Fwd: Keyboard key terminology
Ari Torhamo
ari.torhamo at gmail.com
Thu Apr 10 10:23:20 UTC 2008
to, 2008-04-10 kello 10:50 +0300, Ari Torhamo kirjoitti:
>
> Hi,
>
> I just studied this Enter/Return matter with Google picture search.
> First I searched with "logitech keyboard" and had a look at the first
> few images:
> Eight times "Enter". Zero times "Return".
>
> "Microsoft keyboard":
> Six times "Enter". Zero times "Return".
>
> "pc keyboard":
> Six times "Enter". Zero times "Return".
>
> I didn't include results, where "apple", "mac" or "console" was
> mentioned, or where the keyboard in question was exotic looking. I
> used
> the setting "large pictures" and "very large pictures" for the search.
I forgot to add the results for Dell:
Six times "Enter" Zero times "Return" (all different models - as was the
case with other manufacturers I studied).
It seems that Dell keyboards are all "Enter" too. Based on my
observations, "Return" is non-existent in todays PC keyboard models.
Ari Torhamo
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