Comments on: Throw out that mouse—you upgraded to a keyboard! http://www.hci-matters.com/blog/2007/06/11/7/ Clay Barnes talks about HCI, the user experience, and whatever he's in the mood for. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:59:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: admin http://www.hci-matters.com/blog/2007/06/11/7/#comment-814 admin Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:50:09 +0000 http://hciadvocate.com/blog/?p=7#comment-814 @George---Well, if you don't have the a Meta4-labled key, you can always pick a redundant key (one of the Ctrl or Alt keys comes to mind) and use xmodmap to bind it. However, if you really love your Model M (I assume that's the one), then perahaps you might consider the Happy Hacker (or another modern keyboard that usees the same mechanical switches as your old clicky). Also, the most recent Model M revision (UB40R46) is identical to the older models, but has the new "Meta4" and "Menu" keys. @George—Well, if you don’t have the a Meta4-labled key, you can always pick a redundant key (one of the Ctrl or Alt keys comes to mind) and use xmodmap to bind it. However, if you really love your Model M (I assume that’s the one), then perahaps you might consider the Happy Hacker (or another modern keyboard that usees the same mechanical switches as your old clicky). Also, the most recent Model M revision (UB40R46) is identical to the older models, but has the new “Meta4″ and “Menu” keys.

]]> By: George http://www.hci-matters.com/blog/2007/06/11/7/#comment-810 George Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:39:27 +0000 http://hciadvocate.com/blog/?p=7#comment-810 You missed a possibility... What about users that don't have a metaphor key? (Especially for users old IBM Ps/2 style keyboards which will only be pried from our cold, dead hands...) :) You missed a possibility… What about users that don’t have a metaphor key? (Especially for users old IBM Ps/2 style keyboards which will only be pried from our cold, dead hands…)

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]]> By: Clay Barnes http://www.hci-matters.com/blog/2007/06/11/7/#comment-433 Clay Barnes Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:03:37 +0000 http://hciadvocate.com/blog/?p=7#comment-433 <p>I tried that several times (and also the plugin "conquerer" or "konquerer"---terrible to name a Firefox plugin after another browser), but it was far too buggy to be usable. It suffered incessant focus problems and refusal to switch modes, plus the tags were wholly unreadable on my screen and it lacked configuration options to rectify that. Note to developers: 1px. FFFFFF text on FF0000 is ergonomically horrible---avoid it.</p> I tried that several times (and also the plugin “conquerer” or “konquerer”—terrible to name a Firefox plugin after another browser), but it was far too buggy to be usable. It suffered incessant focus problems and refusal to switch modes, plus the tags were wholly unreadable on my screen and it lacked configuration options to rectify that. Note to developers: 1px. FFFFFF text on FF0000 is ergonomically horrible—avoid it.

]]> By: Matthias http://www.hci-matters.com/blog/2007/06/11/7/#comment-432 Matthias Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:37:41 +0000 http://hciadvocate.com/blog/?p=7#comment-432 Of course, if you use firefox, (..) you’ll have to reach for the rat Vimperator :D Of course, if you use firefox, (..) you’ll have to reach for the rat
Vimperator :D

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