From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eric Abrahamsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Control-C conundrum Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:34:21 -0700 Message-ID: <87k2v8v9n6.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> References: <20150604001736.GA1917@mail.akwebsoft.com> <20150603222121607920564@bob.proulx.com> <20150604152420.GC1917@mail.akwebsoft.com> <20150606114719764101686@bob.proulx.com> <20150611013356.GM80468@mail.akwebsoft.com> <20150611093053.GD2388@engels.historicalmaterialism.info> <20150611153155.GO80468@mail.akwebsoft.com> <20150612131211759585883@bob.proulx.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1434148501 10625 80.91.229.3 (12 Jun 2015 22:35:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 22:35:01 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jun 13 00:34:46 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Z3XXB-0007pj-Cn for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 13 Jun 2015 00:34:45 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54104 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z3XXA-0002pN-My for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:34:44 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41629) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z3XWz-0002pE-6I for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:34:34 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z3XWv-0007fh-Si for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:34:33 -0400 Original-Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:36182) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z3XWv-0007eX-MQ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:34:29 -0400 Original-Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Z3XWt-0007jB-Ef for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 13 Jun 2015 00:34:27 +0200 Original-Received: from c-76-28-195-250.hsd1.wa.comcast.net ([76.28.195.250]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 13 Jun 2015 00:34:27 +0200 Original-Received: from eric by c-76-28-195-250.hsd1.wa.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 13 Jun 2015 00:34:27 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 54 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: c-76-28-195-250.hsd1.wa.comcast.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.130014 (Ma Gnus v0.14) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:RfZFejPKd2Q1DIni2TxsoDUKu08= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 80.91.229.3 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:104896 Archived-At: Bob Proulx writes: > Tim Johnson wrote: >> > Tim Johnson wrote: >> > > Someday, I'd like to spend even more money and get a mechanical >> > > keyboard even better than HHL2. Recommedations are welcome. >> > >> > In the 1990s I bought a stock of the IBM M5 keyboards for $5 apiece. You >> > might look into them. >> >> They are on my radar screen. Thanks > > The classic IBM Model M keyboard is still available new today and in a > USB version. Unicomp manufactured the original keyboards for IBM and > now sell them direct. > > http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/UKBD/UNI0P4A > > Note however that I do NOT own one of these myself. So this is simply > a pointer and not a recommendation since I am not using a Model M > myself. I am looking for a quieter keyboard not a louder one and > people complain my current keyboard is already too loud. :-) > > But people who love the Model M buckling spring keyboard really love > them. I have typed on them and they do have good tactile feedback. > Clack, clack, clack. They even make a version with a TrackPoint-like > pointing stick now too. I am leaping in for no other reason than that I just received my DasKeyboard with Cherry brown switches, and this is the first email I'm typing on it. I opted for the extra pretentious model (no key labels), but unfortunately you can't get extra-pretentious *and* not have a numerical keypad, which I regret. So there's the keypad, because pretension is non-negotiable. The browns are supposed to be quieter than the blues, in which case I don't want to hear the blues, because this is not a quiet keyboard. No further data to supply, sorry. I just got excited. Eric > I also really like the smaller footprint of a keyboard without the > right side number pad. That allows the mouse to be closer and less of > a reach for when I can't do something with a keyboard shortcut and am > forced to reach for the mouse. > > A Model M like spring keyboard with a trackpoint pointing stick and no > right side keypad would be a hard thing for me to pass up. I have > almost bought the standalone ThinkPad keyboard a few times but the $230+ > price is too much for me. > > http://www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-USB-Keyboard-with-TrackPoint/dp/B002ONCC6G/ > > Bob