Re: Re: Natural keyboard vs 'standard' layout. Easiest for Dvorak?

I sometimes find them difficult to ignore when I'm doing things other
than touch-typing, so I'd end up using awkward postures to hit things
like ctrl-w because I could only hit them in the touch-typing position;
this is why I wanted to paint them. I also pointed "w" and "t" a
different color so I could find them easily.

Thomas Levine!


On Sun, 2009-02-22 at 11:44 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
> 
> I ignore the letters written on the keycaps, consider it another
> security feature.
> 
> Bob
> 
> On Sat, 21 Feb 2009, Marcus Brooks wrote:
> 
> > It's been a long time since I tried painting keycaps, and I got
> > similar results, except I _only_ painted the caps, so the mechanisms
> > didn't get sticky at all.
> >
> > I know there's _some_ sort of plastic primer out there because I
> have
> > a can around here somewhere.
> >
> > To knock off that greasy feeling, first be sure the paint dries
> > completely--I think acrylics dry better and harder than enamels.
> Then
> > I would de-gloss the key tops by scrubbing with a sponge or cloth,
> > water, and a fine abrasive like Bon Ami powder. That should make
> them
> > feel better to the touch. Just be careful not to scrub the paint off
> > entirely.
> >
> > Marcus
> >
> > On Feb 21, 2009, at 7:17 AM, Thomas Levine wrote:
> >
> > > I tried that with one of my keyboards. I did a miserable job, so
> the
> > > keys needed to be pressed a lot harder, but you can avoid that if
> you
> > > spend some time on it.
> > >
> > > The real problem is that it slightly changes the texture of the
> > > keyboard; it feels a bit more rough if you do a few thin coats. I
> was
> > > trying to cover the letters with yellow, (I was too lazy to get
> > > primer,
> > > but I just now searched Google, and it turns out that Krylon
> Fusion
> > > primer does not exist.) so I did a lot of thick coats of yellow
> > > instead
> > > of an even more absurd number of thin coats. In that case, it came
> out
> > > very smooth but sort of greasy. (It was not greasy, but it felt
> like
> > > it.) Also, the paint started coming off after a while, but I
> probably
> > > should have waited longer before I started using it. I don't
> remember
> > > how long I waited; I probably should have waited a few days at
> least.
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > On Sat, 2009-02-21 at 05:28 -0600, Marcus Brooks wrote:
> > >>
> > >> On Feb 21, 2009, at 5:02 AM, gregorystuartgordon wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> ... The main reason
> > >>> that I do not own a smart board is because they stopped making
> them
> > >>> in black. While comfort is crucial: "my duty was always to
> beauty."
> > >>
> > >> Dare I say, Krylon?
> > >> Marcus
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > > Thomas Levine!
> > >
> > >
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