A touchscreen could serve the same purpose as the keyboard. A ThinkPad could serve the same purpose as a MacBook.
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You could remap your caps lock key to escape, though.* I'm currrently using that one as an additional command key, but if the physical escape key is gone, that's what I'll do.
* Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard > Modifier Keys
Huh? You can map keys from within Vim.
"I can't because 'jj' actually shows up in a lot of what I type (I frequently use 'jj' to represent a variable)"
That doesn't make sense. Besides, you can map Esc to anything you want anyway.
It's metal. And liquid. jeez...
In seriousness it just can be much thinner and still stay sturdy. With plastic, if you make thinner, it will start wobbling.
That is true! I used to frequently run into an issue where it sometimes wouldn't recognize my CTRL key when I'd ssh to a remote server without fussing with terminal settings, so that's why I just got used to using ESC. The ESC key was my reliable failsafe.
There are other purposes for the Fn key than just modifying the Function keys on top of the keyboard. If you took it away, you'd be taking a lot of keys that currently require the Fn key to be replicated properly.
A smartphone is very different from a machine that people need to use for word processing or programming.
YESSS!!!! That is my dream. Don't care about anything else.
I know. I actually mentioned that in my first post. The problem is that I already use that as my CTRL key. I might be able to get used to the change, though. I'll give it a try for a few days and see if I can adapt.
Well they will remove all of the function keys too... so things will change and people will get used to it eventually
I use the butterfly keys on the Magic Keyboard, or whatever the current Bluetooth model is. I use it every day. There is nothing wrong with it. Works for me. Oh, I'm a "Pro" too. So I guess Apple does give a damn?
Don't you think there might be a lack of support in bootcamp windows for the oled Touchbar?
Talk about hyperbole... We are talking about one physical key that most people don't constantly use. Esc is used once in a while and being a soft-key makes little difference. Even Vim users can do without a physical Esc.
Just admit you don't want/are scared of change. That's fine. There are plenty of laptops with a physical Esc key for you to consider.
I currently use the ESC key and SD slot far more than I can envision needing a touch strip.
This is a very interesting point. I wonder how Windows 10 will be supported.
hmmm. could the glass trackpad be of better use?
From personal experience I would seriously recommend investing in one interface that covers all your I/O needs. I spent far too long messing about with aggregated audio. The only time I'll ever use onboard audio is when I'm on a train.