On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Richard Hipp <d...@sqlite.org> wrote:
> On 6/11/15, Stephan Beal <sgb...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > >> "A" - in other words swap the CapsLock and Ctrl keys - otherwise your > >> pinky is a goner. > >> > > > > > > That's a great idea. i'll take a look at that (will help with bash, in > any > > case). > > > > Just an historical note for all you younglings: > > In days of yore, the Ctrl key was always beside the "A" key by > default. Then IBM entered the market with the IBM PC, and they moved > the key arrangement around so that it would match the keys on the IBM > Selectric typewriter. This was met with great howls of protest from > programmers. But IBM's target market was business users, not > programmers, so those protests fell upon deaf ears and the Selectric > typewriter arrangement stuck. And then the rest of the keyboard > makers started following IBM's lead. Ever since then, we poor > programmers have forced to use hacks like xmodmap to get the keys back > into the correct place. > Actually, the Ctrl key was to the left of the A key on the stock keyboard for the IBM PC, XT & AT models. The model M, introduced in 1986, moved the caps lock key (and perhaps was based on other keyboards). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_keyboard for pictures. I had heard a rumor long ago that part of the reason for the change in position of CAPS LOCK & CTRL was due to some patent, but a half hour of searching has revealed nothing to substantiate it. Apparently the model M is based on an ANSI layout? -- Scott Robison
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