On 06/17/2011 09:43 AM, Tomas Mraz wrote:
On Fri, 2011-06-17 at 09:05 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
> On 2011/06/17 08:53 (GMT-0300) Domingo Becker composed:
>
>> The shortest way is by using keyboard, as Rahul says:
>> 1. Press the key between Ctrl and Alt.
> What key between Ctrl& Alt? The last good[1] keyboards made (AFAIK) predate
> keyboards with windows keys, so none of the keyboards I use routinely have them.
>
> [1]good requires:
> 1-function keys grouped on left so that only fingers of one child's (small)
> hand are required to use any combination of function key simultaneously with
> any combination of shift key(s); readily usable purely by touch of an
> experience user
> 2-standard inverted-T cursor keys with blank above up key and two blanks
> above left and right keys
> 3-oversize Enter key
> 4-double width backspace key.
The conditions 2, 3, 4 are still fairly commonly met although it seems
to be harder to get such keyboard recently - at least here.
However I thought that the condition 1 was abandoned when the original
IBM AT keyboards stopped shipping :). But then a short search revealed
this one:
Avant Stellar Keyboard
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&am...
Good collapsible spring keyboards are still available from Unicomp.
http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/linux101.html
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