On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 12:04 PM, David Richards < ausdot...@davidsuniverse.com> wrote:
> A bit off topic and a bit on topic. I've been in the market for a good > developer keyboard for a while but never seem to find anything I like. I > was just wondering if others on this list had found a decent keyboard. > > A few qualifying points: > > I don't want a number pad or at least I don't want one on the right of the > keyboard. Not that I have anything against them, I just want my mouse to > be closer. I've tested this using a cheap (and crappy) laptop like > keyboard and there is a noticeable difference in comfort. I can just as > easily by a separate number pad keyboard to position elsewhere. > > Or not at all. If you touchtype, they are almost unused. Funny I didn't realise this, I just picked up my somewhat used KB and held it to reflect light. Right. The numeric KB is still matte, the main KB numbers are shiny with wear. > I would prefer the cursor keys and the other navigation keys to be in a > reasonable location. My "crappy" keyboard as some of these along the > bottom. It also sacrificed the right Control key in favour of a Scroll > Lock key. Who uses scroll lock any more? > > What does it even do? > I don't like those "ergonomic" keyboards that split the keyboard to be > comfortable for two hands. I don't know about the rest of you but I spend > at least as much time with one hand on the mouse and the other on the > keyboard as I do with both hands on the keyboard. So the ergonomic aspects > are actually a hindrance when typing with one hand. > > Disagree. Going back to flat KB's is a major pain now for me. > I don't care about media buttons or any other specific use button. I > never user them. They just make the keyboard bigger. 20% of the keys on > my current keyboard will never be used. > > Agree, and get rid of the effing flock key and all the media shifts on the f keys. > Obviously I want the keys to be comfortable to use 8 hours a day. > > Dude, at least 8. You likely use a KB another 4-8 when you get home. > The recently announce keyboard from microsoft is fairly close to what I'm > looking for: > > > http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/08/microsofts-new-ergonomic-keyboard-is-just-plain-weird-looking/ > > But it's ergonomic style is a bit of a negative. > > Yes, and I'm going to call in at officeworks to buy one on the way home. Thank you! Re ergonomic. Try it for a while, you'll learn to love leaning your wrists on something. And likely hate the normal ones. I use one at home on the iMac - for such an ergonomic company Apple has awful keyboards and mice. -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
