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[alister]

On Sun, 11 May 2014 20:14:14 -0400, Roy Smith wrote:

> In article <mailman.9900.1399852263.18130.python-list at python.org>,
>  MRAB <python at mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2014-05-12 00:15, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> > On Sun, 11 May 2014 14:43:19 -0400, Roy Smith wrote:
>> >
>> >> In article <mailman.9891.1399833209.18130.python-list at python.org>,
>> >>  Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Some things are more standardized than others. A piano keyboard is
>> >>> incredibly standard, to make it possible to play without having to
>> >>> look at your fingers (even when jumping your hands around, which
>> >>> doesn't happen as much on a computer keyboard)
>> >>
>> >> Speaking of which, here's a trivia question.  Without looking at
>> >> your keyboard, describe how the "F" and "J" keys (assuming a
>> >> US-English key layout) differ from, say, the "G" and "K" keys.
>> >
>> > The F and J keys have "F" and "J" printed on them instead of "G" and
>> > "K".
>> > They're also in slightly different positions, offset one position to
>> > the left. Otherwise they are identical, to the limits of my vision
>> > and touch.
>> > (I haven't tried measuring them with a micrometer, or doing chemical
>> > analysis of the material they are made of.)
>> >
>> Maybe keyboards are different where you are! :-)
>> 
>> Mine have an little ridge on the keytop of those keys.
> 
> Yup.  Long before the days of computers, the F/J keys have had some sort
> of tactile feedback (a raised dot or whatever) so you can tell when you
> hands are in the home position by feel.  Pyjrteodr upi vsm rmf i[ yu[omh
> ;olr yjod/

I once used an Osborn one where each key-cap was individually sculptured 
to fit the finger depending on its position on the keyboard.




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