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What is it like typing on a keyboard that's just a grid? Every keyboard I've used has had each row be shifted slightly which seems to make touch typing easier.
by petercooper 8y ago
What is it like typing on a keyboard that's just a grid? Every keyboard I've used has had each row be shifted slightly which seems to make touch typing easier.
- alfonsodev 8y agothat's a legacy from typewriters, they had to shift the rows to stop the metal pieces that push characters to collide with each other. But I've never tried typing in a grid. I'm also curious.
- Joe8Bit 8y agoI really like it, it takes a little getting used to though. Some people claim all kinds ergonomic benefits or negatives with orthos but I haven’t noticed a difference. I used a Planck as my daily driver for about 6 months before finally getting around to building an Ergo.
- dkersten 8y agoI find typing on a grid much more comfortable and pleasant than typing on a traditional staggered layout. As an experiment, place your fingers on the home row and naturally curl them out/up or in/down and see how straight or curved the path they follow is. For me, on a normal keyboard, I find that the buttons above the home row are positioned well for my fingers but for the ones below, my fingers naturally curl over the gap between the keys, meaning I have to also bend sideways. With a grid I can press both the keys above and the ones below without any sideways motion (for the four keys on each hand above and below the home row testing keys). Nowadays I use a kinesis advantage, though, which has not only grid layout but also has them in a curved height to more naturally let your fingers reach the rows without any additional movements and I love it. But even on a flat keyboard, I find a grid works better for me.