CF wrote:

> Fair enough - but how many other keys are there on the keyboard that you
> don't use....  PrntScrn/SysRq?  the entire numeric keypad?  etc etc. The
> standard keyboard layout just keeps growing and growing because no
> manufacturer is keen on removing a potentially useful key.

They're not particularly keen on adding new _useful_ keys either.   Just 
internet shortcuts and volume controls.  Something like the Sun keyboards 
comes to mind; I remember them having various window control keys down 
the left-hand side.  I'd be glad to have keys for maximise/minimise, send-
to-front/back, etc.  It'd be nice to replace the F1 to F12 keys as I 
never use those.

The most comfortable keyboard I've used is the Apple Pro keyboard.  I 
also like the "feel" of laptop keyboards, except for the compressed size. 
 My current ex-PC General keyboard is good enough though, despite several 
keys having the letters rubbed off.

My least favourite kb of all time?  The C64 followed closely by the BBC 
Micro.  Then just after that comes those noisy old "click"-action PC 
keyboards.

Cheers,

- Dave

http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/


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