Keyboard layout - what happened to the enter key?

benjo plz. · 30 Oct 2007 at 22:29

Not so long ago enter keys used to be big and square... why is it then that they're now not much bigger than a tab? :confused:

and that there are few *proper* keyboards available?

Trill · 30 Oct 2007 at 23:20

Wow, i just had a look at the OcUK range, and your right, the enter key has been shrunk!

Luckily i have an "older" keyboard.

paradigm · 30 Oct 2007 at 23:30

Most of the images are of US layout keyboards, which have the single line Carriage Return key (Enter is the key on the Keypad, Return is the one in the main bulk of the keyboard).

Most UK layout boards are still the same double height Carriage Return style.

Carter · 30 Oct 2007 at 23:34

I prefer the big key myself, can't stand the tab size return keys. Mine is labelled as Enter though same as the numeric key.

Kalpsn2000 · 30 Oct 2007 at 23:35

LOL

Just had a look and I didn't even notice that before.

But I ordered a Saitek Eclipse 2 in Aug from ocuk and it has a normal size enter, whereas the pic on there shows it as small as the tab. Strange! :confused:

paradigm · 30 Oct 2007 at 23:41

Kalpsn2000 said:
But I ordered a Saitek Eclipse 2 in Aug from ocuk and it has a normal size enter, whereas the pic on there shows it as small as the tab. Strange!

Its not strange, try reading the entire thread. The pic will be of a US keyboard not a UK one.

ChoÞÞer · 30 Oct 2007 at 23:47

i got that little tab 1, was hard getting use 2 at first, i still do push the wrong button, but i don't care keyboards a keyboard at the end of the day.

Tripnologist · 31 Oct 2007 at 00:27

I brought my G15 over with me from Canada. I much prefer the layout and enter key on it.
Only pain is having to use extended characters to get the £ sign.

Clown · 31 Oct 2007 at 13:32

Who decided it would be a good idea to mess with the Insert/Home/PgUp/Del/End/PgDn buttons?

Yes, I still use the arrow buttons to play some games