Yeah...I've been living the same issue.

The functions keys rearrangement I can live with - but not the 6 keys on top of the arrow keys. WTF indeed!

Haven't gone wireless yet - I have the original Microsoft Keyboard Internet elite or something at home. Love it.

At work though, with the new laptop, I have to use a new USB keyboard that has the 6 keys laid out wrong (2 columns of 3 keys) - that screws me up big time, especially since I'm used to Shift-Del/Shift-Ins for the Copy/Paste (old Wordstar user)...

because they have decided that the small array of keys above the arrow keys (home, insert, etc.) needed rearranging

I have a similar problem w/ my logitech keyboard. Above the standard letters, I have (in addition to other buttons) a volume up and volume down buttons, and to the right, a mute button. This is very handy to use if, in the middle of a firefight, the volume is not to your liking.

The problem is w/ HL2. When I hit the volume down button, Gordon ducks. And when I hit the mute button (to unmute the audio, to hear the game), Gordon strafes to the right...

edit: Re: the Matrix link. Now we know why the W bros, aren't doing commentary on the dvd set due out today (self incrimination)?



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Wow, what amazingly inane changes to a keyboard layout. Have you considered looking at the Logitech or Kensington wireless keyboards?

As far as action goes, I don't think anything will beat the classic IBM keyboard (true buckling spring design; still available at http://www.pckeyboard.com -- the wireless version looks like crap though).

Oh, and Blue, the wording on the last sentence is rather awkward. "...as the Festival of Lights begins tonight, as Chanukah...". Made me feel like I was reading something I wrote, and you're better than that Blue!

since I'm used to Shift-Del/Shift-Ins for the Copy/Paste (old Wordstar user)

Bah. That's recent crap.
^kc ^kv for life baby!

Well... not really. I mostly use vim nowadays. And Word or OpenOffice for documents. And I'll spare everyone from attempting to relate vi commands...

^kc ^kv for life baby!

LOL - man, THAT brings back old memories...I've forgotten most of those though - but never got out of the Shift-Del/Shift-Ins to get the "Copy" part, and then Shift-Ins again to paste it...

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But if you didn't like the layout, why on earth did you buy it?

I'm betting it's one of those where you don't realize how f$%*ed up it is until you start using it...

http://tds.nin.com/

I'm still using a keyboard that has no windows key.

Love the Windows key...was annoying at first, but when you get used to all the commands (Win-R, Win-E, Win-M, ...), it's pretty useful.

But if you didn't like the layout, why on earth did you buy it?

He probably didn't know to look for that...I know quite a few who didn't realized the re-arrangement of those keys and were stuck with a new keyboard that they hate.

The problem is w/ HL2. When I hit the volume down button, Gordon ducks.

Do you have the drivers installed for your keyboard? They should be intercepting the "special" keystrokes first. Of course, with DirectX and DirectPlay all bets are off.

Re: the Matrix link. Now we know why the W bros, aren't doing commentary on the dvd set due out today (self incrimination)?

Sheer embarassment over the last two films maybe?

It's difficult to find any coverage of this story. Google News comes up with no hits at all. A general Google search for "Sophia Stewart terminator" comes up with stuff, but it's mostly on daghettotymz.com (either her site or heavily supportive of her; reads like ass anyway) and various Matrix fan sites. The article doesn't explain why she's getting Terminator royalties though.

As far as Google News goes, this is effectively a two month old story. I don't think GN archives very much. But it should still be in far more print than it is... and it damn well should've made the headlines when it happened. This is the kind of crap we're getting into with the media consolidation. I'm unsurprised (but still disappointed) by a conglomerate not reporting on itself... but when the other conglomerates also don't run the story... well, it makes me think I should be wearing a tinfoil hat.

Years ago, when I did tech support in the dialup only world, and quake1 was the shiznit...(and doom2 was still the shiznit), I cube mated with a guy who used the MS natural KB. I swore I would never let MS alter my bodily habits(and I wasn't an MS hater). I would stick to my straight LOUD clicking KB. It was the clicking after that helped me to learn to type. One day I realized the keys never moved around on the KB, so I stopped looking and started listening. Anyway... I was forced to use the MS KB one week, as someone had grabbed mine. Now I have 5 of them at home, provided my own at work, and can't type on the little server tray keyboards we have in server rooms now. weird huh

...hmpf, looks like they added a registration requirement. 'twas fine at first half an hour ago.

Hey Blue. I'm wondering, is that keyboard also one of Microsoft's keyboards where the Function Keys only work if you hit F-Lock or have they reversed that goofy decision?

Nope, you still need the F-lock. I'm learning to deal with it. But yes it's definitely annoying. Moreover, for some odd reason, you can't take a screen cap using Alt-PrintScrn without disabling F-lock. Really silly. I'm not sure what the two have to do with each other, perhaps inconvenience for inconvenience's sake.

This comment was edited on Dec 7, 09:47.

I got used to the layout pretty quick but the thing that got me was the 'F-lock' modifier. So, your F keys don't do what you expect (F2 = rename for example) until you turn this lock key on.

Was driving me absolutely nuts until I stumbled on a registry fix by some guy. It flips these keys' values at load up so - without having to press the f-lock key - they do what you expect from boot.

Here's the link - made me a mucho happier man
http://www.mvps.org/jtsang/flock.html

I have the Wireless Desktop Elite and, after awhile, you get used to it. Your right about key action, it's pretty hard to beat. The whole thing as a good feel about it...

But the 'F Lock' key.... they need to shoot whoever had the idea for that! I know it gives double access to the function keys, but the amount of times I've hit F11 and gotten nowhere.... it's just not funny!


Edit: When I wrote this, there was no mention yet of the 'F Lock' key... and during my posting, it seems the whole world has the same problem;P That should tell you something, Microsoft....

This comment was edited on Dec 7, 09:53.

Yep - but as I said:

FIX FOR F-LOCK KEY
http://www.mvps.org/jtsang/flock.html

The last keyboard I bought also has rearranged the group of six keys above the keypad.
It sucks too; I liked the old three columns instead of two. But I got use to it. Though, mine has all six there, not just five.

But what really sucks is the actual keypad has been changed (if you play any old games, it is important!). Old style was: Left, Down, Right all on one row, with Up one row above the down button. New style has Left and Right together touching, Up above them in middle, and Down below in middle.

It sucks. It is now so cramped.

But, it also has 15 programmable buttons above the function keys, mute and volume up and down are so freakin nice in games!


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That’s a deep kiss too, like the Europeans. You know the French they have to unhinge their jaw to show love.

I guess the day doesn't live in infamy anymore.

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I guess the day doesn't live in infamy anymore.

You are right, I forgot what today was.

I guess that really fucking horrible move with the same name that I try and block out of my mind might have some extra unwanted blocking power.


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Enahs
That’s a deep kiss too, like the Europeans. You know the French they have to unhinge their jaw to show love.

I guess the day doesn't live in infamy anymore.

Its infamy pales in comparison to the evils being visited upon keyboards nowadays.

Thanks for the reminder. Seriously.


Edit: typo
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