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Kudos for effort. But changing layout is not enough. Current mainstream keyboards design is fundamentally flawed [1] and IMO obsolete because of [4]. Hopefull
by diimdeep 8y ago
Kudos for effort. But changing layout is not enough.
Current mainstream keyboards design is fundamentally flawed [1] and IMO obsolete because of [4].
Hopefully there is science [2] and much alternatives to choose from [3]
[1] http://xahlee.info/kbd/keyboard_problems.html http://xahlee.info/kbd/keyboard_problems.html
[2] http://xahlee.info/kbd/ergonomic_keyboard_science.html http://xahlee.info/kbd/ergonomic_keyboard_science.html
[3] https://github.com/diimdeep/awesome-split-keyboards https://github.com/diimdeep/awesome-split-keyboards
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_dependence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_dependence
- bitofhope 8y agoThe first link references the myth of QWERTY being meant for slowing typists down. It merely spreads most common letters out so them being pressed together doesn't jam the typewriter.
- diimdeep 8y agoYeah agree, except that error, didn't find better article to link to.
- chx 8y ago> much alternatives to choose from [3] You can turn a few of those alternatives to vertical. I've been using a QWERTY vertical keyboard since 2009 and which I had some wrist pains before, not since. Current setup https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=79810.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=79810.0