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Cherry Announces Linux keyboard

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the didn't-someone-do-this-already dept.

Errtu76 writes "ZDnet says Cherry has announced a specially designed Linux keyboard that will be available in the UK, Ireland and Germany later this year. The Cherry CyMotion Master Linux keyboard has the Linux penguin logo, Tux, instead of the Windows start key and features 29 hot keys. The hot keys are configured for the Linux operating system and desktop applications, simplifying actions such as cutting, copying and pasting text, and moving between Web pages. PCworld has a little more info on the keyboard."

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  1. Hot Keys by Morphix84 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is it just me, or are Hot Keys for thinks like Copying and Pasting really over rated, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-X, etc. (And the Linux Equivilants, i'm a Windows user) are subconcious to me at this point, rather than rooting around for some key at the top of the keyboard.

  2. Re:Don't mind me if I'm wrong by dizzyduck · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We already have these. They're called "function keys." Why people refuse to use them is totally beyond me.

    Suppose I assign F12 to Play/Pause. I'm working in OO.org and I want to pause my music to take a call. Whoops! F12 is already used in OO.org to toggle numbering. The function keys are context sensitive, and as such are totally unsuitable for use as global hotkeys.

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