Dynamic keyboard support at support and display surfaces

A method for supporting a keyboard on a display, the method comprising:

• detecting whether the keyboard rests on the display or is distal to the display;
• retracting feet into a bottom surface of the keyboard when the keyboard rests on the display, the feet retracted to within the bottom surface to rest the bottom surface on the display, the bottom surface configured to resist scratching the display;
• and
• extending the feet from the bottom surface when the keyboard is distal the display, the feet extending to support the keyboard bottom surface over top of a support surface without touching the support surface when the feet rest on the support surface thereby reducing introduction of contaminants at the bottom surface.

A keyboard comprising:

• a keyboard module having plural keys operable to accept end user inputs;
• a radio interfaced with the plural keys and operable to communicate the end user inputs to an information handling system;
• a bottom frame supporting the keyboard module and having plural feet openings;
• plural feet aligned to extend through and retract into the plural feet openings;
• and
• one or more feet controllers interfaced with the plural feet and operable to retract the plural feet into the openings in response to detection of a display surface proximate the bottom frame and to extend the plural feet through the openings in response to detection of a non-display support surface;
• wherein retraction of the plural feet rests a scratch resistant bottom surface of the keyboard on the display;
• and
• wherein extension of the plural feet lifts the scratch-resistant bottom surface above the non-display support surface to help prevent introduction of contaminants from the non-display support surface to the scratch resistant bottom surface.