On Tue, 2024-02-06 at 01:37 -0500, Brian Sammon wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:06:30 +0100
> hw wrote:
>
> > Yes, it's a misunderstanding: How can we change the keyboard layout?
>
> [...]
> https://medium.com/@canadaduane/key-remapping-in-linux-2021-edition-47320999d2aa
So this allowed me to
hw wrote:
...
>> $80 for what i have now was acceptable.
>
> Which one is that? It must be an unusually sturdy one. Or did you
> put a metal plate under it?
Corsair K70 CORE RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
it is solid but stiff, it is also pretty quiet compared to a
model M and has no feel
On Tue, 2024-02-06 at 11:28 +, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote:
> hw wrote:
> > On Mon, 2024-02-05 at 14:34 -0600, David Wright wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > "The German layout differs from the English (US and UK) layouts in
> > > four major ways:
> >
> > It's missing out on yet another
hw wrote:
> On Mon, 2024-02-05 at 08:46 -0500, songbird wrote:
>> hw wrote:
>> ...
>> > It's a badly missing feature from gnome settings that we can't change
>> > the key bindings. The layout must be defined somewhere, though.
>> > Maybe someone knows where that is?
>>
>> in MATE there's
On Tue, Feb 06, 2024 at 02:55:30PM +0100, hw wrote:
> On Tue, 2024-02-06 at 06:33 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 05, 2024 at 09:40:30PM +0100, hw wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > Have you ever entered ipv4 addresses (and floats) on a German
> > > keyboard? It's insane.
> >
> >
On Tue, 2024-02-06 at 06:33 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 05, 2024 at 09:40:30PM +0100, hw wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > Have you ever entered ipv4 addresses (and floats) on a German
> > keyboard? It's insane.
>
> While I do agree with other of your points (CTRL-] being one,
> although
On Tue, 2024-02-06 at 01:37 -0500, Brian Sammon wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:06:30 +0100
> hw wrote:
>
> > Yes, it's a misunderstanding: How can we change the keyboard layout?
>
> I recently dug into this because I am running Debian on a
> Chromebook, and I wanted to map the Google-key
On Tue, Feb 06, 2024 at 12:04:16PM +0100, hw wrote:
> ls -la /etc/udev/hwdb.d/
> total 0
> drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 0 Jan 22 01:00 .
> drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 82 Feb 5 13:03 ..
>
> But this is on Fedora, and perhaps Debian does it differently.
unicorn:~$ ls /etc/udev
hwdb.d/ rules.d/
Brian Sammon wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:06:30 +0100
> hw wrote:
>
> > Yes, it's a misunderstanding: How can we change the keyboard
> > layout?
>
> I recently dug into this because I am running Debian on a Chromebook,
> and I wanted to map the Google-key (located next to the A key, where
hw wrote:
> On Mon, 2024-02-05 at 14:34 -0600, David Wright wrote:
> > [...]
> > "The German layout differs from the English (US and UK) layouts in
> > four major ways:
>
> It's missing out on yet another major way: Umlaute.
If you reread the wikipedia page, you'll see that umlaut keys are
On Tue, 2024-02-06 at 11:11 +0700, Max Nikulin wrote:
> On 05/02/2024 18:37, hw wrote:
> > With xmodmap, I was able to adjust the layout as needed. With
> > wayland, I can't do that anymore
>
> Untested:
>
> https://who-t.blogspot.com/2020/02/user-specific-xkb-configuration-part-1.html
>
On Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:06:30 +0100
hw wrote:
> Yes, it's a misunderstanding: How can we change the keyboard layout?
I recently dug into this because I am running Debian on a Chromebook, and I
wanted to map the Google-key (located next to the A key, where you usually
expect Caps-Lock to be) to
On Mon, Feb 05, 2024 at 09:40:30PM +0100, hw wrote:
[...]
> Have you ever entered ipv4 addresses (and floats) on a German
> keyboard? It's insane.
