If your position as a civil servant involves official communication with companies, you’re going to need the § sign a lot on a daily basis, and the Nordic countries have basically always had large public sectors.
I used to use one of them in my passwords - it usually works fine, until I’m met with a platform where this key doesn’t exist (damn you, Nintendo Switch!)
DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 6 months ago
How often do most people use § and ½ !? Is a dedicated key really necessary?
Frostbeard@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I work as an engineer in an governmental capacity. Use it daily when writing letters citing legislation.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I used to used that all the time. Alt 167?
timroerstroem@feddit.dk 6 months ago
If your position as a civil servant involves official communication with companies, you’re going to need the § sign a lot on a daily basis, and the Nordic countries have basically always had large public sectors.
lime@feddit.nu 6 months ago
§ is common in meeting minutes and legal texts. dunno about ½ though
Witchfire@lemmy.world 6 months ago
“common” really depends on context
lime@feddit.nu 6 months ago
i thought “in the context of which this keyboard layout is useful” was fairly implicit in this case
LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months ago
Finally, a keyboard for Sims!
Havatra@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
I used to use one of them in my passwords - it usually works fine, until I’m met with a platform where this key doesn’t exist (damn you, Nintendo Switch!)