Thanks for the feedback. Actually it's been quite a while since I've had my old NG OmniKey. It was a superb kb overall except the ALPS switches seemed to "soften" after about a year of use, and I would have to clean them periodically because they were magnets for debris (I still have my NG key puller). They were also uneven from one key to the next: The pressure was the same but the actuation point seemed to vary when pressing down various keys. I really hope the Cherry switches don't do that.
I think if money was no matter then I'd quickly opt for a Topre. Since it's made in Japan that's a VERY BIG plus to me as far as quality is concerned.
More and more I'm thinking about either a backlit kb or a white/grey layout like Topre or my old NG. Even now as I type it's hard for me to see the keys on my Log kb. While black may be the current "cool" color for peripherals it certainly isn't for ergonomics, at least imho. Call me old-school but I actually prefer lighter colored hardware, except for maybe speakers and such.:cool:
If I find the cherrys too clacky I can always install an o-ring kit. I think it would probably help with finger fatigue.
What are your opinions on this white iRocks kb w/blue backlighting?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823204028
Does anyone know if Matias or any other manufacturer makes a white tactile/mechanical keyboard for the PC? The ones I've seen I've seen from Matias are for an Apple Mac and such.
The omnikey is an amazing board. The filco zero is likely the closest but misses in multipe categories. You might enjoy buckling spring or Cherry clears or ergo clears.
You could always just, you know, buy an omnikey.
Our white Tactile Pro can be used on a PC. There's an AutoHotkey script that switches Command & Option to Win & Alt, and also gives you the Option symbol shortcuts.
Is that fixed now, then? I tried that for a short while and the alt+tab switcher would jam open – the nuisance of remembering where Windows and alt now were (not all that hard as it turns out) was significantly less than the broken Autohotkey script so I threw the script away. Autohotkey itself is pretty reliable – I have my own script full of goodies – and I don't know what yours was doing wrong. The only bug I've found is that sometimes ctrl-alt-shift-8 unbinds itself – it really doesn't like that for some reason.
Could it be that our script was conflicting with your script?
Sure, like this one starting bid $49.00, BIN $99.00 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Northgate-Omni-Keys-Ultra-T-keyboard-/190691055913), looks like mine!Show Image(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Northgate-Omni-Keys-Ultra-T-keyboard-/00/s/Mzk0WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqZ,!ngE9jTwwwylBPrWuv6dYQ~~60_12.JPG)
Sadly, it has 3 dead keys and the enter button looks like it has something wrong with it from the pic. :(
Could it be that our script was conflicting with your script?
It's an Autohotkey issue. It occurs with the test script below on my Windows XP computer, but not on my Windows 7 laptop, so I don't know precisely what the trigger is.
You appear to be doing this:
LAlt::LWin
LWin::LAlt
(I read somewhere that the script also allows access to all the symbols, but how I don't know -- what do you press for that?)
On my XP computer, this assignment breaks alt-tab: when I press alt-tab, instead of switching immediately to the previous window, the alt-tab window stays open (and you can even take a screenshot of it at this point, which is normally impossible). In Windows 7, alt-tab works as expected.
PS: In IE 9 in Windows 7, I get warned, "TactilePro_WindowsDriver.exe is not commonly downloaded and could harm your computer. Delete / Actions / View Downloads" where Actions gives me options of Don't run this program, and Delete, and a sneaky Options that reveals Run anyway. I imagine this is exacerbated by the executable not being signed, which makes IE more nervous than it would be already. However, I rarely use 7 so I can't say for certain about how to cheer up IE 9.