It shouldn't lock up the computer, but the daytime high should never be 
warmer than 80 on a summer's day. Politicians should always tell the 
truth. Gas should never be over $1 a gallon, etc. Never underestimate 
the possibilities when dealing with a computer that's designed by 
humans, running software written by humans and used for the most part by 
humans.

On 9/21/2012 19:48, Brian Cluff wrote:
> If you are talking about the key that is just to the left of the 
> space. That is the "meta" key. It's like CTRL, ALT or SHIFT and should 
> be used to get to extra functions in combination with that key. It 
> shouldn't really do much beyond that and shouldn't be capable of 
> locking up your computer.
>
> It is used quite a bit in KDE in hotkeys that adjust the window manager.
> For instance if I press META + 0 I get a magnified image around the 
> mouse.
>
> Brian Cluff
>
> On 09/21/2012 06:52 PM, joe@actionline.com wrote:
>> How can I reprogram/neutralize that annoying M$ key on a standard 
>> keyboard?
>>
>> In the past, I have inadvertently hit that key and had it lock up my 
>> Linux
>> system.
>>
>> I don't know what it is for anyway, other than as an annoying 
>> reminder of
>> M$ anti-trust coercion tactics to try to make the whole world conform to
>> its dictates.
>>
>>
>>
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