jeremy ardley wrote: ... > You can also get ones with keyboard lighting. It is actually helpful, > though ones that do light shows are to be avoided. Just a simple green > or such and perhaps ones that briefly dim the light on each key when you > strike it.
you can change the light show by pressing various key combinations or you can use software to do it for you when the machine boots. i decided to just use the key presses and avoid having yet more packages installed. the light show i prefer for most typing is the one which lights up the key just a little when it is pressed. so it is not too bright as to be distracting but it does provide some feedback. you can adjust how bright you want it to be in five increments. i leave it at one. i rarely need to see all of the keys at one time. when getting going for the day i have an id and password so that is when i want all the keys visible - after that it rarely matters, but it is easy enough to change it back and forth. if you want to have some blinkin' lights you can put on some nice effects when you press keys, at night it can look like a Christmas tree. :) just to show someone. i find it too distracting for normal operation. songbird
