will microsoft cordless keyboard/mouse work in linux?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 01:23:51PM -0400, Ilya Palagin wrote:
> Quoting bassix <bassix-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm thinking of buying the MS cordless keyboard/mouse combo:
> >
> http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=5a3d4f63-e821-4bfb-a4d8-4d6f8a362f1f&type=req
> > 
> > Those system requirements say only windows... does anyone know if
> > these will work in linux??
> > 
> > Thanks!
> 
> They should be fine, some work may be required for the multimedia keys.  M$
> likes to break standards, if you look closer at the keyboard, you'll find that
> Delete key is twice bigger than the standard one, and Insert key disappeard from
> the pad.  Another problem with new M$ keyboards is functional keys.  I've got a
> similar one, and every time I start my machine I've got to press F-lock key in
> order to use them, otherwise they're binded to M$ Office shortcuts.  Keyboards
> and mice used to be the only stuff Microsoft was doing well, but now it's the
> same poor stuff as their other products.  Get Logitech instead.

Unfortunately logitech has started copying that idiotic f-lock to get
function keys thing, but at least appear to default it to on.

Lennart Sorensen
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