[Rant] Apple's idea of what the "British" keyboard is

[Hatter The Mad]

You all know what I'm talking about. What the hell is up with that!

 

[Hatter The Mad]

because British people are bright enough to figure out what fn and cmd are short for?

dunno what the OP is talking about, unless it's the old @," switcheroo. In which case, get over it.

The British keyboard is standardised. They shouldn't be calling it a "British layout" keyboard if it isn't that.

I'm talking about the @ and ", the disappearance of the #/~ key, moving of the \ and | key, disappearance of the ¬/`/¦ key.

It isn't a matter of "get over it" (you sound like a fanboy). It is about providing what is advertised.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Some people (myself not included) really switched because Windows is very counter intuitive in places, and they're as entitled to their opinion as the people who just prefer OSX over Windows. I still use 3 OSs on a regular basis and really like all of them.

Why is the keyboard an OS issue all of a sudden?

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Heh.

All this argument is who starts with which format first.

Not really - the standard British keyboard layout was around long before Apple.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Apple have not arbitrarily changed the keyboard layout - the UK keyboards have always been like this on the Mac...

Yes, they have Arbitrarily changed the definition of a "British" layout keyboard.

I meant who started using which format.

Well, seen as though pre-school toy computers (such as V-Techs) and typewriters follow the correct format, I think it is safe to say that 99% of people start off using the proper British keyboard layout - not Apple's version of it.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

I don't care whether you've learned to get used to Apple's rearranging of the keyboard. This thread is ranting about why they have it - fanboys must save their breath.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

So nobody's allowed to post, unless they agree with you?

I understand that it's an annoyance of yours but to me it's really not a big deal, and you're beginning to sound like a troll. It's not exclusively Apple who don't conform, I've used plenty of windows laptops where differences are to be found. It takes me 30 seconds to adjust and I get on with my work instead of complaining on the internet.

I never said that - I said that the thread isn't concerned with who has learned to use different keyboard layouts. I am sure we're all capable of that.

This thread is about why Apple have rearranged the British keyboard,

 

[Hatter The Mad]

We're also all capable of making a thread moaning about the situation but we just get on with it. Send an email to Apple if it's something that troubles you, after all they're the only ones who can correct the issue.

If the keyboard layout is the height of your worries, I'm sure Apple are pretty happy.

Since when has moaning about something inept or incompetent been a problem?

I was half-expecting this kind of reaction from the die-hard Apple fans, it makes me feel ashamed to be a Mac user.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

It's a Apple Mac, not a clonePC. In 1984 Mac hardware was totally different to the emerging IBM PC standard. It's only since around 2000 with the introduction of open standards such as USB and Firewire that peripherals have been standardised across different hardware platforms

What on earth are you talking about?

"It's only since around 2000 with the introduction of open standards", "standardised across different hardware platforms"?

The British keyboard layout has been an ISO standard for years and years, and the layout has been followed by typewriters and keyboards for decades.