Re: OT: Keyboards (< computer keyboard advertisement mentions Quenya)

On 01/03/08 12:44:35, li_sasxsek@NUTTER.NET wrote:

> I learned to touch type about a year or two after getting into
> computers.  I still curse the newer GUI-based platforms for forcing
> that (#*$ing mouse onto me.  It's seriously slowed down my ability
> to use a computer because I have to remove my hand from the keyboard
> for so many things, then my hand has to find the home spot again to
> go back to typing.  Software designers need to make pointing devices
> an enhancement to the user interface, not a substitute or
> replacement for the keyboard which is still the preferred method of
> entering data.
I've seen desktop keyboards with those mini joysticks you get on IBM
laptops. Perhaps that would be what you want? I imagine they're
generally laptop-quality keyboards though. (I myself have nothing
against mice, as long as they're well-designed.)

--
Tristan.

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