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[nolongerexistant]

This is the first suggestion I want to show my support for. These buttons (Or just a power button) would be a really nice addition. Especially if they are linked directly to the Java-side.

[Lyqyd]

We already have this in the form of Ctrl-R and Ctrl-S, just like the OP mentions. There's really no need for GUI additions. Keyboard shortcuts are easier than mouse buttons anyway.

[Zudo]

Lyqyd, on 01 September 2013 - 06:11 PM, said:

We already have this in the form of Ctrl-R and Ctrl-S, just like the OP mentions. There's really no need for GUI additions. Keyboard shortcuts are easier than mouse buttons anyway.

But we still should have System Request (IMO), that would be cool.

theoriginalbit, on 01 September 2013 - 08:25 AM, said:

It adds for better compatibility, we can just say "click the button" instead of "press this button, unless you're in this locale, then press that one"

-snip-

I have had times where the shortcuts just weren't being detected and I had to try it multiple times, so I think buttons would work nicely!

And look at this!

[Lyqyd]

SysRq is not applicable to the ComputerCraft computers. Ctrl-R and Ctrl-S have never given me problems outside of very laggy servers, the sort where mouse buttons wouldn't be any better anyhow.

[Egor305]

Lyqyd, on 02 September 2013 - 01:52 AM, said:

SysRq is not applicable to the ComputerCraft computers. Ctrl-R and Ctrl-S have never given me problems outside of very laggy servers, the sort where mouse buttons wouldn't be any better anyhow.

Yes? I'm actually have a reason for this.
So i did a program that switches in maintenance mode, when you hold Ctrl-T for 3 seconds. But I did it totally wrong: i used os.pullEventRaw = os.pullEvent. (oh and this program was /startup)
I did same OVER AND OVER LIKE 10 TIMES: put disk, reset, edit, take disk, reset, error, all from start.

IRL if my PC freezes, i use pen to press that little reset button. For somebody taking pen out of *nameOfThingWherePensAndPencilsStoredHere*, and pressing that button will take 3 seconds. I have pen ready for reseting PC any time, any moment. And some people have bigger reset buttons, so they can press it with finger! My 2nd PC had MS-DOS installed while ago. Oh... My... God... that was the most best reseting-PC experience ever! just Ctrl-Alt-Del and it reseted! Then i installed window 98 that glitched from everything. Guess what? Now i must press same combination 2 times! WTH? Even more happens when im install Windows XP - No. Shortcuts. At. All.

RESET, RESET, RESET, RESET, RE--
reset maniac mode off
So you get my point?
Now to SysRq. I'm not saying that real SysRq (aka PrtScr) key should be used as short cut. Instead it can be 3 second Ctrl-Button thing. And SysRq button on a side can be AdvComputer only, while other 2 buttons is for all Computers.

---EDIT---
I never use that pen for anything else. Only reseting.

[Sebra]

Lyqyd, on 02 September 2013 - 01:52 AM, said:

SysRq is not applicable to the ComputerCraft computers. Ctrl-R and Ctrl-S have never given me problems outside of very laggy servers, the sort where mouse buttons wouldn't be any better anyhow.

Yes. There is no hard need. But idea is still good.
"Hardware" Power & Reset is good style.
"System" or "SysRq" or any other name would be useful no doubts. (think about "Win" key and "how_it_is_on_mak")
The main question here is WOULD developers add it.

[Egor305]

Sebra, on 02 September 2013 - 09:04 AM, said:

and "how_it_is_on_mak"

LOL. i call it like "keyHowItIsOnMac"

[Zudo]

I would use the SysRq button for screenshots

[Lyqyd]

There's no point to this. If they did add such buttons, they would do exactly the same thing as the keyboard shortcuts do. Locked.