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Because your arm is at an angle to the rows of the keys (with a non-split keyboard), so when you extend a finger, it doesn't go straight up. With staggered keys
by roel_v 6y ago
Because your arm is at an angle to the rows of the keys (with a non-split keyboard), so when you extend a finger, it doesn't go straight up. With staggered keys, you can reach the key on a row up by only extending your finger (i.e, moving it in line with the direction of your underarm), without having to move any other fingers aside.
- enriquto 6y agoThis argument may justify that staggered keys are better for one hand and much worse for the other hand. Your hands are symmetric, why would you want an asymmetric keyboard (split or not)?
- roel_v 6y agoHow do you mean? For both the left and right hand, you extend the fingers, pretty much symmetrically. It's not perfectly straight depending on how the staggering is done, but straight up is worse than all the alternatives.
- devenvdev 6y agoThis is simply not true. https://youtu.be/Ho_CFfdsmc8 https://youtu.be/Ho_CFfdsmc8 With ortholinear this argument holds more without actually twisting your wrists.