Open Letter

[kate_nepveu]

Dear manufacturers of keyboards,

It's called muscle memory. Don't screw with it.

In particular: Do not group function keys in non-standard sets; F3, F4, and F5 have very different effects. Especially do not mess with the placement of the Delete key.

Very truly yours,

P.S.: I admit, the slight curve is a surprisingly effect compromise between a flat keyboard and a split one. Not as good for my hands, but fits better on my lap.

Comments

[oyceter]

*snort*

I am slowly getting used to that weird new configuration, largely because the keyboard at work was like that long before I got my new keyboard here.

My keyboard makes me happy because it has a little indentation all around the caps lock so it's harder to accidentally press when I'm trying to type "a" instead!

[ckd]

I just remap capslock to control, because my muscle memory includes keyboards with control to the left of the A key.

[kate_nepveu]

I couldn't figure out how to remap keys quickly with this keyboard, hence the resort to brute force. =>

[ckd]

On current versions of Mac OS X, the Keyboard settings area in System Preferences has a button for changing the effects of the various modifier keys.

[kate_nepveu]

A quick google suggests that doing the same in Windows requires a utility or editing the registry; I think I'll stick with this--since they aren't set up in the same way anyway, the muscle memory isn't going to carry over perfectly no matter what remapping I do.

[kate_nepveu]

That's a good idea; I don't think any keyboard I've ever used has had that.

[oyceter]

Yeah, it is a very nice touch! I'm living with the giant Delete key, largely because it took Insert out, which I detest and never ever use.

Ahhhhh, keyboards. They make me so happy (or irate, depending).