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Re:ThinkPad designer David Hill spills secrets, designs that... by normie3000 on Saturday August 02, 2025 @03:04PM (#44770392)
> https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/07/30/hill7.jpg

Doesn't this photo show an inverted T?

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Re:ThinkPad designer David Hill spills secrets, designs that... by notpushkin on Saturday August 02, 2025 @03:09PM (#44770440)
I think a “normal” inverted T consists of half-height keys (i.e. used on most current laptops). ThinkPads used slightly higher arrow keys for a while, not sure about now.
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Re:ThinkPad designer David Hill spills secrets, designs that... by layer8 on Saturday August 02, 2025 @06:59PM (#44772433)
A normal inverted T is what is on a standard desktop PC keyboard: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Arrow_ke...

While half-height arrow keys have become common on laptops, that's probably not what GP (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44769440) meant by "normal".

ThinkPads generally use slightly smaller keys for the arrow keys, but still significantly taller than half-height, like for example here: https://p3-ofp.static.pub/ShareResource/560x450/SSNP/4Y40X49...

What people really want is a full-height inverted T like on this Lenovo gaming laptop: https://p1-ofp.static.pub//fes/cms/2025/05/21/uft1eixrszoryp...

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