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Re:Show HN: Threeboard – a full-size mechanical USB keyboard... by friendlydog on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @12:44PM (#29894823)
It seems the A key takes the brunt of the typing, did that factor into your design?
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Re:Show HN: Threeboard – a full-size mechanical USB keyboard... by taylorconor on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @12:57PM (#29895047)
Yes the A key is the most frequently used, as it increments the USB keycode in all layers. An alternative would be a mode that allows setting individual bits in the keycode byte, but that's still quite arduous.
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