Some people have these at work and seem to love them. I really love my Kinesis keyboard though...once you get used to it, it really is easier to type on. Plus you can map any key to any other key, which is great.
Code Keyboards
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#32Filco with reds or browns are the greatest regular (non-ergonomic) keyboards I've used by a huge margin.
after using brows, reds and blues i honestly prefer my realforce with topre switches.
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#33I really want someone to make a mechanical keyboard with a nub mouse. Even with xmonad/amethyst, I still can't stand having to take my hand off the keys to move a cursor.
Until someone does do that, I'm going to stick with a Lenovo USB keyboard. But when they do, I'll be the first to buy, especially if it has n-key-rollover for plover stenography.
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#34This looks very dated. Looks just like an old HP keyboard from 2000. I have yet to find a keyboard better than Apple's.
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#35Filco with reds or browns are the greatest regular (non-ergonomic) keyboards I've used by a huge margin.
Got a Filco with browns, and dampening O-rings. It's really loud though. I'd like something quieter, the Cherry Clears sound good.
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#36I've been using TypeMatrix 2030[1] for about four years. While not a mechanical keyboard, it still feels much like it.
Together with the Programmer Dvorak[2] keyboard layout, I cannot really think of a better "code keyboard".
[1] http://www.typematrix.com/2030/features.php [2] http://www.kaufmann.no/roland/dvorak/
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#37Filco with reds or browns are the greatest regular (non-ergonomic) keyboards I've used by a huge margin.
Got a Filco with browns, and dampening O-rings. It's really loud though. I'd like something quieter, the Cherry Clears sound good.
Have you tried putting a small towel under the keyboard? It seems like a little thing but it made a big difference at my desk.
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#38Fair enough, looks like a nice product.
As I'm not looking for a new keyboard I was just hoping for some innovation in keyboard layouts. The thing has the same damn keys like every keyboard out there. How about something that actually makes coding more efficient. Maybe an extra row of keys below F1-F12, for language-specific keywords or code snippets.
Programming requires me to deal with abstract and unintuitive concepts all the time ... which are then broken down from programming constructs, to words, all the way to the individual letters which I have to type in one by one.
But maybe keyboard design has already reached perfection and all that remains is choosing green or brown Cherry keys.
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#39I have one, and I love it. It's loud, feels great and the dipswitch settings on it make me not have to worry about any software to make it work exactly as I like. The backlighting on it is also perfect. I don't DVORAK, but the included keypuller makes it simple to swap keys around if you are so inclined. Buy one.
>> I don't DVORAK, but the included keypuller makes it simple to swap keys around if you are so inclined.
Unfortunately you cannot swap the keys that sit in different rows. You couldn't swap a "Q" and an "A" for example - they have different profiles. See here for more information (picture on the right if you just want a quick visual):
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've never had a backlighted keyboard. But I must admit, sometimes when it's dark I have to look closely at the keyboard to find the key I want, at least to orient myself when I first touch the keyboard.
The 'f' and 'j' keys usually have little bumps on them, or are more deeply recessed than the other keys, so you can find them by touch.
According to a friend who had cancer as a child, chemotherapy causes you to lose sensitivity in your extremities over time (nerve issues?). I'm guessing the feel of the 'f' and 'j' keys don't help him much.