On Sun, 11 May 2014 20:14:14 -0400, Roy Smith wrote: > In article <mailman.9900.1399852263.18130.python-l...@python.org>, > MRAB <pyt...@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote: > >> On 2014-05-12 00:15, Steven D'Aprano wrote: >> > On Sun, 11 May 2014 14:43:19 -0400, Roy Smith wrote: >> > >> >> In article <mailman.9891.1399833209.18130.python-l...@python.org>, >> >> Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Some things are more standardized than others. A piano keyboard is >> >>> incredibly standard, to make it possible to play without having to >> >>> look at your fingers (even when jumping your hands around, which >> >>> doesn't happen as much on a computer keyboard) >> >> >> >> Speaking of which, here's a trivia question. Without looking at >> >> your keyboard, describe how the "F" and "J" keys (assuming a >> >> US-English key layout) differ from, say, the "G" and "K" keys. >> > >> > The F and J keys have "F" and "J" printed on them instead of "G" and >> > "K". >> > They're also in slightly different positions, offset one position to >> > the left. Otherwise they are identical, to the limits of my vision >> > and touch. >> > (I haven't tried measuring them with a micrometer, or doing chemical >> > analysis of the material they are made of.) >> > >> Maybe keyboards are different where you are! :-) >> >> Mine have an little ridge on the keytop of those keys. > > Yup. Long before the days of computers, the F/J keys have had some sort > of tactile feedback (a raised dot or whatever) so you can tell when you > hands are in the home position by feel. Pyjrteodr upi vsm rmf i[ yu[omh > ;olr yjod/
I once used an Osborn one where each key-cap was individually sculptured to fit the finger depending on its position on the keyboard. -- Bridge ahead. Pay troll. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list