Do you like the return key on UK macs?

[Ish]

I'd always wondered why the return key is different in the UK from the US macs. A question in another forum made me wonder if anyone actually likes it. I don't. The UK return is tall and thin and I never press the top of it, but I frequently press the \ instead. Can't think of any reason for it to be this way here but not in the US. Think I'll buy my next mac over there!

I tried to include a picture but haven't done that before, and it didn't show. I'll send it again if someone will tell me how.

[Lau]

I"m afraid your picture doesn't show up as it's still on your desktop - if you go to www.ImageShack.us you can upload it there (copy and paste the code for "Forums 1" (it will begin with [IMG]), or if it isn't too big you can attach it using the "Manage Attachments" button underneath where you type or edit your post. Hope that helps!

As for the return key, I've never used a US keyboard so I don't know what it's like to use. But I saw a picture of one today, and it looks much neater and more symmetrical, and so I would like it for that reason if nothing else!

[Ish]

Thanks, Lau. Did a quick edit on the last message when the code, but no picture turned up. Here's try number two.

[MacRumorUser]

But it's only on the 12" laptops. & UK / IRELAND

[kretzy]

That looks quite odd. Why is the keyboard so different?

[Jaffa Cake]

I've got a US-born Power Mac and it having always used British keyboards it took me a little while to get used to the American-style return key (I kept missing it and hitting the '\' instead :o ). Can't really say I prefer one style over the other, though – the difference isn't really that great.

[Applespider]

I've got a US-born Power Mac and it having always used British keyboards it took me a little while to get used to the American-style return key (I kept missing it and hitting the '\' instead :o ).

My mother has a US iBook and it took me a while to figure out why I kept hitting the \ key on hers...:o

[mark88]

I imagine if I moved to a US style keyboard I'd have real trouble adjusting to the smaller key. I always refer to it as the Enter key anyway, is that wrong?

[XIII]

On the full sized Apple keyboards its just a bit wider... and I like it that way. More room for me to hit, and less misses. :p

[Jaffa Cake]

I'd always wondered why the return key is different in the UK from the US macs.Actually, looking at this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout) it seems that it's the US that is 'thinking different' when it comes to the return key. All the other languages seem to be using the larger, UK-style return.

[Ish]

Actually, looking at this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout) it seems that it's the US that is 'thinking different' when it comes to the return key. All the other languages seem to be using the larger, UK-style return.

That's interesting. Haven't seen that before. As someone who types with the fingers on the home keys, though, I do think that the US have a better design because then the little finger doesn't have to be stretched out so far to reach the return key. Hence the likelihood of fewer \\\\\s!