Fab4Linux? Keyboard discussion on slashdot

Alan Dayley plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:40:01 -0700


Hey, those who are interested in the Fab4Linux application/UI that was=20
demonstrated at recent PLUG meetings should look at this discussion on=20
slashdot.org.

http://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/03/02/15/2218258.shtml?tid=3D137

The poster asks what the dream keyboard would look like.  One response se=
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to fit at least part of what Fab4Linux is intended for:

" My Vision (Score:2, Interesting)
by Dictateur (638553) on Saturday February 15, @08:50PM (#5311348)
(http://www.hippo.ca.tc/) I think what I would like to see is a keyboard =
wich=20
changes contextually. Something like a screen with different kind of keys=
 in=20
differents applications. Of course there would still be some always there=
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keys."

Get that Fab4Linux program done and you may have a ready market!

Alan

PS Is it available for beta testing download?  It was not available at th=
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Mesa meeting when they presented.