[u-u] Keyboards...

[Andrew Cagney]

On 13 October 2017 at 11:46, Alex Lebedev <a.lebede at gmail.com> wrote:

> Canada computers by college and spidana has minimal keyboards in the
> display.
>
>
(Oh, I forgot, the other criteria is attached using a cable)

The keyboards the sales guy showed me had a touchpad instead of the numeric
keypad :-( and some sort of wireless:-(


BTW this conversation is well timed. I a. In need of a keyboard and
> considering mechanical (MX reds probably) with a numpad and no-ghost. I
> play some games that often involve significant number of keys pressed
> together.
>
> On Oct 13, 2017 10:27, "Andrew Cagney" <andrew.cagney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> So I bought a manufacturer-refurbed k70 with Cherry MX Brown keys.  It
>>> was a marvel of red LEDs with shifting patterns.  That's all the rage
>>> these days (but RGB is cooler).  I turned them off.  But the
>>> deal-killer was that the spacebar would often send more than one space
>>> per keystroke.  Luckily I sent it back soon enough the deal is
>>> effectively expunged.
>>>
>>>
>> Given it was refurbed, it was probably the space bar.  However, are you
>> running F26?  One of its new features is a key-repeat heuristic that kicks
>> in when the machine is put under load - just often enough to be confusing.
>>
>> The thing I find annoying is that computer stores don't display/stock
>> minimal keyboards (i.e., no numeric key pad et.al), regardless of the
>> mechanics so I can't try what I might buy.  I ended up reviving my tiny
>> acer keyboard by washing it in the kitchen sink.
>>
>>
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