An unusual request for feedback

[Jack Coates]

On Fri, 2002-07-05 at 17:57, Rich Shepard wrote:
>   The spacebar on my trusty, ol' 142-key keyboard (with function keys on the
> left -- where they belong -- as well as on the top -- yuck!) is rapidly
> dying.
> 
>   First I researched replacing it with the same type of board, but the only
> manufacturer, Adesso, sells theirs for $120-140. That's a lot of money for a
> keyboard. Then I thought about it and realized that linux apps don't use the
> function keys too much. Console apps use ctrl-<key> or meta/alt-<key> and
> GUI apps use either alt-<key> or the trackball to click on menus and dialog
> boxes. So, my question for you folks.
> 
>   Is anyone here using the Happy Hacker keyboard? Can you think of
> applications -- other than WordPerfect -- that make use of the function keys
> in a linux environment?
> 

just switching vterms, which I don't think you can do without F-keys.

>   If there's really no (or little) need for function keys, I might as well
> get a replacement keyboard that doesn't have any taking up a lot of real
> estate.
> 

Good IBM keyboards can be had for cheap by hanging around junk stores.
Mine is a Dell-branded AT101 with a sticker on the bottom "QC Passed
9/94" :-)

As far as a new keyboard goes, I think I would hate a Happy Hacker even
more than I hate Sun and Apple keyboards, and that's a lot. But if
that's what floats your boat...

> Thanks,
> 
> Rich
> 
> Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
> 
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Jack Coates
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