Ergo S-1 – An open-source ergonomic wireless keyboard

Re:Ergo S-1 – An open-source ergonomic wireless keyboard by dotancohen on Friday January 03, 2025 @09:28AM (#42585917)

I've used over a dozen split- and ergonomic- keyboard over the years, so I am familiar with the time investment. And I do agree, for the most part, that the time is well invested up until a point. But I don't see how requiring additional simultaneous keypresses is "more ergonomic" than pressing a dedicated Ctrl or Alt key. Airplanes, which pilots invest much time learning to fly, have dedicated buttons for all functionality. How is "ergonomic" defined in this context?

I'm not arguing, really I'm asking to hear the answer and become wiser.

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Re:Ergo S-1 – An open-source ergonomic wireless keyboard by masters3d on Friday January 03, 2025 @10:30AM (#42586466)

The original design for the concave ergonomic keyboard dates back to the 70s. Their original designs have many more keys. https://www.maltron.com/maltron-history.html

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Re:Ergo S-1 – An open-source ergonomic wireless keyboard by arcanemachiner on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @12:07PM (#42624703)

I based my keymap off of that of the Kinesis Advantage, which does have function keys.

I have Ctrl + Alt + Super on the thumb clusters, each as their own key. I did copy the default layout for the Ergo S-1 which uses a modifier key (also on the thumb cluster) to access the function keys, so F1 is Fn+1, F2 is Fn+2.

I thought I would miss having dedicated Fn keys but they are surprisingly not missed much in my workflow. Might depend on your workflow though. The current solution is workable, at any rate.

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