Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!Seiler@mit-xx From: Seiler%mit-xx@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: More keyboard bogosity Message-ID: <2530@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-Jun-83 17:53:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2530 Posted: Thu Jun 23 17:53:00 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 27-Jun-83 03:33:26 EDT Lines: 14 From: Larry SeilerKeyboards should have arrow keys for cursor movement, and the left arrow key should NOT be used for the delete character function (TRS-80 does this). But more than that, there should be NOT be function keys surrounding the arrow keys (such as the IBM PC keyboard has, among others). It's too easy to hit one of the function keys while moving the cursor, and have bad things happen (hitting the wrong arrow key is a mistake that is easy to see & fix). Maybe other people have eyes in their fingers and don't make typing mistakes, but when I use a keyboard with arrow keys and function keys (eg, erase screen, new page, etc.) grouped together, I go crazy. Larry Seiler -------