New Keyboard - Logitech G15
Okay, so I broke down and bought a new keyboard. The Logitech G15. My old one, a Microsoft one, does not seem to be supported by the empire any more. This is very annoying. I can’t get a driver for it and the scroll wheel on the keyboard doesn’t work anymore - which is friggin’ annoying.
It’s actually a pretty nice keyboard. What really drove me to it was the function keys on the left side of the keyboard. You can program them to your hearts content. I programmed the middle set to act as the arrow keys and the page up/page down keys. So, now I can move without switching back and forth between chat mode and movement mode. I also programmed the lower function keys to act as the alt and make day keys. I has been pretty convenient.
It also has a LCD display which can give you information on what’s going on. At one point, a Second Life beta displayed information on G15, but then subsequent beta’s did not and the release that followed, does not either. Which is a disappointment. It would show chats, IM’s, where your location is, etc.
Oh well, at least I know it can do it.
May 28th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
OMG!
*Zoe drools*
May 30th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
wow thats one high-tech keyboard O_O
June 5th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Oooh that’s a pretty sweet keyboard.
Now there’s a sentence I thought I’d never type.
I’m personally very interested in some kind of alternative user interface to SL other than using a normal keyboard. A fully programmable gamepad would be ideal for me, I think. Actually, now that I think about it, this might be even better since you don’t have to switch from “movement mode” to “chat mode”. Hmmm…