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IBM is still making ThinkPad keyboards

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Re: IBM is still making ThinkPad keyboards

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Post by StavrosK »

ams6110 wrote: post #61
abtinf wrote: post #54

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You say swapped, I say its the correct placement. I use control much more frequently than fn, and its easier to reach it with my pinky on the thinkpad keyboard.

Me too, that's why I have Control and Caps-Lock swapped.

Caps lock master race, reporting in. It's amazing how well-suited Caps lock is to act as the Ctrl key. Go through the pain of remapping for a day, feel great using your new, anatomic Ctrl for the rest of your life.

Seriously, do it now. In two days, you'll thank me.

Re: IBM is still making ThinkPad keyboards

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Post by StavrosK »

rraval wrote: post #117
timtadh wrote: post #79

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emacs user! another to be expunged. all hail as caps lock! for on that day, all shall be in normal mode, on the day of text one will `export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vim` -- from the book of vim 2:12

I use vim and have caps lock bound to control. I use Ctrl-[ to switch to normal mode and ctrl is so much more useful outside of just vim.

I remapped jj to esc, for what it's worth, so I don't have to reach for anything. I'm one of the Capslock-as-ctrl people as well, and a vim user.

Re: IBM is still making ThinkPad keyboards

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Post by scintill76 »

ansible wrote: post #60
bad_user wrote: post #51

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I have both a ThinkPad and a MacBook Pro and MacBooks are also doing it. I prefer to override Caps Lock to be another Ctrl and I can't remember the last time I felt the need to use the normal left-Ctrl. The best part is that Caps Lock is here to stay because many users like to write ALL CAPS.

I don't write in ALL CAPS, but I do have to type code where some constant like SERVER_RETRY_TIMEOUT will be in all caps. So I do use my caps lock key a lot.

I don't do this, for some reason. And it makes some sense, because in the case of underscored names on US layout at least, I'm going to be doing shifting inside it anyway, and I'll have to time it right or I'll get uncapitalized letters on either side of the underscores. So I just hold shift the whole way through, switching which hand is shifting if needed.

Maybe I'd use a "shift lock" that's cancelable by holding shift, but since I've recently mapped Caps Lock to Esc and want to keep that, I guess I'd have to make the Esc key into shift lock. Esc is kind of distant, but maybe worth it to avoid RSI typing 10+ character-long sequences holding shift the whole time...

Re: IBM is still making ThinkPad keyboards

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Post by HN-Account »

pkamb wrote: post #66
chdir wrote: post #41

I use a standing desk, and hence require a separate keyboard to go with my laptop for proper head & wrist position. I've been searching for a wireless thinkpad keyboard which is a replica of the T series keyboard (with touchpad & dedicated mouse buttons). It seems not many people ask for it and hence they don't make it. I've tried logitech & Microsoft's wireless keyboards, they aren't that much fun to use. Posting it…

Not wireless, and no trackpad, but this is a replica of the best T-Series keyboard and is very good: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd005137

There newer version of this keyboard would then be wireless, but lacks a touchpad. http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/itemdetails/0B47189/460/60AC6A0...

Re: IBM is still making ThinkPad keyboards

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Post by duerrp »

apricot wrote: post #116
timtadh wrote: post #79

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emacs user! another to be expunged. all hail as caps lock! for on that day, all shall be in normal mode, on the day of text one will `export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vim` -- from the book of vim 2:12

The best way to deal with Caps Lock is to make it a Control Key when used as a modifier (held down when another key is pressed), but Escape when typed by itself. There's a program for GNU/Linux called xscape that does exactly that.

That sounds great! I am trying it right now...

FYI it's here: https://github.com/alols/xcape

Re: IBM is still making ThinkPad keyboards

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Post by bsimpson »

StavrosK wrote: post #121
ams6110 wrote: post #61

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Me too, that's why I have Control and Caps-Lock swapped.

Caps lock master race, reporting in. It's amazing how well-suited Caps lock is to act as the Ctrl key. Go through the pain of remapping for a day, feel great using your new, anatomic Ctrl for the rest of your life. Seriously, do it now. In two days, you'll thank me.

Inspired by the Search key in ChromeOS, I've been mapping Caps-A to "Quick Open File…" and Caps-S to "Command Palette…" in Sublime for years. It's wickedly convenient.

Re: IBM is still making ThinkPad keyboards

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Post by pimlottc »

benburton wrote: post #93
MichaelGG wrote: post #58

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If only they'd make a split layout ergo design. One of the only mechanical ergos out there (available today) is the Matias Ergo Pro. And it's got a lot of dumb design decisions. Like dedicated copy/cut etc keys that just send Ctrl-C Ctrl-X etc. Bizarre. Strange placement of Ctrl that still, after months of usage, cause me typos. And a remote Esc that hurts more than normal to reach. Among other silly key placements.…

Best bet is to wait for Massdrop to relaunch that ErgoDox kit: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/ergodox?mode=guest_open

Looks nice, any idea what the cost was/would be?

Re: IBM is still making ThinkPad keyboards

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Post by ak4g »

retbull wrote: post #120
ansible wrote: post #60

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I don't write in ALL CAPS, but I do have to type code where some constant like SERVER_RETRY_TIMEOUT will be in all caps. So I do use my caps lock key a lot.

Isn't there a to caps functionality for a lot of ides and editors?

And in shells. Alt-u uppercases the word following the cursor with vanilla bash+readline everywhere I've tried. So the sequence would be to type "server_retry_timeout", Ctrl-a to jump to beginning of line, Alt-u-u-u to uppercase the next three words.

Re: IBM is still making ThinkPad keyboards

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Post by mavrc »

pimlottc wrote: post #127
benburton wrote: post #93

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Best bet is to wait for Massdrop to relaunch that ErgoDox kit: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/ergodox?mode=guest_open

Looks nice, any idea what the cost was/would be?

Usually in the $250 range, unless you decide to go completely nuts on the keycaps. Then, well, the sky's the limit these days.
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