Re:A Keyboard with Blank Keycaps Made Me an Expert Typist
by alpaca128 on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @02:01PM
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> IMO there's no good reason to omit possibilities for aesthetics.
My point is that it's not for aesthetics but comfort. For
aesthetics I wouldn't use vertical stagger or a split layout.
With a 40% keyboard you can enter everything without moving
hands or wrists at all and more important keys are moved right
below the thumbs so I can use Ctrl and Shift without twisting my
hand.
All said and done I still think that the standard keyboard
layout is actually not a bad choice either, and is sometimes underrated. I just think that
some more experimental boards manage to be just as productive
while removing some ergonomical weaknesses.
My point is that it's not for aesthetics but comfort. For aesthetics I wouldn't use vertical stagger or a split layout.
With a 40% keyboard you can enter everything without moving hands or wrists at all and more important keys are moved right below the thumbs so I can use Ctrl and Shift without twisting my hand.
All said and done I still think that the standard keyboard layout is actually not a bad choice either, and is sometimes underrated. I just think that some more experimental boards manage to be just as productive while removing some ergonomical weaknesses.