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On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Tom Metro <tmetro-blu-5a1Jt6qxUNc at public.gmane.org> wrote: > Do you use your number pad? > Yes, but I get along with out it... so on a laptop I may appreciate "full size" keys more than narrower keys + number pad. I also prefer the keyboard be centered with the screen, which usually isn't the case when a number pad is present. > Newer HP laptops reverse the logic of the Fn modifier key, such > that you have to press the modifier to get the traditional F1-F12 > function. Those same HP's also have an option in their BIOS that lets you decide whether to the Fn modifier default to on or off, so it's user customizable if you know where to look > I tried making use of the Insert key on several > demo laptops (of course running Windows) as part of the Shift-Insert > shortcut for paste, but couldn't get it to work with or without the Fn > modifier. (Have they removed that shortcut from Windows?) > I use CTRL-V for paste... But it's not a short-cut that is removed from Windows as far as I know, it still work for me with Win7. Half height up/down keys. > It's a pain in the butt... I don't like the smaller arrow keys > By far the most visible trend in keyboards right now is "chiclet" keys > or more formally island-style keyboard. I work with proto-type HPs ... when these first started appearing in their new designs about 4 years ago I was in agreement with my counterpart at HP that these things stunk vs. the keyboard used on the previous generation of HP laptops (I'm talking commercial machines, no consumer)... As bad as their notebook keyboard is, their netbook one seems worse as there is even less space between the keys. My fingers tend to catch on the 90* edge of the keys as I type. Quite a few times now I've been typing quickly and actually torn a key off the keyboard by catching it... glad I don't own these machines :) On these same machines they introduced the "trap door" mouse buttons which hinge at the top... they feel very awkward and cheap when pressed vs. the previous generation in my opinion.
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