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It's good to see that the physical escape key is back!
by syadegari 7y ago
It's good to see that the physical escape key is back!
- jacknews 7y agoThe lack of it on 2016 mbp made me re-assign the caps-lock key to ESC, and in fact this is the correct place for it anyway - much more natural than as an extra F-key.
- hanniabu 7y agoOn every keyboard the escape key is at the top left.
- wffurr 7y agoIncorrect: https://catonmat.net/why-vim-uses-hjkl-as-arrow-keys https://catonmat.net/why-vim-uses-hjkl-as-arrow-keys The keyboard vim was designed for had ESC where tab is on modern keyboards.
- thisisbrians 7y agoAs a Vim user, I'd highly recommend this to anyone — even if you have a physical ESC key.
- sixothree 7y agoStill no number pad though.
- derekp7 7y agoWhy would you want two sets of number keys on the keyboard? Except for the case of one-handed exclusive numeric input. The biggest problem with a number pad on a laptop, is it puts the rest of the keyboard off-center from the screen. No way around that I can think of.
- sixothree 7y ago> Why would you want two sets of number keys on the keyboard? Because I (and other professionals) use them. What kind of question is that?
- wffurr 7y agoI hate number pads on laptops. They never quite match the layout of the number pad on a proper 101 key desktop keyboard. I can't ever actually touch type on them, and they shift the center of the letters part of the keyboard and the touchpad. I'd much rather use a generic $10 USB number pad if I really had to do a bunch of data entry. Or sit down at a desk and use a full size monitor and keyboard for that task.
- derekp7 7y agoWell obviously, but again, why? Is it strictly for one handed data entry, or do you find it easier to move your hand from the home row to the numpad when entering a number mixed with text? (I.e., is it that common for touch typists to not touch type numbers on the top row?)