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One of the problems that I have with the thumb cluster with the ergodox is placement. Given my hand size, I need to have my thumb in further extension to hit th
by irjustin 5y ago
One of the problems that I have with the thumb cluster with the ergodox is placement. Given my hand size, I need to have my thumb in further extension to hit the cluster's first key.
When my thumb is relaxed, it's actually sitting in the dead space.
The Diverge 3[0] and the Keyboard.io[1] bring that first/main thumb key ever so slightly closer (i.e. more underneath the "b" and "n").
The next one is the the ergodox's thumbs are stacked columnar. This isn't how the thumb naturally extends, which is an arc. So the Diverge 3 and Keyboard.io both mimic this.
For me, that was the deciding factor over the Ergodox.
This reddit post sums my main concerns[2]
[0] https://www.google.com/search?q=diverge+3&rlz=1C5CHFA_enSG897SG897&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRn7zX4uHxAhUUSX0KHSxyC34Q_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1920&bih=976#imgrc=2DtRDl3LBV_QoM https://www.google.com/search?q=diverge+3&rlz=1C5CHFA_enSG89...
[1] https://www.google.com/search?q=keyboard+io&rlz=1C5CHFA_enSG897SG897&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFoZfe4uHxAhUOVH0KHW9fAxMQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1920&bih=976#imgrc=Pw5wVOPqh5wqLM https://www.google.com/search?q=keyboard+io&rlz=1C5CHFA_enSG...
[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/ergodox/comments/e8t6pv/thumb_cluster_should_i_buy_an_ergodox/fagj8yj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/ergodox/comments/e8t6pv/thumb_clust...
- stavros 5y agoI made an open source split ortho keyboard for me (that I should really write about) and gave the thumb keys some thought and measurement. Maybe you'd like to try it out, it's quite easy to build: https://gitlab.com/stavros/george https://gitlab.com/stavros/george It resembles the Ergodox EZ, but with a more convenient thumb cluster.