[geeks] CAPSoff keyboard contest

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 @ 11:36 -0600, Chad McAuley said:

> http://capsoff.org
> 
> Anyone else out there seen this?  It's a contest to design a new
> keyboard where the caps lock key is either removed completely, or
> moved to a different position altogether so that some other key(s) can
> take it's place.  Some of the designs feature only minor changes to
> get rid of caps lock, others are radical redesigns of the layout of
> the keyboard as a whole.  A lot of the submissions I've only glanced
> at and haven't really examined, but I'm only seeing a couple I'd even
> consider using.

That many?

So far they all are pretty bizarre, and most of the layout changes seem
arbitrary.

Personally, my design would never win, but here it is:

The IBM Model M layout with capslock permanently removed and a full
sized control key in its place.  Everything else about the keyboard is
perfect.

Alternative layouts:

Function keys on the left version
Windows/Mac key versions
A version with more function keys for macro junkies

Really, I love this keyboard except for the dumbass capslock position
and horrible design of the key itself.

Aside:

Has anyone every found a replacement for capslock on the Model M that is
full size so you can do away with the annoying notch in capslock?

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