Re: keyboard position

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

Flash,

I never use F9 anymore. I used new improved F9. Carl worked out a routine, 
which I have modified, that makes the Enter key do all the work. In text, 
it puts out the normal cr/lf. If cursor is on the command line, it does the 
XC --if that leads to an error it acts as  and tries to execute a 
frame. In my implementation, if that produces an error, it assumes I wanted 
to do a CD, so it runs a U2 frame with shortcuts for every oft-used 
directory and subdirectory.


E.g., suppose I do this on the CM line:

r

It tires to eXeCute the r, but there's no such command so it tries to 
launch a help frame named {{5r}} but there's no such help frame (in my U2), 
so it next tries launching {{5hbcd}} and in that frame there's a line that 
says: if r is hit, do cd \   (r for root).


And if I enter nonsense, like:

djflasdjf

It responds: $H says: Nonsense entry

$H being the name of the routine assigned to the Enter key.

The beauty part is that one can, in action, forget about the distinction 
between native commands and U2 frames and just ENTER away.


My code is rather specific to my setup but FWIW, here it is:


'%--_XYENCode_start--
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hbcd'`_frame'^~B~:~M~~',*',_if_in_te
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EX~>'^~~>~~>~~>',*',
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IF"VA/NV_EB"~{@upr(~)==0'|"VA/NV_WA"~{@upr(~)==0
~>'XC~~',*','^',*',_next_line_is_a_kludge_so_that_NB
_isn'`t_taken_as_"non-break"_'^~=="nb~>'BXcd
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'._resets_WA_and_EB',_initial_es_1_allows_display_of_any_later
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~~~~B'^
'%--_XYENCode___end--

And here is what I believe is an unmodified version of Carl's $X

'%--_XYENCode_start--
{{5$X}}_Issue_COMMAND[_arg(s)]_or_U2'-FRAMENAME[_arg(s)
]_with_the_same_key_[CLD_rev.1/24/09]'^~B~
<1~>~~>~>~~~==28'|
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@upr(~)=="RUN"~>~~'BXes'Q2'BX~'Q2~<
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'%--_XYENCode___end--






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?).