Re:The PocketReform is a made-in-Berlin Linux handheld
by codeflo on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @01:21AM
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In addition to the spacebar issue, the fact that the rows aren’t shifted, which by row 3 means the Z is below the Q instead of below the W, will make your brain melt.
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Re:The PocketReform is a made-in-Berlin Linux handheld
by chartreusek on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @01:28AM
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Some people actually prefer that layout too, it's an orthographic layout, which is likely less confusing that the slightly off layout of the full size reform. On the full reform the second row is 1.5 units over rather than 1.25, and the third is 2 units instead of 1.75. It messes you up a little at first, but you get quickly used to the layout and even switching back to standard is not an issue.
Many handheld devices in the age of physical keyboards used grid aligned qwerty keyboards, so it's not unique here.
Re:The PocketReform is a made-in-Berlin Linux handheld
by idle_zealot on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @02:37AM
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> orthographic layout
I think you mean "ortholinear". But yeah, I use a 4x12 ortholinear as by primary keyboard. Took a week or two to get used to, but I prefer this alignment to the usual staggered one now. With staggered rows I always felt like I was kind of guessing where certain keys were. Now every key is either under one of my fingers' resting position, or one key away from one (if you count diagonals as one key distance for tab/return).