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Re: I have strongly-held opinions regarding keyboards by Ray, of Light 02/10/2003, 12:07am PST
bastage wrote:

In practice it's not nearly as gay as it sounds


Since I'm about to review a product I've never used, I'll give it 5/5 Shuriken to start: §§§§§.

Keyboard++ FAQ wrote:

What do I do to touch type?
[...] no pressure or force is needed to input characters.


Translation: No key travel. Minus 1/2 §§§§¤.

Can I rest my fingers, palms, or entire hands on the surface without causing unwanted input?
... most isolated finger taps near keys are interpreted as typing, so you must be careful to only tap the keys you intend.
...
- single finger taps convert to typing
- multi-finger touch means mouse, gesture, or resting


I have a similar device on my laptop, called the "Rectangle of Mystery". While typing, inadvertent contact with RoM is randomly penalized: maybe a window focus change, or maybe a new text selection (which your next keystroke will erase), or maybe by clicking the "Go Fucking Crazy' icon that was under the mouse pointer. Minus 1. §§§¤

How fast can people type on the TouchStream ST/LP?
Touch typists can achieve up to 70 wpm on the QWERTY layout once they master Zero-Force typing.


To recap: once I learn Xtreme Typing, I can expect (up to) half of current speed, and recoup the difference by Undoing with gentle carresses instead of control-Z? Minus 1. §§¤

Will the TouchStream key layouts include a numberpad?
... embedded in the right hand alphabetic layout like on laptops,


A three hundred dollar keyboard product's description should not contain the words "like on laptops." Minus 1. §¤


Is there any audible feedback when typing?
... the KeyTick utility ... lets you choose clicking sounds ranging from a whistle to an old-fashioned typewriter.


I'm being generous, here, by deducting only a half. Not for lack of audible feedback, but for making a utility that fucking whistles on each keypress. §



Final score: §

One out of five sounds bad, but it still beats most other replacements and comes close to the default 101-key's score of 3. I sentence this device to five years' hard development.

Ray!
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This post serves no purpose other than to show off my new keyboard. by Zseni 02/09/2003, 2:43pm PST NEW
    Three werds: by Entropy Stew 02/09/2003, 5:15pm PST NEW
        ^______________________^ (nt) by Zseni 02/09/2003, 5:18pm PST NEW
    DVORAK by Senor Barborito 02/09/2003, 5:55pm PST NEW
        Re: DVORAK by Zebco Fuckface 02/09/2003, 7:34pm PST NEW
            Yeah I've heard - it's just the most doritos-in-beard thing I could think of NT by Senor Barborito 02/09/2003, 8:27pm PST NEW
                Weak. Try this: by Entropy Stew 02/09/2003, 9:57pm PST NEW
                    what a waste of time, money, and effort -nt NT by arbit 02/09/2003, 10:42pm PST NEW
                        You obviously don't understand -nt- NT by Entropy Stew 02/09/2003, 11:17pm PST NEW
    I have strongly-held opinions regarding keyboards by Ray, of Light 02/09/2003, 10:01pm PST NEW
        |@|-|34|2 |^|3 by Zseni 02/09/2003, 10:40pm PST NEW
            </i> (nt) by Zseni 02/09/2003, 10:41pm PST NEW
                This thread has taken a turn for the baffling by Ray, of Light 02/09/2003, 10:53pm PST NEW
                    Re: This thread has taken a turn for the baffling by Zseni 02/09/2003, 11:16pm PST NEW
        Re: I have strongly-held opinions regarding keyboards by bastage 02/09/2003, 10:47pm PST NEW
            Re: I have strongly-held opinions regarding keyboards by Ray, of Light 02/10/2003, 12:07am PST NEW
                Re: I have strongly-held opinions regarding keyboards by bastage 02/10/2003, 10:58pm PST NEW
        Re: I have strongly-held opinions regarding keyboards by Zebco Fuckface 02/09/2003, 11:31pm PST NEW
        I have only a few minor convictions by Senor Barborito 02/09/2003, 11:39pm PST NEW
            Re: I have only a few minor convictions by creativepig 02/10/2003, 12:10am PST NEW
                On fucking those gel pad things by Ray, of Light 02/10/2003, 12:32am PST NEW
                    Wow by Senor Barborito 02/10/2003, 12:42am PST NEW
                Re: religion by Entropy Stew 02/11/2003, 1:23am PST NEW
                    Win-D goes to the desktop instantly. Good "boss key" among other uses. by Fussbett 02/11/2003, 5:20am PST NEW
    Typing is for fags by Monty Cantsin 02/10/2003, 1:32am PST NEW
    I use a twiddler by - not really - 02/11/2003, 5:50pm PST NEW
 
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