[ExI] chromebook 1st report

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Can you run Vim?

William Flynn Wallace on  March 06:
> I have an ESC key and have been using Backspace to erase for a long
> time, so I don't miss Delete.  There is an option like 'mouseover' -
> hover for a second over a  link and it automatically clicks.  You can
> set a time length for that.   You do have to be careful where you leave
> your pointer (which you can change to large)  
> 
> I have zero complaints at this time.
> 
> bill w
> 
> On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 9:54 AM, Tomasz Rola <rtomek at ceti.pl
> <mailto:rtomek at ceti.pl>> wrote:
> 
>     On Fri, Mar 04, 2016 at 12:43:40PM -0600, William Flynn Wallace wrote:
>     > Bought an Acer Chromebook 15 - 15.6" screen, ssd
>     >
>     [...]
>     >
>     > Plugged in the Logitech usb and my rollerball worked right away.
>     >
>     > Several keys missing:  delete, page up and down, function keys, but most
>     > replaceable by shortcuts using alt or ctrl
> 
>     Well, no delete? Hm. There is always a reason or two to run laptop
>     with external full sized keyboard, especially when one writes more
>     than few lines a day. No delete key would be another one to try one of
>     those cheapish few-bucks-a-piece usb keyboard from your nearest
>     computer shop - maybe just not a wireless one, their comfortableness
>     is ilusoric but security problem they introduce is not.
> 
>     Now, a question. Do you have Escape key on your kb? Without Escape my
>     life would have been rather miserable so it is good to know such
>     things...
> 
>     --
>     Regards,
>     Tomasz Rola
> 
>     --
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>     ** directory. And then the C programmer became enlightened...      **
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