I Type Holes in Keyboard Covers – This One Survived
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Re: I Type Holes in Keyboard Covers – This One Survived
#2Regular people use keyboard covers?? I don't think I've ever seen that. I have only seen them on machines that are ruggedized for harsh environments or keyboards that are in public areas for public use.
Re: I Type Holes in Keyboard Covers – This One Survived
#3Regular people use keyboard covers?? I don't think I've ever seen that. I have only seen them on machines that are ruggedized for harsh environments or keyboards that are in public areas for public use.
Ruggedized for harsh environments? looks at my messy desk Yup.
Re: I Type Holes in Keyboard Covers – This One Survived
#4Regular people use keyboard covers?? I don't think I've ever seen that. I have only seen them on machines that are ruggedized for harsh environments or keyboards that are in public areas for public use.
> I have only seen them on machines that are ruggedized for harsh environment
FWIW, you can also see them used for switching to DVORAK and other alternative layouts.
And for adding a second writing script to a keyboard with Latin-only labels.
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#5I always thought keyboard covers on macs were not realistic unless removed everytime as there is not enough of a gap between screen and keyboard. However, I found on macs the keys get damaged very easily from oils, far more so than other laptops. I see the need for one, but it does damage the typing experience somewhat.
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#6Regular people use keyboard covers?? I don't think I've ever seen that. I have only seen them on machines that are ruggedized for harsh environments or keyboards that are in public areas for public use.
> I have only seen them on machines that are ruggedized for harsh environment FWIW, you can also see them used for switching to DVORAK and other alternative layouts. And for adding a second writing script to a keyboard with Latin-only labels.
It is annoying mac don't sell Dvorak or Neo2 layouts now.
Re: I Type Holes in Keyboard Covers – This One Survived
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I have only seen them on machines that are ruggedized for harsh environment FWIW, you can also see them used for switching to DVORAK and other alternative layouts. And for adding a second writing script to a keyboard with Latin-only labels.
It is annoying mac don't sell Dvorak or Neo2 layouts now.
You are dramatically underestimating the cost of manufacturing, stocking, and distributing an entirely different SKU and probably also dramatically overestimating the number of users of alternative keyboard layouts in the world.
Put another way: I am absolutely certain that more users would get a Mac with a Dvorak layout by mistake and want to return it than would actually purchase and keep one.
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#9Keyboard covers are pretty popular in dry, dusty areas. Like cities like New Delhi, Cairo, etc. A good rule of thumb: if you go outside and can easily spot dust on tree leaves, you'll probably want a keyboard cover.
Re: I Type Holes in Keyboard Covers – This One Survived
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is annoying mac don't sell Dvorak or Neo2 layouts now.
You are dramatically underestimating the cost of manufacturing, stocking, and distributing an entirely different SKU and probably also dramatically overestimating the number of users of alternative keyboard layouts in the world. Put another way: I am absolutely certain that more users would get a Mac with a Dvorak layout by mistake and want to return it than would actually purchase and keep one.
Plus most people that use Dvorak probably don't give a shit at this point because they've been touch typing on qwerty or blank keyboards for their whole life. I'm not sure it'd even be a selling point for me.