All three "bars" along the top row of the keyboard act as "analog" sliders when the FN key is held down. They have four distinct key assignments under normal operation. <br><br>-walter<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Jan 9, 2008 2:51 AM, Zarro Boogs per Child <<a href="mailto:bugtracker@laptop.org">bugtracker@laptop.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
#5859: Need a way to tactily distinguish keys on top row<br>--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------<br> Reporter: mgorse | Owner: walter<br> Type: enhancement | Status: new
<br> Priority: normal | Milestone: FutureFeatures<br> Component: keyboards | Version:<br>Resolution: | Keywords:<br> Verified: 0 | Blocking:<br> Blockedby: |
<br>--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------<br><br>Comment(by AlbertCahalan):<br><br> Notches along both edges wouldn't be too bad. That leaves the top smooth,<br> which is important for the slider.
<br><br> The non-slider keys could just be made distinct. Having them connected at<br> all is undesirable.<br><br> The slider is a funny case. Ideally, the user would not know or care that<br> there are 7 distinct buttons. Ideally, there would be an infinite number
<br> of buttons. It is after all supposed to be a slider.<br><font color="#888888"><br>--<br>Ticket URL: <<a href="http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5859#comment:3" target="_blank">http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5859#comment:3
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