Re:Ultimate Hacking Keyboard
by Hashbrown777 on Friday September 14, 2018 @10:46PM
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That's the whole point of this keyboard though, the only thing it's missing is the physical keys.
You want F-keys? Add it in as a modifier on the number-row.
You do a lot of spreadsheeting? Make a layer with a numpad and maybe some macros and wasd->arrowkeys on the left to make life easy.
Its purpose is to give everyone what they need, but without needing them to have a bajillion different physical interfaces on their desk/s. You want F-keys, someone else wants a numpad, another wants Logitech's G-keys, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. The UHK says enough. You can do it all on one set of buttons. It may not be your style, but saying it's lacking F-keys is disingenuous.
Re:Ultimate Hacking Keyboard
by jessaustin on Friday September 14, 2018 @04:42PM
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This really depends on OS. I never need an F-key.
If you're doing numerical data entry the keypad is a star. If you're doing programming/writing, stick to the number row.
But even if we ignore that omission the lack of F keys is a complete deal breaker. There's a reason I won't touch the new Macbook Pros with Touchbar, this is worse than that.