What keyboard are you using for CAD?

[irneb]

O damn! I'm looking for some mech keyboard myself - they're not that easy to find (never mind their price)! As for programmable, perhaps one of those side-pads would do the trick?

But more important for me is a mouse which just works, I'm fed up with these failing stuff (especially Logitech). Thus far the "best" one I've used is a base-line MS Wheel Mouse Optical - though my gripe against that is it's wheel is WAAAAYYY to sensitive, I can bump the table and the drawing zooms! Heard some good things about Razr's gaming mice, but then they should be made of gold to compensate for their price-tag.

Wish I still had my SummaSketch tablet from the 80's! That thing was used for more than 10+ years until I left that company (even working on windows), never gave any hassle at all! And I still think it made me more productive than any form of keyboard/mouse/new UI combination. The Calcomp DrawingBoard II used to get brittle cables after a few years and the Genius NewSketch needed to be reconnected every now and then.

[alanjt]

O damn! I'm looking for some mech keyboard myself - they're not that easy to find (never mind their price)! As for programmable, perhaps one of those side-pads would do the trick?

But more important for me is a mouse which just works, I'm fed up with these failing stuff (especially Logitech). Thus far the "best" one I've used is a base-line MS Wheel Mouse Optical - though my gripe against that is it's wheel is WAAAAYYY to sensitive, I can bump the table and the drawing zooms! Heard some good things about Razr's gaming mice, but then they should be made of gold to compensate for their price-tag.

Wish I still had my SummaSketch tablet from the 80's! That thing was used for more than 10+ years until I left that company (even working on windows), never gave any hassle at all! And I still think it made me more productive than any form of keyboard/mouse/new UI combination. The Calcomp DrawingBoard II used to get brittle cables after a few years and the Genius NewSketch needed to be reconnected every now and then.

That sucks about the drawing board. I've got 3 of the old 24" calcomp boards in a closet - you have them/one if that would do you.

[BlackBox]

But more important for me is a mouse which just works, I'm fed up with these failing stuff (especially Logitech). Thus far the "best" one I've used is a base-line MS Wheel Mouse Optical - though my gripe against that is it's wheel is WAAAAYYY to sensitive, I can bump the table and the drawing zooms! Heard some good things about Razr's gaming mice, but then they should be made of gold to compensate for their price-tag.

I've been a long time user of Logitech Mice... my current pick, the Performance Mouse MX, is by far the most comfortable, and easy to use mouse that I have ever owned.

Setpoint is behind the times in my mind for customization of the buttons, but the thing works as advertised (on any surface, wood, granite, glass, etc.), and it performs exactly as I set it to do so (scroll speed, etc.).

Kind of pricey still (+/- $80), but I'm sure you can find some good deals online.

As for the keyboard, I'm currently using a stock Dell (102 + Windows Explorer + Volume + USB ports, etc.), but have been eying up the Logitech Wave for some time.

[alanjt]

The original Logitech G15 was really nice (18 programmable keys on left side). I had one at home and shamefully used it for WOW (and testing as a replacement for the Anykey) until my idiot father-in-law dumped coffee all over it.

[BlackBox]

Luckily, I have an extra one sitting in my closet at home.

I've got 3 of the old 24" calcomp boards in a closet - you have them/one if that would do you.

Keep many things hidden away in your closet... ehh, Alan?

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Mr. Cruise? [knock knock knock]
Mr. Cruise!? [knock knock knock]
Mr. Cruise, please come out of the closet!?!

[alanjt]

Keep many things hidden away in your closet... ehh, Alan?

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Mr. Cruise? [knock knock knock]
Mr. Cruise!? [knock knock knock]
Mr. Cruise, please come out of the closet!?!

If you only knew.

Actually, beyond those things, my camping gear and my ghillie suit, everthing else is holiday crap.

[shakuhachi]

Logitech N305 Num pad. Seems a bit crazy but all of my commands, snaps and blocks are all in numbers. A bit slow at first but when you get the hang of it, you'll be amaze on what you will can do. Performance Mouse MX makes a great companion.

[alanjt]

Logitech N305 Num pad. Seems a bit crazy but all of my commands, snaps and blocks are all in numbers. A bit slow at first but when you get the hang of it, you'll be amaze on what you will can do. Performance Mouse MX makes a great companion.

Nothing wrong with that. It amazes me how many people don't think do define the numbers, tilde, etc. as functions in their PGP file.

[BlackBox]

Nothing wrong with that. It amazes me how many people don't think do define the numbers, tilde, etc. as functions in their PGP file.

Hurriedly opening PGP to add definitions....

LoL

[alanjt]

Hurriedly opening PGP to add definitions....

LoL

LoL

Here's the the first few from my PGP file.

`, *QLEADER
1, *LayerCurrent
2, *LayerSet
3, *LayerOff
4, *LayerFreeze
5, *MLEADER
6, *LayerMatchSet
7, *LIST
8, *LayerP
9, *EXTRIM
0, *MATH