Beerball Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Why do I have to hit the "shift" key to use the ??? key??? We use ??? much more often than /// don't we??? Seem strange to anyone else/// ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 shift happens ! :D if you wrote code you'd be aware that /// is used a lot < link rel ="pingback" href="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/xmlrpc.php"/ > / * < ![CDATA [ * / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Does anyone actually know what each of the symbols on the number row are without looking? I can get most of them, but if I ever need to use a $ or %, I need to look down to see where they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Does anyone actually know what each of the symbols on the number row are without looking? I can get most of them, but if I ever need to use a $ or %, I need to look down to see where they are. That's why I like a keyboard with a 10 key setup. Those I can get pretty much without looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Why do I have to hit the "shift" key to use the ??? key??? We use ??? much more often than /// don't we??? Seem strange to anyone else/// ??? Because when the QUERTY keyboard was set up, nobody used "?" all that much in typed correspondence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) Because when the QUERTY keyboard was set up, nobody used "?" all that much in typed correspondence. what do you expect from me I'm an idiot not a physicist Edited January 21, 2015 by BillsFan-4-Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Because when the QUERTY keyboard was set up, nobody used "?" all that much in typed correspondence. Was that intentional, or is it just supremely ironic to misspell 'QWERTY'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Was that intentional, or is it just supremely ironic to misspell 'QWERTY'?To think Mr. Spelling cop has made a mistake? Now dats somethun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Was that intentional, or is it just supremely ironic to misspell 'QWERTY'? Supremely ironic. I've been playing too much Word Hero lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Because when the QUERTY keyboard was set up, nobody used "?" all that much in typed correspondence. So, they had no questions but lots of ///??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I'm guessing someone named /dev/null invented the qwerty keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 The keyboard is designed the way it is to slow typing down, not to speed it up. That is why you have to reach to type the most popular letters, e and i. They also come from different directions. Back in the day, letters were located at the end of an arm that swung up and hit a typewriter ribbon. The location of the letters prevented the keys from jamming. However, the long/awkward symbols one needs to reach for are placed for ease, and more /'s than ?'s were used at the turn of the century, when the keyboard was designed. Much as we would never use a measuring system of inches and feet vs metric centimeters and meters today, if the keyboard were designed based on today's technology, it would be designed differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Shift key is very meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Shift key is very meh.Pretty proud of your meh thread are ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Shift key is very meh. Thank you, that's exactly what I'm saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Check out Dvorak: http://www.dvorak-keyboard.com/ Same deal with the ? / thingy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Because then my name would be ?dev?null Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Pretty proud of your meh thread are ya? I sure am; had to use it here. If ever there were a needfor meh, it is for the shift key. F5 key, on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 has to do with going back to the old days of computers. back in the day you couldn't type in a ? to dos and programming script half the times you'd type /. /cd /ipconfig /doom2/doom2.exe c:/ .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Does anyone actually have experience with a Dvorak keyboard? I'd like to learn. I work as a case manager in school so my keyboard is my job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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