HHKB P2 delete key default

[jmchargue]

What's up with the backspace key being delete, by default? Is there a memo that I missed explaining how this is more useful? I kind of don't want to change it, because I know there should be some reason for it being this way..

[longweight]

As standard it is backspace on my board....

[jmchargue]

As standard it is backspace on my board....

>dat upper right hand corner.

That is odd that yours is not like this.

[esoomenona]

Dipswitch allows you to quickly change that.

[badcop]

dipswitch 3 changes it to a backspace and moves the delete to function+~ key

[longweight]

I have top right hand key as BS and FN+DEL= DEL.


I have the blank version.

[jmchargue]

Dipswitch allows you to quickly change that.

Yeah, I've been messing with all the different configurations, I'm just wondering why it was made to be delete by default. How could this be an advantage? In terminal use maybe?

[IvanIvanovich]

hhkb is basically a reduced size Sun/Unix keyboard and was modeled after that.

[eth0s]

Dipswitch allows you to quickly change that.

Yeah, I've been messing with all the different configurations, I'm just wondering why it was made to be delete by default. How could this be an advantage? In terminal use maybe?

Japanese don't make mistakes, so they don't ever use the backspace.  Only clumsy Westerners have to go backwards.  Dipswitch option was added for fat-fingered Westerners.

[oscillik]

hhkb is basically a reduced size Sun/Unix keyboard and was modeled after that.

As IvanIvanovich mentions:

[ch_123]

Dipswitch allows you to quickly change that.

Yeah, I've been messing with all the different configurations, I'm just wondering why it was made to be delete by default. How could this be an advantage? In terminal use maybe?

IIRC, Delete is used as Backspace in Emacs. Hardcore vi/vim users would probably use x instead of backspace too...

hhkb is basically a reduced size Sun/Unix keyboard and was modeled after that.

As IvanIvanovich mentions:

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On the later Sun Type 5, they put Backspace where Delete is located on that Type 3, and moved Delete to where you'd find it on a modern PC keyboard.

[oscillik]

Dipswitch allows you to quickly change that.

Yeah, I've been messing with all the different configurations, I'm just wondering why it was made to be delete by default. How could this be an advantage? In terminal use maybe?

IIRC, Delete is used as Backspace in Emacs. Hardcore vi/vim users would probably use x instead of backspace too...

hhkb is basically a reduced size Sun/Unix keyboard and was modeled after that.

As IvanIvanovich mentions:

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On the later Sun Type 5, they put Backspace where Delete is located on that Type 3, and moved Delete to where you'd find it on a modern PC keyboard.

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okay, but the HHKB is based on the Type 3 keyboard, so the Type 5 is completely irrelevant.

[ch_123]

okay, but the HHKB is based on the Type 3 keyboard, so the Type 5 is completely irrelevant.

I wasn't contradicting you, I was merely ruminating on the progression of Sun's layouts over time

[oscillik]

okay, but the HHKB is based on the Type 3 keyboard, so the Type 5 is completely irrelevant.

I wasn't contradicting you, I was merely ruminating on the progression of Sun's layouts over time

I should probably wake up before I post! Sorry, internet got a bit too serious there