While I do agree with other of your points (CTRL-] being one,
although you exaggerated by one key), I don't understand this
one. I'm entering IPv4
On Fri 02 Feb 2024 at 20:25:09 (-0500), Lee wrote:
> I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
>
> ssh in from another machine & do a 'sudo reboot now' and get an alert
> about 'Keyboard not found.' on power up. The keyboard also doesn't
> work in another machine so it's
On 05/02/2024 18:37, hw wrote:
With xmodmap, I was able to adjust the layout as needed. With
wayland, I can't do that anymore
Untested:
https://who-t.blogspot.com/2020/02/user-specific-xkb-configuration-part-1.html
User-specific XKB configuration - part 1
and I have heard about a low-level
On 2/5/24 14:11, Ash Joubert wrote:
On 06/02/2024 04:15, Peter Ehlert wrote:
Logitech K270
full size, simple, $22 USD, fits me just fine
I use a Logitech MK270r
good tip, packaged with a mouse for $6 more
thanks. I will get that bundle next time
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo which
On 06/02/2024 04:15, Peter Ehlert wrote:
Logitech K270
full size, simple, $22 USD, fits me just fine
I use a Logitech MK270r Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo which has the
same keyboard. Full-size standard layout plus media keys, physical power
switches on both keyboard and mouse. I find
On Mon, 2024-02-05 at 14:34 -0600, David Wright wrote:
> [...]
> "The German layout differs from the English (US and UK) layouts in
> four major ways:
It's missing out on yet another major way: Umlaute.
The Umlaute take whole keys for themselves like other letters, and
since there aren't any
Lee wrote:
>
>I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
>
>ssh in from another machine & do a 'sudo reboot now' and get an alert
>about 'Keyboard not found.' on power up. The keyboard also doesn't
>work in another machine so it's really & truly dead.
>
>I figure there's a
On Mon, 2024-02-05 at 08:40 -0800, James H. H. Lampert wrote:
> On 2/2/24 5:25 PM, Lee wrote:
> > I figure there's a high percentage of keyboard jockeys here so ..
> > which keyboard do you like and why?
>
> Unicomp. They acquired the rights and the tooling for the IBM buckling
> spring
On Mon, 2024-02-05 at 08:46 -0500, songbird wrote:
> hw wrote:
> ...
> > It's a badly missing feature from gnome settings that we can't change
> > the key bindings. The layout must be defined somewhere, though.
> > Maybe someone knows where that is?
>
> in MATE there's keyboard settings you
On Mon, 2024-02-05 at 21:06 +0100, hw wrote:
> And what the hell is 'Strg' supposed to mean?
"Strg" is short for "Steuerung", just the literal translation of
"control".
/ralph
On Mon 05 Feb 2024 at 21:06:30 (+0100), hw wrote:
> On Mon, 2024-02-05 at 15:26 +0100, Loris Bennett wrote:
> > hw writes:
> > > On Sun, 2024-02-04 at 18:23 +, Michael Kjörling wrote:
> > > > On 4 Feb 2024 12:08 -0600, from n...@n0nb.us (Nate Bargmann):
> > > > > xmodmap trickery? I am
On Mon, 2024-02-05 at 15:26 +0100, Loris Bennett wrote:
> hw writes:
>
> > On Sun, 2024-02-04 at 18:23 +, Michael Kjörling wrote:
> > > On 4 Feb 2024 12:08 -0600, from n...@n0nb.us (Nate Bargmann):
> > > > xmodmap trickery? I am running GNOME on Wayland.
> > >
> > > Or whatever the
On Mon, 2024-02-05 at 08:40 -0500, songbird wrote:
> hw wrote:
> > On Sun, 2024-02-04 at 09:43 -0500, songbird wrote:
> ...
> > > if they made them with a metal base mine would probably
> > > still be working, but the plastic base is too flexible for
> > > me. i have two dead ones. :( the
On 2/4/24 9:56 AM, Michael Kjörling wrote:
If you contact them and ask, they can probably tell you whether the
key caps . . . can be flipped physically.
Unicomp can and will make custom keycaps.
