what key between Ctrl & Alt

Steve Clark sclark at netwolves.com
Fri Jun 17 15:25:36 UTC 2011


On 06/17/2011 09:43 AM, Tomas Mraz wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-06-17 at 09:05 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
>> On 2011/06/17 08:53 (GMT-0300) Domingo Becker composed:
>>
>>> The shortest way is by using keyboard, as Rahul says:
>>> 1. Press the key between Ctrl and Alt.
>> What key between Ctrl&  Alt? The last good[1] keyboards made (AFAIK) predate
>> keyboards with windows keys, so none of the keyboards I use routinely have them.
>>
>> [1]good requires:
>> 1-function keys grouped on left so that only fingers of one child's (small)
>> hand are required to use any combination of function key simultaneously with
>> any combination of shift key(s); readily usable purely by touch of an
>> experience user
>> 2-standard inverted-T cursor keys with blank above up key and two blanks
>> above left and right keys
>> 3-oversize Enter key
>> 4-double width backspace key.
> The conditions 2, 3, 4 are still fairly commonly met although it seems
> to be harder to get such keyboard recently - at least here.
>
> However I thought that the condition 1 was abandoned when the original
> IBM AT keyboards stopped shipping :). But then a short search revealed
> this one:
> Avant Stellar Keyboard
> http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=376&Itemid=65&limit=1&limitstart=4
>
Good collapsible spring keyboards are still available from Unicomp.
http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/linux101.html


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