I can touch-type on a real keyboard. I can't touch-type on a notebook keyboard. And for when I must hunt-and-peck, I know exactly where the key is on a real keyboard; I have to eyeball search for it on a notebook keyboard. Using the real keyboard in front of the notebook takes up real estate that I would rather use for other purposes. Or just not have to clear as much space on a messy tabletop.
Some of the "variable position" keys on my notebook are differently located than on my standard keyboard. Have keyboard manufacturers yet standardized on the location of the backslash key? Fred Holmes At 10:44 PM 8/14/2009, b_s-wilk wrote: >What's missing from the keyboard other than a numbers pad--and comfort? Is the >keyboard just annoying as it is? Do you also want to use an external mouse? > >You can get a separate numbers keypad that plugs into USB. Or you can raise >the notebook closer to eye level and put a keyboard underneath it on your >desk. I'm assuming this is for your desk, not to be used on your lap. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
