Coolest custom mechanical keyboards

Re:Coolest custom mechanical keyboards by Veen on Monday December 28, 2020 @09:40AM (#25559489)

> I don't want a numpad because getting my mouse closer to the center of my desk really helps with RSI for me

Same. I bought a full-sized keyboard with numpad, but I felt it put the mouse too far off to the right. I much prefer the mouse to rest couple of inches from the enter key.

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Re:Coolest custom mechanical keyboards by function_seven on Monday December 28, 2020 @09:49AM (#25559559)

My current keyboard has no number pad for the same reason, but I miss it.

I think my next one will have it on the left side.

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Re:Coolest custom mechanical keyboards by Symbiote on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @11:29AM (#25571436)

You can buy a programmable macropad / keypad (there's a huge range in price). With the most programmable ones (look for "QMK"), you can assign keys to any arbitrary combination or sequence as you choose, and if required make layers, e.g. NumPad layer → IntelliJ shortcut layer → Some game shortcuts.

Just an overview: http://xahlee.info/kbd/programable_keypads.html

I think the only disadvantage is it's a separate thing, so you have two things to push away from you if you don't want to use the keyboard.

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