-----Original Message-----
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 11:36 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: I am looking for the following type of laptop

Ah and I forgot, I heard now with the new Prime Minister there will be a further update and the new UK keyboard will feature a Brexit key... sorry, I couldn't resist 🤣



-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Steve Matzura
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 9:21 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: I am looking for the following type of laptop

I still want to know why changing the keyboard layout in Windows won't get you what you need.


On 7/31/2019 11:02 AM, Dave Durber wrote:

Hello Steve:

I like having the single and double quote on the same key. On a UK
keyboard, the @ sign and double quote are swapped round.

If the ENTER key is vertical, the \key is moved to the top row, to the
left of the BACK SPACE key. If the ENTER key is horrizontal, the \ key
is above the ENTER key

On a UK keyboard, the \ key, is generally to the left of the letter
zed, thus making the left shift key, the same size as an alpha numeric
key. I am used to having a wide left shift key.

As I said previously, given time, I could and would get used to the
changes but, I just prefer the US keyboard layout.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Matzura"
<number6@noisynotes.com>
To: <main@jfw.groups.io>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: I am looking for the following type of laptop

Are the keys really different, not just software-defined differently?
Can you not tell Windows it's a US keyboard layout,and the devil with
what the key caps say? Interesting.


On 7/30/2019 4:20 PM, Dave Durber wrote:

Thank you Steve for the suggestion.

I've been buying from them for the last 4 years. In fact, they are
located not far from where I was born. They are near Portstmouth, I
was born in Gosport.

My only problem in buying a Laptop from them, is that I want to have
a US keyboard layout, and they cannot provide that.

I do not particularly like the UK keyboard layout. Of course, if I
had no choice, I would get used to using one.

Dave Durber