Re: Compact and full-size keyboards of the same brand
"Keith Ratliff" <[email protected]>
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For some of us, no matter how large our keyboard was, mousing would not be an issue ... http://keithratliff.com/images/desk.jpg As for your test, I would recommend that you approach it in different manner. the crux of your argument is that the width doesn't hinder mousing yes? Get an 88 key and a carpenter. Have the carpenter make a piece of wood about 2.5 inches mide and place that to the right of the keyboard whenever you wish to compare the difference a 101-key would have. --Keith Ratliff On 5/22/07, Giles Orr <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 5/22/07, Thomas Levine <[email protected]<thomas.levine%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > I'm working on a study that will compare mouse usage patterns between > > full-size keyboards (with number pads) and 88-key "compact" keyboards > > (without number pads). The reasoning is that the number pad gets in the > way > > of one's mousing, but I'm trying to disprove that. > > > > Anyway, here's why I'm posting: I am going to use two different > keyboards in > > this study, and, aside from the number pad, I want them to be as similar > as > > possible; I want them to be of the same brand. Does anyone know of a > > company that makes standard full-size keyboards and standard compact > > (88-key) keyboards in very similar styles. If not, do you have any > > recommendations of something close? > > > > I would prefer that the keyboards use the "standard" keys rather than > the > > "laptop" keys, but I don't think the type of key will be that important. > > I would think that you have a lot of factors to consider, or perhaps > you'll acknowledge and work around them ... Ergo keyboards are much > larger than standard keyboards. But if you choose to mouse > left-handed (as I do), you don't have to reach nearly as far. This is > applies more to an ergo keyboard, but also to a standard one. > > Sorry, this isn't well reasoned or particularly coherent - but I leave > the reasoning and coherence to you, as you're doing the study. :-) > > -- > Giles > http://www.gilesorr.com/ > [email protected] <gilesorr%40gmail.com> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]