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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: berserkfan on Thu, 01 January 2015, 10:59:22
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leopold-Capacitive-Topre-Switch-Keyboard-FC660C-Mechanical-keyboard-L-K-/261719807864?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item3cefb75778
$50 opening bid for Topre? You know it won't last! Hehheh, I've thrown another fox into the henhouse... I expect the bidding to get pretty hot soon.
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You might be wondering who the high roller is that just bid $51 :cool:
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Very nice board too!
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hehehe...
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He's selling it because he doesn't like the tilde key? Who on earth uses the tilde key so often that the fact that it is not conveniently placed on a keyboard actually makes you want to stop using it?
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Me ~
My ~ love ~ for ~ tilde~
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Actually the biggest issue with the tilde key on the 660C/M is that you can't use ctrl+shift+esc to bring up task manager. This is because shift + esc = ~. I fixed this by creating an autohotkey script to bring up task manager when ctrl+shift+~ is pressed, but I guess it's too much of an annoyance for some.
Also I guess ` is a little inconvenient since it's fn + shift + esc.
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Actually the biggest issue with the tilde key on the 660C/M is that you can't use ctrl+shift+esc to bring up task manager. This is because shift + esc = ~. I fixed this by creating an autohotkey script to bring up task manager when ctrl+shift+~ is pressed, but I guess it's too much of an annoyance for some.
Also I guess ` is a little inconvenient since it's fn + shift + esc.
Cant you use ctrl+alt+delete?
ps. thumps up for awesome board :thumb:
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Actually the biggest issue with the tilde key on the 660C/M is that you can't use ctrl+shift+esc to bring up task manager. This is because shift + esc = ~. I fixed this by creating an autohotkey script to bring up task manager when ctrl+shift+~ is pressed, but I guess it's too much of an annoyance for some.
Also I guess ` is a little inconvenient since it's fn + shift + esc.
Cant you use ctrl+alt+delete?
ps. thumps up for awesome board :thumb:
Yeah that's an alternative, but it's just a little more work. ;)
And yeah, FC660C is my new favorite keyboard. Great layout, great typing experience.
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Actually the biggest issue with the tilde key on the 660C/M is that you can't use ctrl+shift+esc to bring up task manager. This is because shift + esc = ~. I fixed this by creating an autohotkey script to bring up task manager when ctrl+shift+~ is pressed, but I guess it's too much of an annoyance for some.
Also I guess ` is a little inconvenient since it's fn + shift + esc.
Cant you use ctrl+alt+delete?
ps. thumps up for awesome board :thumb:
Yeah that's an alternative, but it's just a little more work. ;)
And yeah, FC660C is my new favorite keyboard. Great layout, great typing experience.
True. Two hand vs one hand. All perspective of what makes a great board :p
BTW, thanks Heliosphere, your comments from before helped me purchase my first topre <3
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True. Two hand vs one hand. All perspective of what makes a great board :p
BTW, thanks Heliosphere, your comments from before helped me purchase my first topre <3
You're very welcome! I'm glad I could help you find a great keyboard. :thumb:
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The `~ Key is nice to be dedicated for games like CS:GO where you can put out the game console to input or view commands...
It's also one of the reason why I game on a TKL over a 60%. :-\ :-X
Of course for normal use both are fine and dandy... :p :thumb:
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Actually the biggest issue with the tilde key on the 660C/M is that you can't use ctrl+shift+esc to bring up task manager. This is because shift + esc = ~. I fixed this by creating an autohotkey script to bring up task manager when ctrl+shift+~ is pressed, but I guess it's too much of an annoyance for some.
Also I guess ` is a little inconvenient since it's fn + shift + esc.
Cant you use ctrl+alt+delete?
ps. thumps up for awesome board :thumb:
in windows ctrl + alt+ delete doesn't always bring up task manager. You can configure it to do other things. As a result, I use ctrl+shift+escape for tskmgr as a precaution on every windows computer I use.
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Actually the biggest issue with the tilde key on the 660C/M is that you can't use ctrl+shift+esc to bring up task manager. This is because shift + esc = ~. I fixed this by creating an autohotkey script to bring up task manager when ctrl+shift+~ is pressed, but I guess it's too much of an annoyance for some.
Also I guess ` is a little inconvenient since it's fn + shift + esc.
Cant you use ctrl+alt+delete?
ps. thumps up for awesome board :thumb:
in windows ctrl + alt+ delete doesn't always bring up task manager. You can configure it to do other things. As a result, I use ctrl+shift+escape for tskmgr as a precaution on every windows computer I use.
ctrl+shift+esc master race reporting in. And since 9 times out of 10 you want task manager, why not save yourself those extra clicks.
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Actually the biggest issue with the tilde key on the 660C/M is that you can't use ctrl+shift+esc to bring up task manager. This is because shift + esc = ~. I fixed this by creating an autohotkey script to bring up task manager when ctrl+shift+~ is pressed, but I guess it's too much of an annoyance for some.
Also I guess ` is a little inconvenient since it's fn + shift + esc.
Cant you use ctrl+alt+delete?
ps. thumps up for awesome board :thumb:
in windows ctrl + alt+ delete doesn't always bring up task manager. You can configure it to do other things. As a result, I use ctrl+shift+escape for tskmgr as a precaution on every windows computer I use.
ctrl+shift+esc master race reporting in. And since 9 times out of 10 you want task manager, why not save yourself those extra clicks.
Agreed. Personal old habbits from xp lives on.
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Doesn't everyone use ctrl-shift-esc to bring up task manager?
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Doesn't everyone use ctrl-shift-esc to bring up task manager?
no. I don't like the task manager. Him too bossy. I never bring him up. Not even too say him too bossy. Oops.
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The `~ Key is nice to be dedicated for games like CS:GO where you can put out the game console to input or view commands...
It's also one of the reason why I game on a TKL over a 60%. :-\ :-X
Of course for normal use both are fine and dandy... :p :thumb:
Can't you just swap the tilde key to another key in the options?