--
JHHL
I also wouldn't mind one bit if somebody came up with a computer
keyboard that exactly duplicates the key arrangement and feel of a
Linotype keyboard.
Not for practical daily use, mind you (I'll stick with my Unicomps);
rather, as a practice instrument for those who occasionally run Linotype
On 2/2/24 5:25 PM, Lee wrote:
I figure there's a high percentage of keyboard jockeys here so ..
which keyboard do you like and why?
Unicomp. They acquired the rights and the tooling for the IBM buckling
spring technology.
If only they also offered mice that were as rugged as their
On 2/2/24 17:25, Lee wrote:
I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
ssh in from another machine & do a 'sudo reboot now' and get an alert
about 'Keyboard not found.' on power up. The keyboard also doesn't
work in another machine so it's really & truly dead.
I figure
hw writes:
> On Sun, 2024-02-04 at 18:23 +, Michael Kjörling wrote:
>> On 4 Feb 2024 12:08 -0600, from n...@n0nb.us (Nate Bargmann):
>> > xmodmap trickery? I am running GNOME on Wayland.
>>
>> Or whatever the equivalent in Wayland (or GNOME) might be. Either way,
>> surely there must be
hw wrote:
> On Sun, 2024-02-04 at 09:43 -0500, songbird wrote:
...
>> if they made them with a metal base mine would probably
>> still be working, but the plastic base is too flexible for
>> me. i have two dead ones. :( the pressure fitted ribbon
>> cable connection is a really bad design and
hw wrote:
...
> It's a badly missing feature from gnome settings that we can't change
> the key bindings. The layout must be defined somewhere, though.
> Maybe someone knows where that is?
in MATE there's keyboard settings you can use to switch
around keyboards and common keys being swapped.
Henrik Morsing wrote:
> Happy Hacking lite for the last 20+ years, absolutely nothing else will
> suffice. And I work faster than any colleague I've ever met because of it.
>
> And it has to be that exact version (they don't make it anymore) because of
> the right-side Fn key and the separate
On Sun, 2024-02-04 at 18:23 +, Michael Kjörling wrote:
> On 4 Feb 2024 12:08 -0600, from n...@n0nb.us (Nate Bargmann):
> > xmodmap trickery? I am running GNOME on Wayland.
>
> Or whatever the equivalent in Wayland (or GNOME) might be. Either way,
> surely there must be _some_ way to map
On Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 08:25:09PM -0500, Lee wrote:
I have a Logitech k740 attached to my Windows machine which is ok.
Not great but OK.
I found a spare Logitech k120 keyboard in the closet; its better than
nothing but too thick for regular use.
And the old Dell keyboard from the Windows
On Sun, 2024-02-04 at 11:36 -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * On 2024 04 Feb 04:23 -0600, hw wrote:
> > On Fri, 2024-02-02 at 20:09 -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > I have several of the now classic IBM Model M keyboards I procured in
> > > the '90s. Modern BIOSes don't like them even
On Sun, 2024-02-04 at 09:43 -0500, songbird wrote:
> hw wrote:
> > On Fri, 2024-02-02 at 20:09 -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > I have several of the now classic IBM Model M keyboards I procured in
> > > the '90s. Modern BIOSes don't like them even with a PS/2 to USB
> > > adapter so
Lee writes:
> I figure there's a high percentage of keyboard jockeys here so ..
> which keyboard do you like and why?
I've had a fnatic ministreak for a few years. Why?
- RGB backlight, I set it to a pleasant green.
- remappable keys, remappings stored in the keyboard so it works the
same
On 4 Feb 2024 12:08 -0600, from n...@n0nb.us (Nate Bargmann):
> xmodmap trickery? I am running GNOME on Wayland.
Or whatever the equivalent in Wayland (or GNOME) might be. Either way,
surely there must be _some_ way to map (sets of) keyboard scan codes
to symbols or actions, and that way is
* On 2024 04 Feb 11:57 -0600, Michael Kjörling wrote:
> On 4 Feb 2024 11:36 -0600, from n...@n0nb.us (Nate Bargmann):
> >> Unicomp[1] still makes these keyboards, and you can get them for USB.
