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Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: spolia optima on Mon, 04 April 2011, 18:53:55
I prefer the Mac-style nubs on the D and K keys. It's far more comfortable once you get the hang of it. It feels more "centered".
 
Thoughts?
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: spolia optima on Mon, 04 April 2011, 19:05:49
ZOMG ripster totally agrees with me :cool:
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: Lpb45 on Mon, 04 April 2011, 19:10:23
only because they look like boobs who doesnt like boobs

I mean nipples
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: spolia optima on Mon, 04 April 2011, 19:11:02
and stop sexualizing keyboards. i'm getting brainwashed over here... while back i refered to my gf's tits as "tactile bumps" and she punched me in the keystem :(
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: spolia optima on Mon, 04 April 2011, 19:12:37
Quote from: ripster;324634
dk stands for "Don't Know".
 
you are a cruel and heartless monster.
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: spolia optima on Mon, 04 April 2011, 19:26:27
Quote from: ripster;324640
Science Over Emotion Is My Motto!

Does that help you get laid?
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: pitashen on Mon, 04 April 2011, 19:30:07
I have no problem with F and J. Given me enough time, I believe I will be happy with D and K as well. I would only find it problematic if I am to switch between the two frequently. Otherwise, we human beings tend to be able to adapt to small things like that over time.
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: spolia optima on Mon, 04 April 2011, 19:41:57
But I don't have $100
so ronery ;_;
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: omf on Mon, 04 April 2011, 20:03:15
I think I'm going to go spend some alone time with my keyboard now...
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: alaricljs on Mon, 04 April 2011, 20:31:53
Quote from: spolia optima;324624
Thoughts?


I had to look for the nubs on my keyboard since I don't "home" those keys.

My "home" is shift-a-s-d  and k-l-;-'  or sometimes shift-a-w-d and k-o-p-' or maybe l-p-[-enter.  No seriously.


My kb has the little line nub at the bottom of F and J and I am very happy to not be able to detect it unless searching for it.
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: didjamatic on Mon, 04 April 2011, 22:03:58
F+J only.  I swap keys on my M3501 to keep the nubs on the pointer fingers.
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: spolia optima on Mon, 04 April 2011, 22:15:52
Quote from: ripster;324675
I'm sure God invented titties to help men get centered as well.

And yet they clearly throw women off-balance, how ironic.
God is a misogynist fo sho
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: spolia optima on Mon, 04 April 2011, 22:17:32
Quote from: alaricljs;324687
I had to look for the nubs on my keyboard since I don't "home" those keys.
 
My "home" is shift-a-s-d and k-l-;-' or sometimes shift-a-w-d and k-o-p-' or maybe l-p-[-enter. No seriously.
 
 
My kb has the little line nub at the bottom of F and J and I am very happy to not be able to detect it unless searching for it.

You are an unique and beautiful snowflake:cheer2:
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: Lophostrix on Mon, 04 April 2011, 23:12:02
Quote from: spolia optima;324624
I prefer the Mac-style nubs on the D and K keys. It's far more comfortable once you get the hang of it. It feels more "centered".


I prefer the normal-style nubs on the F and J keys. It's far more comfortable once you get the hang of it. It feels more "natural".

To the point where I despise Mac keyboards. I just hate that feeling on the center of the key. With the FJ nubs, you only feel it if you try.
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: Mr. Perfect on Tue, 05 April 2011, 12:34:51
The "deepdish (http://ec1img.pchome.com.tw/pic/v1/data/item/201010/D/C/A/H/0/X/DCAH0X-A50272833000_4cbbf9a7883d2)" F and J keys are pretty sweet. Those little bumps look more like untrimmed flashing then something purposeful.
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: stupefaction on Tue, 05 April 2011, 13:08:55
I was a Mac user for 17 years, and when I finally switched over to PC keyboards, I did miss the feeling of those two firm, upright nipples poking at my middle fingers. The underscores on F and J, which I couldn't even feel unless I massaged the keys with my index fingers, seemed wimpy and ineffectual to me. However, I must note that I did not touch-type at the time. I only learned to do so a few years after graduating from Mac to Linux.

If I had been a touch typist during my Mac days, I might have found the D and K nipples somewhat inconvenient. Or maybe the middle-finger nipples would actually be better for touch typing than the index-finger underscores. I just don't know. All I know for sure is that I still miss the sensation of those nipples. Then again, I also miss the 512 x 342 monochrome CRT (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Apple_Macintosh_Desktop.png) of the original Macintosh, and I probably wouldn't be more productive on such a screen today than I am with my 1920 x 1200 color LCD.
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: Chobopants on Tue, 05 April 2011, 13:24:23
Quote from: Lophostrix;324750
I prefer the normal-style nubs on the F and J keys. It's far more comfortable once you get the hang of it. It feels more "natural".

To the point where I despise Mac keyboards. I just hate that feeling on the center of the key. With the FJ nubs, you only feel it if you try.


F and J is the only way. Also D and K only applies to old Mac boards, they're all FJ these days as well (double checked on all the Macs in the office).
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: NimbleRabit on Tue, 05 April 2011, 13:32:43
I was ready to just say F and J and be done with it, but after giving it some thought I think I might prefer D and K.  I'd have to try it, but I dunno something about that just sounds a little nicer.  I think it's because I could still feel it if my hand was off to the left/right since it wouldn't be on the outermost key, and that way I'd be able to get my bearings on the keyboard more easily.
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: theferenc on Tue, 05 April 2011, 13:50:50
The first thing I always do on an AEK (I or II) that I have to use is swap the nubs to the F and J locations. Otherwise it totally throws me off.

I'm sure I could adjust if I was using it long term, but...I just don't like them on my middle fingers.
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: Lanx on Tue, 05 April 2011, 19:03:29
wha? i didn't know mac's did d/k... why? oh well, the joys of being anti mac.
btw i'm good with either nubs or concave, but prefer nubs.
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: DrunkenDonut on Tue, 05 April 2011, 19:52:36
I'm used to nubs, but I've like the deeper curve as well. It let's you know the same information and is very comfortable to use. Too bad I don't have any keyboards with those now.
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: myndzi on Tue, 05 April 2011, 20:25:23
I prefer the nubs on U and H :smile:
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 05 April 2011, 20:27:48
Quote from: Lanx;325315
wha? i didn't know mac's did d/k... why? oh well, the joys of being anti mac.


Because Apple likes to give you the finger.
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: Chobopants on Tue, 05 April 2011, 21:05:47
Apple's keyboards of over 10 years ago were DK...they're all FJ now.

So much FUD going on in here. Ug.
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: Culinia on Wed, 06 April 2011, 09:15:06
Quote from: myndzi;325349
I prefer the nubs on U and H :smile:


I will enjoy them also on T and N when my round 3 doubleshots come :heh:
Title: finger nubs... F+J or D+K?
Post by: patrickgeekhack on Thu, 07 April 2011, 13:53:59
When I first started to use an AEK, I found the dots on D and K to be very weird. So swapped the keys. For some reasons, it was worse. I guess because my brain has not forgotten that the dots were on the D and K keys. I therefore had to put them back to where they initially were.