Edward O'Connor (hober) wrote,
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Some keyboard questions.

I've been thinking about keyboard issues again. I'm real close to up and ordering a batch of custom keyboards. But before I finalize my design, I'd like some feedback on your keyboard usage.



Please elaborate on your answers in comments and stuff.

Poll #47332 Keyboard Questions
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 13

Do you use your keyboard's function keys?

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Yes
7 (53.8%)
No
6 (46.2%)

Do you ever use Caps Lock, except by accident?

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Yes
7 (53.8%)
No
6 (46.2%)

Do you use the Numeric keypad?

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Yes, both the numeric and navigation bits of it
3 (23.1%)
Yes, numbers only
7 (53.8%)
Yes, navigation only
1 (7.7%)
No
2 (15.4%)

Do you ever use the Insert key, except by accident?

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Yes
2 (15.4%)
No
11 (84.6%)


Personally, I don't use the function keys, I don't use Caps Lock, I don't use the Numeric keypad, and I don't use the Insert key.

If you do use the function keys, how and why? Is there some application-specific binding that you use, or is there some cross-application binding that's become popular? For instance, F1 is usually a Help key, and F11 seems to sometimes full-screen various applications. Or is it that you rebind them yourself to something useful? If so, what?
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