#Linux mouseless window manager software#

I just wish they would get software working. All buttons are sturdy and construction is solid. Buttons definately make sharp click but its not nearly as bad as some Microsoft mices. Ergonomics fit me and its pleasure to use. Now that mouse is working it is amazingly fast in 4000 DPI. Its weird since Krait worked perfectly out of box. Maybe that is SB 600's problem since when I had crossfire in game rig, it had SB 600 southbridge and I had also booting issues with my Habu. So far MSI-K9AG Neo2-Digital's provided 4 USB ports can't work well with Lachesis. However some peoples have encountered same issue and when they plug it on USB port that comes from mobo headerr ( front panel or back panel expansion ) problem seems to go away. So there is still slight issues with lachesis and may not necessary work in all USB ports provided by motherboard. However when I plugged it to Belkin USB 2.0 PCI expansion cards port it booted flawlessly everytime. I updated Lachesis firmware from 1.00 to 1.64 but it still hasn't cured the boot problem.

#Linux mouseless window manager driver#

I have same problems with Habu but firmware and driver updated helped in that. I just got Razer Lachesis now after fighting quite long ( 90 mins or so 9 I haven't still manage to get my Lachesis boot correctly with motherboards USB ports. When I have headphones on and am listening to music, I can't hear my typing on the Microsoft Natural 4k, and I still type ~100 wpm just fine, without much error. I don't pay attention to the sound of my clicks when I type. The ony time I use the mouse is when I'm in Windows, which is when I game, which I then don't really pay attention to the sound of my clicks.Īs for people mentioning the sound as of the keyboard providing feedback, I disagree. The only apple product I've used recently was the Macbook Pro, and that keyboard was much louder than the Sun Microsystems' keyboard.Īs for a silent mouse, that's not an issue for me since I use a mouseless window manager in Linux - have both xmonad and awesome installed. Not sure how quiet it is compared to the other keyboards mentioned. It's actually best used with *nix OS's, especially if you're in the terminal a lot or use a mouseless window manager such as awesome or xmonad. Now unfortunately Sun keyboards are a bit different than most people are used to. The quietest keyboard I have ever come across is a keyboard from Sun Microsystems (not exactly sure of the model). Since my hearing is better than average, when I say that this keyboard is almost inaudible, it really is almost quite inaudible. My last hearing test (2 years ago) showed I my range was lower than 18 Hz - over 24 kHz, I'm not sure what's the smallest decible I can hear, but I know it's pretty low. The sound actually comes from hitting the keys very hard, which is confirmed when you do the type test, which is how loud it will actually be when you're typing many keys at once, and your finger isn't necessarily right on the keys.įor the Microsoft Natural 4k, the keyboard itself is very quiet, however while I type, since for some reason I dont' keep my fingers right on the keys, but have them hover over them by a few millimeters, my fingers strike down so hard that it produces sounds (at slightly above 100 wpm).Īs for standard keyboards, I have found a keyboard that has almost no sound, and I would say I've got pretty good hearing. All keyboards nowadays, whether you use an ergonomic keyboard or a standard one, produces no sound by itself. The first test is how quiet the keyboard itself is, so what you do is you simply press the key. There are a couple of tests to try out when testing how quiet a keyboard is, that I know of. So the Microsoft Natural 4k is quite good. Wish it could be quieter though, but due to the shape of an ergonomic keyboard, it can't use the same quieting technology as a standard keyboard. So far the quietest ergonomic keyboard I have found is the Microsoft Natural 4000 Ergonomic. or when I'm at someone else's place, and they don't use an ergonomic keyboard (I haven't found anybody else who uses them). There are times when I use a laptop, and can't get around that unless I sacrifice portability, which takes away the reason for a laptop. Since 1998 or so, when I started getting into computers, I can't seem to use a standard keyboard anymore I can only use ergonomic. To start things off, I will say people are quite incorrect, there is indeed a growing demand for quieter keyboards, and keyboards are being made quieter and quieter. I'm going to revive this thread to contribute my findings.