Thoughts on Mechanical Keyboards and the ZSA Moonlander

Re:Thoughts on Mechanical Keyboards and the ZSA Moonlander by lrem on Saturday September 27, 2025 @03:58AM (#45393951)

If only this had the F key row. Why is "fewer keys" the first decision that every fancy keyboard designer starts with :/

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Re:Thoughts on Mechanical Keyboards and the ZSA Moonlander by 2716057 on Saturday September 27, 2025 @06:23AM (#45394582)

Because the fancy keyboards all support layers, and one key ergonomic principle is to avoid unnecessary finger travel ;)

Default layers on the Dygma Raise 2: https://dygma.com/pages/first-time-using-the-dygma-raise-2

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Re:Thoughts on Mechanical Keyboards and the ZSA Moonlander by layer8 on Saturday September 27, 2025 @12:48PM (#45397408)

Modifier keys are the main thing that’s causing me RSI in the first place.

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Re:Thoughts on Mechanical Keyboards and the ZSA Moonlander by 2716057 on Monday September 29, 2025 @06:57AM (#45412260)

Place modifiers on the thumb keys or - if you don't have any of those - use home row mods!

My ranking of measures from most effective to least effective:

1) Do everything you can to minimize workload of weak fingers (pinky & ring fingers). Just flipping control and caps lock is often not enough.

2) Split keyboard; halves roughly shoulder-width apart. Optimize for straight wrists both at rest and "in action". This usually results in zero tilting or slightly negative tilting.

3) Concave designs.

4) Tenting.

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