[opensuse] Microsoft Sculpt keyboard
Anyone used the newer MS Scuplt keyboard with the separate numeric keypad? It feels really nice under my fingers. I always wonder about Microsoft, have they done something proprietary with their hardware. TIA, Jeffrey -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On June 4, 2018 7:39:01 AM PDT, "Jeffrey L. Taylor" <jeff.taylor@ieee.org> wrote:
Anyone used the newer MS Scuplt keyboard with the separate numeric keypad? It feels really nice under my fingers. I always wonder about Microsoft, have they done something proprietary with their hardware.
TIA, Jeffrey
Well, yes, they have put their patents on them and introduced non standard keys. But they do work quite well, and most models are known to Linux. So if the specific model you are considering can be found In the list of supported keyboards you won't have any problems. Most of the time the hardware detection will determine the correct settings automatically. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 06/04/2018 11:56 AM, John Andersen wrote:
On June 4, 2018 7:39:01 AM PDT, "Jeffrey L. Taylor" <jeff.taylor@ieee.org> wrote:
Anyone used the newer MS Scuplt keyboard with the separate numeric keypad? It feels really nice under my fingers. I always wonder about Microsoft, have they done something proprietary with their hardware.
TIA, Jeffrey
Well, yes, they have put their patents on them and introduced non standard keys.
But they do work quite well, and most models are known to Linux.
So if the specific model you are considering can be found In the list of supported keyboards you won't have any problems. Most of the time the hardware detection will determine the correct settings automatically.
If that's the one which is split in half left-right, that's the one which is (repeatedly, incorrectly) autodetected for my laptop. Most all the keys work for me though. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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