

August 11 2008 13:46 GMT

#13

buy a normal sized USB/PS\2 keyboard and plug it in. They dont cost much

United States2919 Posts

August 11 2008 15:03 GMT

#14

I saw the title and froze in a state of shock for a good 5 seconds...

I wish you the best of luck getting through this....

I couldn't imagine

geometryb

United States1249 Posts

August 11 2008 19:11 GMT

#15

pluck out the control key on the other side of the keyboard and put it in the missing spot.

geometryb

United States1249 Posts

August 11 2008 19:11 GMT

#16

or am i the only person with a keyboard with 2 ctrl keys?

QuanticHawk

United States32091 Posts

August 11 2008 19:33 GMT

#17

Go to school computer lab
take pen, pop out their control key
solved

FreeDoM[YA]

Canada855 Posts

August 11 2008 19:45 GMT

#18

On August 12 2008 04:33 Hawk wrote:
Go to school computer lab
take pen, pop out their control key
solved

Evil... Pure Evil...

drug_vict1m

844 Posts

August 11 2008 20:04 GMT

#19

On August 12 2008 04:33 Hawk wrote:
Go to school computer lab
take pen, pop out their control key
solved

exactly my way of thinking

il0seonpurpose

Korea (South)5638 Posts

August 11 2008 20:25 GMT

#20

Use a key you won't need, just pop it out and replace it.

QuanticHawk

United States32091 Posts

August 11 2008 20:29 GMT

#21

On August 12 2008 04:45 freedom yay wrote:

Show nested quote +

Evil... Pure Evil...

For the amount of money (and lack of quality teaching) I get from those assholes, they should be happy I don't break at least a couple things each day.