Re: #5859 NORM FutureF: Need a way to tactily distinguish keys on top row

[Walter Bender]

Is it 8 or 7? I thought it was the four + 3 intermediaries.

-walter

On Jan 9, 2008 1:26 PM, Bernardo Innocenti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Walter Bender wrote:
> > All three "bars" along the top row of the keyboard act as "analog"
> > sliders when the FN key is held down. They have four distinct key
> > assignments under normal operation.
>
> Yes.  And each one of the analog sliders is actually *8*
> keys rather than just 4.
>
> We currently have no mappings in libX11 for these.  Me and
> Jim know about the whole story.
>
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Re: #5859 NORM FutureF: Need a way to tactily distinguish keys on top row

[Bernardo Innocenti]

Walter Bender wrote:
> All three "bars" along the top row of the keyboard act as "analog"
> sliders when the FN key is held down. They have four distinct key
> assignments under normal operation.

Yes.  And each one of the analog sliders is actually *8*
keys rather than just 4.

We currently have no mappings in libX11 for these.  Me and
Jim know about the whole story.

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Re: #5859 NORM FutureF: Need a way to tactily distinguish keys on top row

[Walter Bender]

All three "bars" along the top row of the keyboard act as "analog" sliders
when the FN key is held down. They have four distinct key assignments under
normal operation.

-walter

On Jan 9, 2008 2:51 AM, Zarro Boogs per Child <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> #5859: Need a way to tactily distinguish keys on top row
>
> --+-
>  Reporter:  mgorse   |   Owner:  walter
>  Type:  enhancement  |  Status:  new
>  Priority:  normal   |   Milestone:  FutureFeatures
>  Component:  keyboards| Version:
> Resolution:   |Keywords:
>  Verified:  0|Blocking:
>  Blockedby:   |
>
> --+-
>
> Comment(by AlbertCahalan):
>
>  Notches along both edges wouldn't be too bad. That leaves the top smooth,
>  which is important for the slider.
>
>  The non-slider keys could just be made distinct. Having them connected at
>  all is undesirable.
>
>  The slider is a funny case. Ideally, the user would not know or care that
>  there are 7 distinct buttons. Ideally, there would be an infinite number
>  of buttons. It is after all supposed to be a slider.
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