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There's defiantly layouts that have been made with the thumb buttons moved in. The Iris[1] or Corne[2] for example. Though you're now in custom keyboard territo

There's defiantly layouts that have been made with the thumb buttons moved in. The Iris[1] or Corne[2] for example. Though you're now in custom keyboard territory which means you're either building it yourself, or finding a person/company to assemble it for you. [1] https://alexjj.com/images/iris-example.jpg https://alexjj.com/images/iris-example.jpg [2] https://alexjj.com/images/iris-example.jpg https://alexjj.com/images/iris-example.jpg

cuddlybacon 6y ago
Mhm. Mhm. I ended up looking at the options in https://github.com/pvinis/awesome-split-keyboards https://github.com/pvinis/awesome-split-keyboards based on your comment. I noticed all the ones that moved the thumb cluster in, also don't have the bottom row that the ergodox does.
- Symbiote 6y ago
  The ErgoDash[1] has 7 keys along the bottom, of which either 3 or 4 are thumb keys (the 4th key can be soldered in two positions). At least the way I set up my ErgoDash, either side can be primary. I think this is now standard. > I find it hard to come up with uses for the fancier things the keyboard firmware can do (eg dual purpose modifier keys, space cadet shift, macros etc). - I have[2] a simultaneous press of T and 5 set to be F5. Similarly for the whole top row. - A short tap of my media key is "Media Next". A solid press is "Media Play/Pause". A long press is "Ctrl + Media Stop", which my media player recognizes as "Stop after current track". Something similar for the volume key. - Enter is a thumb key, but when held down it's Ctrl. - I have a window switching key, which holds down Alt and presses Tab, but keeps Alt held down for 0.5s in case of subsequent presses. - I have single keys for Ctrl+PgUp and Ctrl+PgDown, which switches tabs in many applications. [1] https://github.com/omkbd/ErgoDash https://github.com/omkbd/ErgoDash [2] http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/501437fce9123ecdaa15e9d15ec325b4 http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/501437fce9123e...

cuddlybacon 6y ago

Mhm. Mhm. I ended up looking at the options in https://github.com/pvinis/awesome-split-keyboards https://github.com/pvinis/awesome-split-keyboards based on your comment. I noticed all the ones that moved the thumb cluster in, also don't have the bottom row that the ergodox does.

Symbiote 6y ago
The ErgoDash[1] has 7 keys along the bottom, of which either 3 or 4 are thumb keys (the 4th key can be soldered in two positions). At least the way I set up my ErgoDash, either side can be primary. I think this is now standard. > I find it hard to come up with uses for the fancier things the keyboard firmware can do (eg dual purpose modifier keys, space cadet shift, macros etc). - I have[2] a simultaneous press of T and 5 set to be F5. Similarly for the whole top row. - A short tap of my media key is "Media Next". A solid press is "Media Play/Pause". A long press is "Ctrl + Media Stop", which my media player recognizes as "Stop after current track". Something similar for the volume key. - Enter is a thumb key, but when held down it's Ctrl. - I have a window switching key, which holds down Alt and presses Tab, but keeps Alt held down for 0.5s in case of subsequent presses. - I have single keys for Ctrl+PgUp and Ctrl+PgDown, which switches tabs in many applications. [1] https://github.com/omkbd/ErgoDash https://github.com/omkbd/ErgoDash [2] http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/501437fce9123ecdaa15e9d15ec325b4 http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/501437fce9123e...