On May 15, 16:29, Tothwolf wrote:
> On Wed, 15 May 2002, Pete Turnbull wrote:
> > If I'm *really* lazy, I tie them up in a pillowcase and put them in
> > the (clothes) washing machine, and follow up with the tumble drier.
>
> That would likely be a bad idea, since the keys would scratch against
each
> other. Worst case, all of the lettering would be removed, and best case
> would be a few scratches and dings.
They don't scratch. And no reasonable keyboard has the lettering put on in
such a way that it would rub off in a washing machine. If that were the
case, the legending would rub off in normal use. Nearly all decent keys
are two-part moulded. If that were the case, the legending would rub off
in normal use. The pillowcase/washing machine is a tried and tested
method, and I've heard of lots of people who've used it (I didn't invent
it, though I can't remember who first told me about it).
> > No.1 tip: make a note of the layout before you take the keycaps off.
> > It all looks very logical until you actually try to put *every one* of
> > the symbol keys back in the right place.
>
> Or take a digital photo of the keyboard, or make sure you have an exact
> duplicate keyboard. Grid/graph paper can be very helpful when writing
down
> a layout too.
Better still, yes.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Thu May 16 2002 - 02:05:07 BST