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The only thing I took away from that page was the fact that they removed the pipe symbol. Basically rendering 20 years of linux programs garbage. (I guess we ca
by tpio 11y ago
The only thing I took away from that page was the fact that they removed the pipe symbol. Basically rendering 20 years of linux programs garbage. (I guess we can remap it, but wtf).
The pipe symbol is like the windows-button of linux – except way more powerful.
- masklinn 11y agoIt's not just the pipe. * no braces or square brackets * no tilde * no backtick * no backslash * no ESC key * the TAB key has also been severely shrunk, the quote/double-quote key is also much smaller than normal > all the function/quick access keys are gone
- mtw 11y agoIts most likely optimized for YouTube, Netflix, google docs and hangout... You should look out for Chromebooks if you are looking for a small laptop to hack on and install Linux
- Zigurd 11y agoHard keyboards on mobile devices are meant to make typing faster. Soft keyboards enable you to easily access symbols and other less-often used parts of a character set quite a bit more easily than using shift keys on a hard keyboard. You also have handwriting recognition that recognizes diacritical marks, which makes those easy, too. You can also use any bluetooth or usb keyboard with any Android device.