Configuring the Keyboard ?

Lance F. Squire lance-5ZoueyuiTZhBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org
Fri Dec 10 15:53:48 UTC 2004


Francois Ouellette wrote:
> 
> Conclusion: if it ain't broken, don't try to fix it!

Ah, but it is broken.

Personal pet peeve: The Num Lock key

This key exists because the original IBM PC (Pre TX/AT) had no arrow 
keys and cluster of 6 above them. So there function was overlyed on the 
numeric pad.

The XT/AT keyboards kept this key for backward campatability to original 
PC software (And users, I'm sure)

However, Today it serves no purpose that I know of, except to have the 
number pad in the WRONG mode everytime I try to use it. (Type...&^% 
wrong mode [Num Lock] Type)

My Ideal keyboard would have the IBM AT/(PS/2) layout (No Windows Keys), 
Minus the Num Lock (No un-num-lock function), Print Screen/SysRq, Scroll 
Lock and Pause/Break keys.

Of course, if there are people who use those last three keys regularily, 
I'd like to know what for? I haven't touched them in years!

Lance F. Squire

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