> >
> > I don't like their swapping of the right Alt and Menu keys unless the
> > keyboard can be
On 4 Feb 2024 11:36 -0600, from n...@n0nb.us (Nate Bargmann):
>> Unicomp[1] still makes these keyboards, and you can get them for USB.
>
> I don't like their swapping of the right Alt and Menu keys unless the
> keyboard can be configured to swap them back.
The keyboard doesn't care what's
hw wrote:
> On Fri, 2024-02-02 at 20:09 -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
>> [...]
>> I have several of the now classic IBM Model M keyboards I procured in
>> the '90s. Modern BIOSes don't like them even with a PS/2 to USB
>> adapter so I gave up on them.
>
> They might work with a so-called active
* On 2024 04 Feb 04:23 -0600, hw wrote:
> On Fri, 2024-02-02 at 20:09 -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> > [...]
> > I have several of the now classic IBM Model M keyboards I procured in
> > the '90s. Modern BIOSes don't like them even with a PS/2 to USB
> > adapter so I gave up on them.
>
> They
hw writes:
> On Fri, 2024-02-02 at 20:09 -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
>> [...]
>> I have several of the now classic IBM Model M keyboards I procured in
>> the '90s. Modern BIOSes don't like them even with a PS/2 to USB
>> adapter so I gave up on them.
>
> They might work with a so-called active
On Fri, 2024-02-02 at 20:25 -0500, Lee wrote:
> [...]
> I figure there's a high percentage of keyboard jockeys here so ..
> which keyboard do you like and why?
It comes down to your personal preference and on how much you're
willing to pay for a good keybard. I'm using [1].
I'm using it because
On Fri, 2024-02-02 at 20:09 -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> [...]
> I have several of the now classic IBM Model M keyboards I procured in
> the '90s. Modern BIOSes don't like them even with a PS/2 to USB
> adapter so I gave up on them.
They might work with a so-called active adapter. IIRC it has
On Sat, 3 Feb 2024, Russell L. Harris wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 08:25:09PM -0500, Lee wrote:
>which keyboard do you like and why?
... Cherry makes/uses a good keyswitch. Buy Cherry. RLH
I bought a Cherry MX 3000 USB. In use permanently in a very dusty environment
next to a wood
On Sat, Feb 03, 2024 at 09:10:49AM -0500, Lee wrote:
On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 8:57???PM Russell L. Harris wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 08:25:09PM -0500, Lee wrote:
>which keyboard do you like and why?
CHERRY MX BOARD 3.0 (Purchased several years ago; in daily use since.)
Excellent mechanical
On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 10:51 PM Ralph Aichinger wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2024-02-02 at 20:25 -0500, Lee wrote:
> > I figure there's a high percentage of keyboard jockeys here so ..
> > which keyboard do you like and why?
>
> I like the flat style similar to what is in many notebooks. Current
>
On 3 Feb 2024 08:34 +0100, from m...@dorfdsl.de (Marco Moock):
>> I figure there's a high percentage of keyboard jockeys here so ..
>> which keyboard do you like and why?
>
> IBM Model M.
> They are still made by the company Unicomp, with PS/2, DIN or USB.
I was going to suggest that too, but OP
Dan Ritter wrote on 03/02/2024 13:16:
As far as I know, Logitech doesn't make a mechanical keyboard.
Logitech now has, with and w/o ten key block: search for "Logitech MX
Mechanical". They are wireless with USB adapter and have a configurable
mono-color key light.
I myself use the MX
On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 9:09 PM Nate Bargmann wrote:
>
> * On 2024 02 Feb 19:26 -0600, Lee wrote:
> > I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
> >
> > ssh in from another machine & do a 'sudo reboot now' and get an alert
> > about 'Keyboard not found.' on power up. The
On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 8:57 PM Russell L. Harris wrote:
>
> On Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 08:25:09PM -0500, Lee wrote:
> >which keyboard do you like and why?
