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From: rogers@ux.acs.umn.edu (Brynn Rogers)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: OBJetris
Keywords: Objetris, Tetris, C++
Message-ID: <1775@ux.acs.umn.edu>
Date: 30 Jun 90 17:51:57 GMT
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Reply-To: rogers@ux.acs.umn.edu (Brynn Rogers)
Organization: University of Minnesota, ACSS
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RE: KEYBOARD LAYOUT of objtertis  OR ANY PROGRAM WITH FIXED PREDEFINED KEYS

I can't play it either. Why? the keys are so different
from the other tertises I have played that it is not even fun.
You layout makes sense, but it is terrible for anyone who has spent
hours on some other version of tertis.

SOLUTION:
Allow the user to a) use your layout
    OR            b) create a new layout more to thier liking (and save it)

So many programs out there force you to some arbitrary keyboard layout.
I hate it! I love programs that let you put commands where you want.
It is not that difficult to give people these options, and in doing so
you are only providing people with what they want and are familiar with.

Have you noticed how every really usable editor lets you rearrange the
key bindings at will?  (Take Emacs for example.)

It is not just user-helpful to provide key-customizing, but what if keyboards
change?  I have more than one program that is nearly useless because they
assummed everyone had the ctrl,alt,shift, and caps lock as on the original
IBM keyboard.  Along comes the enhanced keyboard (Which I like better, mainly
because I started with one) and the program is worthless [okay, they are games]
.  What if the dvorak keyboard becomes more popular? [so they probably won't
change the number pad, but have you noticed the number pad on a phone?]

Brynn