23 Nov
2007
23 Nov
'07
3:26 a.m.
Hi,
....remap "Caps Lock" to be "CTRL"
on my Model M's (along
with swapping ~ and ESC).
Those are two of the things I detest the most about "modern" AT-style
keyboards.
"ESC" should be top left and "Ctrl" should be immediately below the
"TAB"
key. Oh, and most importantly, "Return" *SHOULD* be "J" shaped (or at
least
horizontal) rather than these annoying vertical ones we're subjected to
nowadays....I'm forever hitting "#" by mistake, even to this day.
Other than that they're OK; though I'd rather have the function keys down
the left hand side of the keyboard where they belong! :-)
....If you use a keyboard long enough, you'll
actually get used to
its key placement just fine, no matter how annoying it is at first,
I guess.
With the sole exception of the "Return" key, I agree with you 100%.
TTFN - Pete.
23 Nov
23 Nov
9:16 a.m.
On Friday 23 November 2007 03:26:34 Ensor wrote:
Hi,
You can tweak your keymap to swap CTRL and TAB. ESC is generally top left,
and if you hit # instead of Return, then map # to be return and put the # on
another key, maybe backtick (or even swap it for ? like a US layout).
....remap "Caps Lock" to be
"CTRL" on my Model M's (along
with swapping ~ and ESC).
Those are two of the things I detest the most about "modern" AT-style
keyboards.
"ESC" should be top left and "Ctrl" should be immediately below the
"TAB"
key. Oh, and most importantly, "Return" *SHOULD* be "J" shaped (or at
least
horizontal) rather than these annoying vertical ones we're subjected to
nowadays....I'm forever hitting "#" by mistake, even to this day. Other than that they're OK; though I'd rather
have the function keys down
the left hand side of the keyboard where they belong! :-)
Hacksaw, Soldering iron, superglue, car body filler...
Gordon
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