From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 28 07:00:55 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31FDE16A4CF for ; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:00:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from gateway.nixsys.be (gateway.nixsys.be [195.144.77.33]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAF5C43D2D for ; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:00:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from philip@nixsys.be) Received: from loge.nixsys.be (loge.nixsys.be [195.144.77.45]) by gateway.nixsys.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14A60B7 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:00:54 +0200 (CEST) Received: from loge.nixsys.be (philip@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by loge.nixsys.be (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id i8S70rWt018272; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:00:53 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from philip@loge.nixsys.be) Received: (from philip@localhost) by loge.nixsys.be (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i8S70ofG018131; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:00:50 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from philip) Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:00:49 +0200 From: Philip Paeps To: George Hartzell Message-ID: <20040928070049.GD626@loge.nixsys.be> Mail-Followup-To: George Hartzell , Sean McNeil , current@freebsd.org References: <20040927111438.GA865@genius.tao.org.uk> <1096290034.23046.82.camel@linux-mobile.example.net> <20040927143811.GA87515@sysmon.tcworks.net> <4158338A.9090309@pythonemproject.com> <16728.33607.716813.703551@satchel.alerce.com> <1096320933.42513.9.camel@server.mcneil.com> <16728.36042.147168.928629@satchel.alerce.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <16728.36042.147168.928629@satchel.alerce.com> X-Date-in-Rome: ante diem IV Kalendas Octobres MMDCCLVII ab Urbe Condida X-PGP-Fingerprint: FA74 3C27 91A6 79D5 F6D3 FC53 BF4B D0E6 049D B879 X-Message-Flag: Get a proper mailclient! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop recommendations? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:00:55 -0000 On 2004-09-27 14:57:30 (-0700), George Hartzell wrote: > Sean McNeil writes: > > On Mon, 2004-09-27 at 14:16, George Hartzell wrote: > > > Except for the D#@% caps lock key. It's IN THE WRONG PLACE and apparent > > > best tool for swapping it around (uControl) doesn't work reliably and > > > the dang led stays on anyway.... > > > > Huh? I'm looking at my powerbook right now and the caps lock key is in > > the exact same place as it is on my logitec keyboard and my compaq laptop. > > Only difference that I see is the backspace key says delete and there is > > no "delete" key that kills the character on the cursor. > > Yeah, I'm an old weirdo [who also uses emacs a lot]. I feel your pain :-P > I grew up with the control key being that big sucker just to the left of the > 'A' key, and reaching down and under to the bottom row bothers my left > wrist/hand. A lot of people look at me very strangely when I tell them that I map 'that big key' (whether it's a control on unix keyboards or a capslock on newer pc keyboards) to send escape. It makes working in vi a lot more fun :-) - Philip -- Philip Paeps Please don't Cc me, I am philip@freebsd.org subscribed to the list. BOFH Excuse #213: Change your language to Finnish.