Re: Microsoft hardware (was: Re: [PLUG] near total kablooie)

[Will Dyson <will_dyson@pobox.com>]

gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:

> Yeah, I'd have to adust to not reaching left (but NOT down!!!) with
> my left pinky for control, but the fact that it's *already* under a
> finger is huge. And very smart.

Learning to hit backspace with my left thumb was the hardest...

> I can't quite remember what the in-cup non-alpha keys are, but I'd
> remap escape to one of those if I had one. Or maybe something that's
> neither alt nor escape (nor alt remapped to meta, of course :^>) on
> the center ridge.

Lets see... I think capslock and insert are the only real options. I vote 
for insert. Even more useless than capslock.

> They're especially good if you already have CTS.

Yeah, I originally got it because my wrists hurt. My problem turned out 
not to be CTS, but it did help somewhat (Going to a doctor helped rather 
more, to the point where the pain is mostly gone. If your wrists hurt, 
don't buy a keyboard. Go see a doc!).

--
Will Dyson
"Back off man, I'm a scientist!" -Dr. Peter Venkman

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