[Linux-Anyway] Re: Hotkeys for scripts (with Windowmaker)
- From: "Mercy Design" <MercyDesign@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Linux-Anyway@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 01:42:05 -0400
> These "multimedia-keyboards" are a swindle.
I got a good deal on mine. I could have bought a standard cheap-o keyboard
for $5 or this one for $7. I opted for the extra two bucks and i've had it
for about a year and a half without a problem.
>The additional keys are just
> to replace key bindings the "driver software" uses - in reality, it's
> just key bindings. Meanwhile they sell mostly inferior technology (each
> "multimedia" keyboard I tried hat some failing or another), worse then
> you'll find on an average cheap keyboard, for the price of a good board.
> Now, I'm rather fast at typing (I forgot the rate, but it's in the pro
> range - take the length of my mails as a proof ;-) ), therefore, I like
> professional keyboards. The best I found until now is a Cherry with
> progressive key resistance rate (It doesn't "drop through" when the key
> is pressed),
ack.. that would drive me batty! I've tried all kinds of keyboards... those
ergonomic ones, flat ones that are like weird little buttons that you push
instead of keys... they drive me NUTS!!!! Just give me a standard keyboard
& I'm happy :) and, as a former secretary, the last time i took a typing
test for a job interview, it was 109 wpm. not bad considering the
requirement was 40wpm LOL. But, I think anyone who uses the computer as
much as I do would easily type over 90wpm. Must say... that typing class in
high school my mom made me take against my will was a good thing!
>single key mechanism, gold-cross contacts and a spiral
> cable. With other keyboards, my typing rate drops 10-20% instantly. I've
> tested many of them - Microsoft (bad, way too expensive), Mitsumi
> (hopeless), HP (not bad), Siemens (rather bad), Logitech (not bad, but
> the exact opposite of a pro-keyboard), Trust (aaaarrrgh!) - but Cherry
> rules. This model costs about 50 euro - there are cheaper silicon-mat
> models, but they're shit.
>
> The only thing I'd like added would be a volume knob - the kind you find
> on a stereo amplifier. If I ever start hardware-modding, it'll be that.
My mom's keyboard has a volume knob... an honest to goodness knob! She got
it with her computer. Bought an HP (blah) from Best Buy about 4 years ago,
and it came with it. It's a nifty keyboard too.
>
> So who cares? Who asked? Dunno. Guess I have a little bit too much time
> on my hands...
>
> Cheers
> Horror Vacui
Me too, I guess :)
Mercy
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