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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. Hotkey suggestion by TimeTrav · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is there a hotkey for First Post?

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  2. 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.

    1. Re:Hot Keys by pclminion · · Score: 5, Funny
      They need the 29 other keys for emacs.

      Sacrilege! We all know that all true emacs functions require at least three modifier keys! We'll have none of this stupid single keypress to perform a simple function crap!

      Ctrl-Alt-Meta-RightShift-Tab-W is what I use for "Submit Slashdot Post."

  3. Picture by skoch · · Score: 5, Informative

    Was this the only article without a picture?

    http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8233268776.ht ml

  4. Buy a keyboard... by billysara · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... get a free OS?

    "In addition, the keyboard comes with a CD including a special edition of SuSE Linux 9.1 from Novell"...

    How long till we get special versions of RedHat or SuSE free with our breakfast cerial..... :-)

  5. Re:30 pounds (about 50 bucks American) by DevolvingSpud · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Does the Windows key really piss you off *that much*?

    You're not from around here, are you?

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  6. Happy hacking keyboard ? by Walrusss · · Score: 5, Informative
    Personaly, I'm using the happy hacking keyboard, which is maybe not "specially designed for" linux, but works very well. And there is an "diamond" key that makes the menu pop-up, which is fine for the windows-like-button fans.

    Stick to Tux, buy a tuxsticker !

  7. You only need the foot pedals... by TheHonestTruth · · Score: 5, Funny
    You only need the foot pedals if you use emacs. Shift-Meta-Control-ChickenBone, Shift-Meta-Control-CircleOfBlood-Chanting-S to save a file. (The foot pedals key in the Shift-Meta) Simple.

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  8. Don't mind me if I'm wrong by The-Bus · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This seems like the classic misunderstanding of your market. My cut-and-dry view.

    1. Market: People who abhor the Dell keyboards that have 10 buttons for shopping and other keyboards filled with other useless crap.

    2. Product: Keyboard filled with useless crap.

    A better idea would be one with some fully customizable hot keys but with an emphasis on monitoring -- maybe a keyboard with some LCDs monitoring temperature, disk usage, etc. so precious screen space isn't used. Now that I would consider buying.

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    1. 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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  9. Linux users, this is the keyboard you want... by kclittle · · Score: 5, Informative
    Linux 101 Keyboard

    The Ctrl key is in the placd God intended. Get the rubber-dome model for work to spare your coworkers the noice, get the buckling spring for home.

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  10. Re:30 pounds (about 50 bucks American) by teeker · · Score: 5, Informative

    At that price, and in such small production numbers, I have a feeling that the workmanship is shoddy

    I can't speak to the usefulness of this thing, but I do work for a company that sells Cherry gear (point of sale things like...keyboards) and I have never seen a Cherry product I'd describe as shoddy. They may not make the best keyboards ever (that would be AT&T in the late 80s), but based on their other products I doubt the hardware is crap.

    Not trying to pimp Cherry gear or anything...just sayin.

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