Re: keyboard position

[Bill Troop billtroop@xxxxxxxx]

Thanks, that is very helpful. I think the idea of inclination could 
really help. I did, for a couple of years, have a Belkin inclining 
unit for another laptop - - the fan was quiet but did not last very 
long. Again thanks for this astute analysis.


At 12/01/2014 22:31, you wrote:
> Bill,
>
> What I see is that the notebook keys are very flat and close to the
> underlying notebook chassis, compared to an external keyboard where
> the keys are a) raised, and b) have raised edges and sunken centers.
>
> Furthermore, external keyboards are inclined: the "qwerty" row is
> higher up than the "asdfg" row, which is higher up than the "zxcvb"
> row, like the rows of seats in an auditorium. This is not so with
> notebooks, which lie flat.
>
> One suggestion: make yourself an inclined mount; this might help you
> to hit the keys more accurately. Better still, buy one with cooling fans.
>
> The attached photos show my modified duplicate F9 key on an external
> keyboard, and an inclined notebook mount with whisper fans (mute
> groupies?).