deskthority

This is a new thread where we can ask the question, "Are there any keyboards that ....?"

For example, to start, I'd like to know the following:

Are there any keyboards that have all the keycaps with convex tops (as with most spacebars and some bottom-row modifiers)?

What would be the advantages or disadvantages of all-convex caps on a keyboard? (As opposed to concave -- as with spherical or cylindrical tops -- or flat -- as found, for example, on many mobile computer keyboards).

Hmm…



Convex tops don’t strike me as a good idea. They’re good for finding buttons, but not for extended typing. They’re more the sort of thing you’d find on phone dials and calculators, for bashing short sequences, hunt and peck.

I also don’t think generic question threads are a good idea, either. Notice how no one ever asks the keyboard oracle? Every question is unique, and fresh, at least to the person who asks it. And threads are an infinite resource on a forum. We’re not going to run out!

BTW, the TI-92 has similar buttons in a QWERTY layout. It has a 68000 CPU, so it is more than a calculator.

IMHO, convex is better than a sharp edge for keys on the bottom row that you press with your thumb. I wish both Alt and GUI keys were convex.
For a key that you press with a finger, concave is always better.

Hi, thanks for the reply and the excellent advice!

Point well taken about just sticking to specific threads, one specific question at a time!

Findecanor wrote: 20 Jan 2019, 18:21 BTW, the TI-92 has similar buttons in a QWERTY layout. It has a 68000 CPU, so it is more than a calculator.

IMHO, convex is better than a sharp edge for keys on the bottom row that you press with your thumb. I wish both Alt and GUI keys were convex.
For a key that you press with a finger, concave is always better.

Dell AT101W has the bottom row convex, except for the arrows and numpad.

Also the Apple plastic spider trap of hell, abominable boards that they were. All convex, even the numpad, on the bottom row alone. I quite liked that one thing about it.