16 Oct
2008
16 Oct
'08
10:44 a.m.
David Griffith wrote:
That's the rub. The UNIX model has Control in the
right place, but I
never got used to the strange places that Backspace, Esc, \, and ` are.
The PC model fixes this, but then Control appears to be in the wrong
place. I'd like to get the PC model with a keycap kit to put a Control
key where it belongs. IMHO, there is no need for a Caps Lock key.
I'm typing on a Matias "OS X Keyboard" that has Ctrl in the UNIX
position (left of a) and PC position, below shift on both sides.
Capslock is left of right-Ctrl.
It also has 15 function keys (instead of PrtScrn, Scroll and Num
locks), 3 volume control keys, and is programmable, at least in OS X.
Size and spacing is almost exactly the same as my late-model SGI granite
keyboard. Let's see - backslash is above Return and below backspace,
and backspace is the proper size (wide).
I just got it a few days ago, and haven't decided whether I like the
action; it's very bouncy.
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