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Re: Good keyboard

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On 02/14/2016 03:16 PM, Gary Roach wrote:
> On 02/14/2016 12:33 AM, martin f krafft wrote:
>> also sprach rlharris@oplink.net <rlharris@oplink.net> [2016-02-14 
>> 11:20 +1300]:
>>> For the Dvorak layout, just select the appropriate xkb map
>>> (APPLICATIONS->SETTINGS->KEYBOARD).
>> Apart from there being no "Applications" menu on my Debian system… ;)
>> </tongueInCheek>
>>
>> This won't address the issue of having keys labeled physically.
>> I can touch type, but there are times when I really appreciate to
>> just being able to hit the key as advertised without having to first
>> position, gain my bearing, and then move…
>>
> I've been using a microsoft Ergonomic model 4000 v.1 for years. I love 
> it. I recently looked around for a replacement ( turned out not to be 
> the problem). I found that the newer Microsoft keyboards were garbage 
> in comparison. The only one that came close was a Fellows for which I 
> can not remember the model. I spend a lot of time on the keyboard and 
> much prefer the slanted ergonomic layout. It takes some getting used 
> to but once you d you will never want to go back to a standard layout. 
> I don't understand the fascination with the Dvorák keyboard. While I 
> will admit  that it is more efficient than the qwerty lay out, this 
> really will come into play if you can type faster than 150 cps or so. 
> Who can? Most users are lucky to make 40 cps and if programming even 
> slower.
>
> For your consideration.
>
> Gary R
>
>
Oops. Corrections. Thats 150 wpm not 150 cps.

Gary R.

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          Re: Good keyboard jdd <jdd@dodin.org> - 2016-02-13 19:20 +0100
            Re: Good keyboard martin f krafft <madduck@debian.org> - 2016-02-13 22:00 +0100
              Re: Good keyboard rlharris@oplink.net - 2016-02-13 23:30 +0100
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                Re: Good keyboard rlharris@oplink.net - 2016-02-15 03:40 +0100

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