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Re:Dvorak vs Colemak (2010-2020) by function_seven on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @03:21PM (#26797676)
Kind of ironic. I'm on a 75-key keyboard, with no arrow keys. Instead, they're mapped to a layer under (drumroll...) HJKL.

So even if I ever did make the jump to Colemack or Dvorak, I'd probably keep those mappings to the same physical keys. Working in vim, I'd just use my "arrow" keys rather than the native motion keymappings.

I also try to avoid using them in the first place (instead using w/b/f/t/n/etc), but sometimes it's faster to just tap the key a few times rather than "formulate a plan" to reach my target

Re:Dvorak vs Colemak (2010-2020) by nojster on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @05:54PM (#26799834)
What kind of build is 75 keys without arrows?

A 60% (no arrow keys) has 61 keys (ANSI) and the next “bigger” one, a 65% has 67 keys and usually already arrow keys.

Is it some non-standard ergo mech build?

Re:Dvorak vs Colemak (2010-2020) by function_seven on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @06:15PM (#26800047)
> Is it some non-standard ergo mech build?

Basically this. Not really ergo, other than being ortholinear and having space between the resting positions of my hands.

Here's a photo: https://imgur.com/0UBSi74