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cookiecaper on Oct 23, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Coding Horror: The Keyboard Cult

I run Linux too but the Windows key ("Super" or "Mod-4") is the activator-key for all the shortcuts in my window manager, awesomewm. I also really love numpad and wouldn't spend much money on a keyboard that didn't come with one. :(

Anyone know why we see so few mechanical ergos? I would think keyboard snobs would be wary of RSI...

wonderzombie on Oct 24, 2010 [–]

Ha! I used awesomewm for a while, myself. Alt was the default in Hardy, so when I upgraded to Lucid, I remapped it from Win to Alt.

No idea why there aren't many mechanical ergonomic boards, though. I'm actually surprised by the extent to which people type on regular keyboards.

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