Lisi Reisz composed on 2016-03-26 22:44 (UTC): > I didn't know that the "wrong" one worked in the OS!!
I wasn't conscious of any such thing. Alan proved it does at least in Wheezy. > I last put the mouse in > the keyboard one, and vice versa, in the days before they were colour coded, > when such errors were almost inevitable, and the result was that neither > worked in anything. So it didn't really matter, one just switched them > round. Since then I have been fanatically careful - and the colours make it > so easy. Not so easy for those of use stuck using keyboards 25 years or more old. Everything newer either has Function keys in the wrong place for touch typing[1], or screwball cursor pads[2]. > It is a revelation to me that a keyboard in the green PS2 > connection will work at all!! Me too! [1] Function keys for touch typists shown here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northgate_Computers#/media/File:Omnikey102p3248.jpg [2] "screwball" cursor pad https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Gatewayanykey.jpg/1280px-Gatewayanykey.jpg -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
