(Also, in that second photo, note the huegest one key, with a right-aligned legend!)
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Mystery solved! The pen was to draw attention to the menu allowing you to switch between many modes of entering Japanese. It otherwise behaved as ^ or Ctrl. The shortcuts still work today, but the special icon and key are gone. I am not sure why the intro’ed it or removed it.pic.twitter.com/PRUr9oBkgw
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Japanese Enter is already rather big but, if there’s room, it can be made gargantuan. (Last photo is the more typical size.)pic.twitter.com/98WkhM9LBW
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This is in contrast to the spacebar, used sparingly and usually sacrificed to make room for keys used to switch between many necessary input methods or to aid in typing complex Japanese characters by describing them via QWERTY.pic.twitter.com/MJjVC6ZVXH
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Although of course I also stumbled upon the Steelseries gaming keyboard with its massive spacebar. (Early on, some 19th-century typewriters called spacebar a “space plate.” This one deserves that name.)pic.twitter.com/1swavHnC9V
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Keyboard-related purchases count: 2 I bought a bad Japanese keyboard part for less than a dollar!pic.twitter.com/4K3mlEXBdE
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Q: …thanks, boss, we’ll make it happen somehow. *leaves the room, 1 enters with a worried look on its face* 1: I heard some rumours about downsizing. Boss: Don’t worry, you still have a job. Speaking of which, have you seen Tab around?pic.twitter.com/9D8H4HbYqu
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Keyboard-related purchases count: 3 I liked this one because it says “Logicool,” and it has Japanese layout, and I never had a wireless keyboard before.pic.twitter.com/lAQuKLo2um
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Replying to @mwichary
I use K810 and its really nice. Logitech of course...not Logicool
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Replying to @SelfAnalytics
Why don’t you go sit with other Logitech kids then.
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