A whole bunch of years ago was when I first thought that a display for each key would be cool. It does look like the kind of thing that would be really expensive, would suffer from severe software bugginess (you think the manufacturer would cooperate with Unix users? Ha!), and probably be a really bad keyboard from the standpoint of key feel, but, yes, incredibly cool.
Besides, if the keyboard changed to reflect the Dvorak layout I use, some of the mystery would be gone. Anyway, I don't look at the keyboard when typing for real, and I've even gotten used to hunt-and-pecking with one hand with a standard QWERTY-labeled keyboard and Dvorak layout in the computer, though that would be nicer if the keys matched what they do.
that would be nicer if the keys matched what they do. Especially for the IT guys who want to load something they forgot when building your box & dig in past the 'easy to switch layouts' point BEFORE remembering that they can't type there *grin*
For myself, stopped looking at keys when i switched, so don't much care what they say :)
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Date: 2005-07-14 09:29 pm (UTC)Besides, if the keyboard changed to reflect the Dvorak layout I use, some of the mystery would be gone. Anyway, I don't look at the keyboard when typing for real, and I've even gotten used to hunt-and-pecking with one hand with a standard QWERTY-labeled keyboard and Dvorak layout in the computer, though that would be nicer if the keys matched what they do.
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Date: 2005-07-15 01:11 pm (UTC)Especially for the IT guys who want to load something they forgot when building your box & dig in past the 'easy to switch layouts' point BEFORE remembering that they can't type there *grin*
For myself, stopped looking at keys when i switched, so don't much care what they say :)
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Date: 2005-07-15 02:20 pm (UTC)