Matias OS X Keyboard

[Arden]

MacNN had a blurb on the Matias OS X Keyboard. There are a few things that set this keyboard apart from most.

First, a few keys have been rearranged or added. There is a tab key on the numeric keypad, and the Caps Lock key has been moved under right shift to make room for an extra Control key.

Second, the keys all feature the extended characters you get when using option, shift-option, etc. And the modifier keys are labelled with the symbol used in OS X menus, like the carat for control.

IMO, this is quite a nice-looking keyboard. It's perfect for kiosk situations, when users most likely won't know how to make certain key combinations, or what the weird symbols in the menus mean.

 

[Cheryl]

Actually that does look cool. It takes time for me to figure out what those symbols in the menu are. Is there a web site that explains those?

 

[DeltaMac]

There's a chart in Mac Help that explains the basic special symbols, just open Help, and search for Keyboard symbols.

 

[gollum84]

I like the fact that you can type all those different symbols straight from the keyboard without having to scroll through a symbol menu. But the keys look a bit confusing. Every key has at least 2 or 3 symbols on it.