Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!yale!spolsky-joel From: spolsky-joel@CS.YALE.EDU (Joel Spolsky) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: keyboards (was Re: Don't Bash Suns) Summary: I just can't keep my fingers out of this topic :-) Keywords: keyboards Message-ID: <38995@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> Date: 28 Sep 88 05:29:44 GMT References: <358@island.uu.net> <626@mace.cc.purdue.edu> <4210@thorin.cs.unc.edu> <740@mace.cc.purdue.edu> <871@vsi.UUCP> Sender: root@yale.UUCP Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept, New Haven CT 06520-2158 Lines: 25 In article <871@vsi.UUCP> sullivan@vsi.UUCP (Michael T Sullivan) writes: | | As the summary says, keyboard preference is a very, very individual thing | and, as such, it is pointless flaming about it on the net. You can't | convince somebody keyboard x is better than keyboard y because typing | just doesn't work that way. Yes it does. Certain things are measurable; there are books (well, chapters) on the ergonomics of keyboard design. Keyboard arrangements that are unusual cause more errors, period; when you muck about with the ctrl key, the errors are more severe; and FOR HEAVENS SAKE WHO USES CAPS LOCK!!! :-) But seriously all would agree that RETURN and shift keys, due to frequent use, should be larger, shouldn't move about, and probably shouldn't have silly little twiggle things like ~ and \ getting in the way... (I promise I won't go on about this any more :-) +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | Joel Spolsky | bitnet: spolsky@yalecs uucp: ...!yale!spolsky | | | arpa: spolsky@yale.edu voicenet: 203-436-1483 | +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+ These opinions are mine. I do not represent Yale University in any way.