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The new Micro~~soft~~slop copilot key always sends the following key-sequence when pressed:

copilot key down: left-shift-down left-meta-down f23-down f23-up left-meta-up left-shift-up
copilot key up: <null>

This means there's no real key-up event when you release the key --> it can't be used (properly) as a modifier like ctrl or alt.

The workaround is to send a pretend key-up event after a time delay, but then you mustn't be too slow / fast when pressing a shortcut.

tldr: AI took a perfectly working modifier key from you.

--- edit ---
Some keyboards apparently do the "right" thing and don't send the whole sequence at once, you can remap those properly with keyd, see: https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd/issues/1025#issuecomment-2971556563 / https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd/issues/825

copilot key down: left-shift-down left-meta-down f23-down
copilot key up: f23-up left-meta-up left-shift-up

this will still break left-shift + remapped copilot and left-meta + remapped copilot, but RCtrl remaps should work as expected

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[–] Kaiserschmarrn@feddit.org 37 points 3 days ago (3 children)

*Sry for the washed out colors. This was originally an HDR video.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Leave it in HDR next time. As someone who owns an HDR monitor and a phone with an HDR display, there is simply not enough content out there outside of movies and games.

[–] Kaiserschmarrn@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I converted the original video to a GIF and that is sadly the outcome.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah and I'm asking you to please don't lol

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 0 points 2 days ago

My winter heating bill halved when I switched to HDR mode on my monitor.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Kaiserschmarrn@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What do you mean? The human eye can't see more than 720p.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

That's what they want you to believe 🤫

[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Why are you apologizing?

Edit: the hivemind has spoken. You must always repent for posting washed out HDR video.

[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

They work at Disney +.