Re:The Framework Laptop
by BugsJustFindMe on Thursday February 25, 2021 @03:43PM
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I think you missed the goal of the multi-purpose requirement. Proselytizing custom input controls for every possible task on a portable device is...weird.
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Some dials would be pretty cool on a laptop, though... it just makes the lid harder to close.
Some dials would be good everywhere, I've considered buying some expensive keyboards (https://www.daskeyboard.com/) purely for a volume control knob.
A common complaint around here is about how touch screens have taken away better tactile controls, but so have our keyboards.
I also liked the dedicated scroll wheel on MS Office-themed keyboards. They might have gone overboard with the clipboard control buttons, but the wheel felt reasonable.