Fran and Mr. Ed,

I am not saying that the G1000 is perfect - in fact, you will find my posts listing numerous complaints and suggestions for improvements for it. It's just that despite reading all of our suggestions and requests, no manufacturer has come up with an instrument which would compel me to justify upgrading.

Jim (Esh) - I am glad that you are doing something about putting together a rig that suits your needs. When the keyboard makers see that they are losing customers to "homemade" (I don't mean that in a negative sense) rigs and software based systems, I am sure they will start paying more attention to our requests. My difficulty with taking this approach is that I need both the long keyboard and portability - hence my insistence on 76 keys. I found that using two keyboards in a rig significantly increases setup/breakdown times, and since I don't have time to arrive much before the gig, constraining myself to a single keyboard has many advantages. On the other hand, if I have to replace my rig, perhaps going with a laptop and the new CME keyboard (which will hopefully allow real-time control without using a mouse and the computer keyboard) will be a good option.

Taike,

The text does not wrap because one of the earlier posts has an object - in this case a URL name (in Casiobot's post), in other cases a wide picture, that spans the width of the winodw and keeps it at this width.

REgards,
Alex