On Monday 20 October 2008 01:05:35 pm Joseph Sullivan wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ra?l N??ez de > > > Arenas Coronado > > > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 8:26 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: how to type modkeys > > > > > > > > > Saluton bill :) > > > > > > On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:18:13 +0800, bill lam dixit: > > > > On Sun, 19 Oct 2008, Tony Mechelynck wrote: > > > > > And not only they have the gall to call that "Natural Ergonomic", > > > > > but people believe them, to boot! Well, I guess there's no end to > > > > > how far salespeople will go to sell their crap. Give me a good old > > > > > rectangular keyboard any time (I prefer Belgian AZERTY but I can > > > > > use US QWERTY if I have to). Have you ever seen any piano keyboard > > > > > divided into curved sections each the width of a hand (maybe an > > > > > octave or slightly less)? No, of course: pianists are > > > > > > more sensible > > > > > > > > than typists. :-P > > > > > > > > I really like keyboards in those good old days. High quality > > > > mechanical switches with rebounce feel and click sound. Nowadays > > > > if/when I ask a salesman for a good keyboard, he can only recommend > > > > wireless, m$, logitec keyboards. Feeling of typing with membrane > > > > key is just like playing on a paper piano. > > > > > > I had an old IBM keyboard, which surely weights 100 kilos XDD The key > > > feeling was great, and I was much more proficient when touch > > > typing with > > > that keyboard than with any other keyboard I've ever used. The > > > mechanical switches gave much better feedback, and the click sound was > > > annoying for the people around me but was very useful to me, specially > > > when typing keys with my weak pinky finger. Unfortunately I had to > > > switch to a more silent keyboard and anyway the Enter key broke in the > > > IBM keyboard. > > > > > > When using Vim and typing commands blindly I really like a clicking > > > keyboard, to avoid hitting "qip" instead of "gqip" ;) > > > Keyboard intensive > > > apps, like Vim, really benefits from keyboards which give some kind of > > > tactile or audible feedback. My current Logitech crapboard has a soft > > > touch and most of the time I don't know if I've hit a key or > > > not until I > > > see the result (or I read the screen...). > > > > > > Ra?l "DervishD" N??ez de Arenas Coronado > > > -- > > > > I too have a MS Natural Ergonomic 4000 keyboard both at home and at > > work. I like the quiet keys. For those that love the clicky keys, I > > hope you have your own office since I doubt many people would want to > > hear your VIM induced speed-demon rapid fire keyboard clicks in the > > same or nearby cube! =) > > > > Mike > > Maybe the next Vim release should be capable of simply reading our > thoughts. I mean this is 3 years old: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4396387.stm ! I'd be willing to wear a > silly hat. > > And all this time I thought it already could... oh wait, that's the government, never mind. :)
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