Alternatives?

[phill]

The TypeMatrix is an awesome keyboard. I just wish they made a Macintosh version of it. I really use the Mac keys a lot. I'm currently using the Kensington keyboard with all the Mac keys. I don't know how I every got by without the iTunes keys.

Command, Sleep, Volume, Eject are all must have keys while on the Mac platform. Yeah, you can do it all with the mouse, but I hate that damn thing.

[nomaded]

Actually, I just use to do all of that when I'm on my Mac Mini at home, that uses a MICROS~1 keyboard, with Dvorak layout.

[jpaller]

[phill]

Keyovation has announced it's new Mac compatible keyboard and is taking orders right now. Have a look and see if you like it.

[Shawn_Milo]

Yeah, the TypeMatrix with the Mac isn't the perfect combination. But I've been told by the people behind TypeMatrix that they do plan to move to a native USB board with the keys in a better place for Mac users. However, it's not likely that this will be soon. They're a small company, so the change is not so easy.

Shawn

[bryanlharris]

Shawn_Milo, I know what you mean by the alt-tab issues. I had the same issue when I was using the USB connector.

I have even tried using autohotkey to get other keys to mimic the alt-tab behaviour and act as another shuffle key, but even something great as autohotkey has terrible problems when it comes to the alt-tab combination.

I have heard somewhere that the next wave of microsoft keyboards will have new keys, one of them being the shuffle key.

[Shawn_Milo]

[bryanlharris]

Yep I have a typematrix and it's great; our only hope against microsoft is that typematrix owns a patent for this kind of layout.

[Shawn_Milo]

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