[ydl-gen] Ergonomic keyboard for Linux?

[Derick Centeno]

You might care to try keyboards from Macally.  I've used their products 
with the MacOS and YDL for years.  When I switched to a Powerbook my 
fingers were "confused" for a time, as they missed the Macally keyboard 
a whole lot.

On Dec 26, 2005, at 11:12 AM, Jeffrey Paul Burger wrote:

> I have an ergonomic keyboard made by Ortek that works on the OS X side 
> of my
> dual-boot system but not YDL. I'm hoping to either find a way to have 
> Linux
> recognize the keyboard or find another ergo keyboard that is more Linux
> friendly. (I really dislike the keyboard Apple shipped with my dual 
> 2.5Ghz
> G5.) By ergonomic, I don't mean something too esoteric, just split/fan
> arrangement on keyboard plus, ideally, palmrest... and that feels good 
> to
> type on.
>
> For starters, Logitech and Microsoft offer ergo keyboards that boast
> Mac/Windows compatibility. (Most of these are now Bluetooth wireless 
> and
> come with drivers for each supported platform.) I just tested the 
> Microsoft
> Optical Desktop anyway, hoping that it would give me the basics 
> without need
> of drivers. Interestingly, the keyboard did work (although some of the
> modifier keys are in different relations than I'm used to). The mouse
> functioned as well, but the deal-breaker is that under Linux it seems 
> to act
> as if the mouse is always down.
>
> Any suggestions as to a brand/model that might work well for both YDL 
> and
> Mac.. or how to get YDL to recognize my keyboard... would be greatly
> appreciated. I'm less attached to a custom mouse than to an ergo 
> keyboard
> that feels good.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jeff Burger
>
>
>
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