On my occasional-use laptop, the Ins, Del, Home and End are all nestled together – too close for my fingers to use reliably – and labeled with letters that are too small for my eyes to see reliably. Of these four keys, I use the Del key the most. (Not as much as the BackSpace key, of course, but it is both uniquely sized and positioned).
A couple of days ago…Eureka! I cut out a little post-it note and put in on top of the Del key. Problem solved? No, it wasn’t solved.
I used a red Post-It note, thinking it would be easy to see and that the colour would be a clue to its function. I was half-right.
Now when I need to delete something, the Del key is easy to see but, unconsciously, I avoid touching that red key. I find myself (days of occasional use later) seeking the Del key on either side of the red key.
Humans!