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Re: religion by Entropy Stew 02/11/2003, 1:23am PST
creativepig wrote:

Standard 101-key keyboard.

Yes.


104 all the way. Being an IT type, I am constantly launching terminals, regedit, explorer windows, and the System Properties windows while using Win2k. In Linux, an extra meta key that nothing maps to by default makes for good binding.

The following are all default shortcuts in Win98 and beyond. Not many people seem to know about these:
Win-R = run dialoig + cmd = term in about 3/4 a second
Win-E = explorer (file, not Internet) in 1/5th of a second
Win-Pause/Break = System Props window in 3/10ths of a second

My primary shortcuts for X:
Win-left/right = prev/next virtual desktop
Win-A = shade window (coupled with sloppy focus = tits)
Win-+ = new terminal window
Win-- = new vim window.

The Enter key must be the big kind.

OH GOD YES. Most of my other little idosynchrasies are gaming-related (see below), but those half Enter keys mean death to my typing.


OH GOD NO. I hate hunting up in that fucking corner for a tiny little \ or | button.

The backspace key must be the small-as-a-letter kind. The backslash key needs to be next to it and also small.

No preference here.


Again, GOD NO.

If you have power/suspend keys ESPECIALLY OVER THE ARROW KEYS SO I CAN'T USE HOME AND END YOU FUCKMONKEYS...

Never seen that but the very thought makes me cry.


The absolute worst configuration I've seen has the power key where the Pause/Break button goes, and that top row of 3 moved down to right above the d-pad. You'll note above that I use the Win-P/B shortcut to access the System Properties - I've turned the power off inadvertantly on this one client's box about 4 times already because of this.

I finally switched to a 104 because I couldn't be bothered to go get one of those adapter things for my 101 and it further fucked my already-convoluted FPS mapping. I'm a cursor keys (as strafe) and mouse kind of guy and until recently jump was the spacebar, which I reached with the heel of my hand, with Enter and Shift crouching and run/walking, respectively. Now, with the Windows key in the way, I've had to switch to Keypad 0 to jump. I'm afraid to look down at my hands while I'm playing for fear of the contortionist positions they're in.


WASD

And fuck those gel pad things. I just have my keyboard and mouse pushed way back on the desk so my forearms are sitting on it.


Same here. That, or I'm sitting indian-style, supporting my forearms with my legs.

-/ES/-
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This post serves no purpose other than to show off my new keyboard. by Zseni 02/09/2003, 2:43pm PST NEW
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            Yeah I've heard - it's just the most doritos-in-beard thing I could think of NT by Senor Barborito 02/09/2003, 8:27pm PST NEW
                Weak. Try this: by Entropy Stew 02/09/2003, 9:57pm PST NEW
                    what a waste of time, money, and effort -nt NT by arbit 02/09/2003, 10:42pm PST NEW
                        You obviously don't understand -nt- NT by Entropy Stew 02/09/2003, 11:17pm PST NEW
    I have strongly-held opinions regarding keyboards by Ray, of Light 02/09/2003, 10:01pm PST NEW
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                This thread has taken a turn for the baffling by Ray, of Light 02/09/2003, 10:53pm PST NEW
                    Re: This thread has taken a turn for the baffling by Zseni 02/09/2003, 11:16pm PST NEW
        Re: I have strongly-held opinions regarding keyboards by bastage 02/09/2003, 10:47pm PST NEW
            Re: I have strongly-held opinions regarding keyboards by Ray, of Light 02/10/2003, 12:07am PST NEW
                Re: I have strongly-held opinions regarding keyboards by bastage 02/10/2003, 10:58pm PST NEW
        Re: I have strongly-held opinions regarding keyboards by Zebco Fuckface 02/09/2003, 11:31pm PST NEW
        I have only a few minor convictions by Senor Barborito 02/09/2003, 11:39pm PST NEW
            Re: I have only a few minor convictions by creativepig 02/10/2003, 12:10am PST NEW
                On fucking those gel pad things by Ray, of Light 02/10/2003, 12:32am PST NEW
                    Wow by Senor Barborito 02/10/2003, 12:42am PST NEW
                Re: religion by Entropy Stew 02/11/2003, 1:23am PST NEW
                    Win-D goes to the desktop instantly. Good "boss key" among other uses. by Fussbett 02/11/2003, 5:20am PST NEW
    Typing is for fags by Monty Cantsin 02/10/2003, 1:32am PST NEW
    I use a twiddler by - not really - 02/11/2003, 5:50pm PST NEW
 
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