Re: Optimus Tactus

["Samuel Baldwin" <user=1502@nabble.blu.org>]

 2008/2/6, Nicholas Bodley <[hidden email]>: 
> Also interested in The TypeMatrix kbds. with switchable maps; their keys 
> are not staggered between rows. 
> <http://www.typematrix.com/dvorak/> 

These things look amazing. I wish a had the cash floating around for 
this. It'll be the first keyboard I'll buy. 

> Present machine (emachines T6532) came with a kbd. having the [emachines] 
> logo and lots of extra keys, and I decided to swap keys for Dvorak.  Ran 
> into some Fun -- the two keys with little tactile ridges that help you 
> stay aligned for touch-typing had their guides (not really keystems) 
> rotated a quarter turn, probably to prevent mis-assembly. Bought a set of 
> conversion stickers, and used only those really needed. It's a 
> Chinese-made keyboard, and I just love its feel. Friction is very low, key 
> movement seems butter-smooth, there's a mild "snap action" feel, and the 
> "down-stops" are resilient. Would love to keep track of who made it. 

I had one of those. It was pretty nice to type on. However I ran into 
the same issues as you, and traded it with a family member for a 
"silicon harbour" keyboard. This one isn't half bad, and has a nice 
push back (your "snap action"). 

> who looks at his Dvorak layout all the time 

Yeah, thankfully I never properly learned how to type on qwerty, so 
converting was just about 3 weeks of intense pain and telling myself 
NOT to look down. Some of the first words I learned were "I switched 
to dvorak" <reply> "<explicitive> you". 

All good fun though. I wish windows made it easier to switch between 
layouts.. I found it very buggy when switching back and forth. Linux 
and OS X were a breeze though. (I left my friends mac laptop on Dvorak 
by accident.. that was interesting. Got a call at 10pm "Hey the keys 
aren't working properly, did you leave it in dvorak....") 

-- 
Samuel 'Shardz' Baldwin 
Shardz's Igloo: shardz.homelinux.net // Down at the moment 
Registered GNU/Linux User #410639 

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