>
> CHERRY MX BOARD 3.0 (Purchased several years ago; in daily use since.)
> Excellent mechanical quality of the keyswitch. Keyswitch plungers
>
I have two: a Kinesis Advantage 2 and a Corsair gaming mechanical
keyboard, both USB connected. I use the latter almost exclusively and
love it: the feel of the mechanical keys, the sound of those keys, and
the keyboard lighting. I seldom use the Kinesis: just could not get
used to it.
--
Eric
jeremy ardley wrote:
> Lee wrote:
> > > I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
>
> I have decided to go to the mechanical keyboard style where you get positive
> feedback on key strokes.
>
> For me there are two 'colors' that are interesting
>
> Blue which has strong
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
Am Fri, 2 Feb 2024 20:25:09 -0500
schrieb Lee :
> I figure there's a high percentage of keyboard jockeys here so ..
> which keyboard do you like and why?
IBM Model M.
They are still made by the company Unicomp, with PS/2, DIN or USB.
Am Fri, 2 Feb 2024 20:09:09 -0600
schrieb Nate Bargmann :
> I have several of the now classic IBM Model M keyboards I procured in
> the '90s. Modern BIOSes don't like them even with a PS/2 to USB
> adapter so I gave up on them.
They need more power that normal keyboards, so not every converter
Lee wrote:
I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
I have decided to go to the mechanical keyboard style where you get
positive feedback on key strokes.
For me there are two 'colors' that are interesting
Blue which has strong tactile feedback, requires slight force,
On 2/2/24 17:25, Lee wrote:
I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
ssh in from another machine & do a 'sudo reboot now' and get an alert
about 'Keyboard not found.' on power up. The keyboard also doesn't
work in another machine so it's really & truly dead.
I figure
Lee wrote:
> I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
...
a Corsair K70 CORE RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. my
previous keyboard was starting to miss key presses and
duplicating others. since i also needed a new mouse it
was a day to get a refresh. paid about $80 for
> I figure there's a high percentage of keyboard jockeys here so ..
> which keyboard do you like and why?
My favorites are the old Thinkpad USB UltraNav travel keyboards
(http://salestores.com/stores/images/images_747/31P9490.jpg). They even
come with a 2-port USB hub so you can connect a mouse
Lee writes:
> I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
>
> ssh in from another machine & do a 'sudo reboot now' and get an alert
> about 'Keyboard not found.' on power up. The keyboard also doesn't
> work in another machine so it's really & truly dead.
>
> I figure there's
On Fri, 2024-02-02 at 20:25 -0500, Lee wrote:
> I figure there's a high percentage of keyboard jockeys here so ..
> which keyboard do you like and why?
I like the flat style similar to what is in many notebooks. Current
favourites are the Apple keyboards (expensive though, for what they
are), the
On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 8:42 PM Gremlin
wrote:
> On 2/2/24 20:25, Lee wrote:
> > I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
> >
> > ssh in from another machine & do a 'sudo reboot now' and get an alert
> > about 'Keyboard not found.' on power up. The keyboard also doesn't
> >
* On 2024 02 Feb 19:26 -0600, Lee wrote:
> I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
>
> ssh in from another machine & do a 'sudo reboot now' and get an alert
> about 'Keyboard not found.' on power up. The keyboard also doesn't
> work in another machine so it's really &
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On Friday, February 2nd, 2024 at 6:25 PM, Lee wrote:
> I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died
>
On 2/2/24 20:25, Lee wrote:
I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
ssh in from another machine & do a 'sudo reboot now' and get an alert
about 'Keyboard not found.' on power up. The keyboard also doesn't
work in another machine so it's really & truly dead.
I figure
I bought a Dell desktop in 2019 and the keyboard just died :(
ssh in from another machine & do a 'sudo reboot now' and get an alert
about 'Keyboard not found.' on power up. The keyboard also doesn't
work in another machine so it's really & truly dead.
I figure there's a high percentage of
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