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Yes. Classical keyboards are inefficient in so many ways. Consider that thumb is responsible for 50% of hand function [1]. And we use it to press only one butt
by bbojan 5y ago
Yes. Classical keyboards are inefficient in so many ways.
Consider that thumb is responsible for 50% of hand function [1]. And we use it to press only one button - the space bar. While pinky is the weakest finger andd we use it for the greatest number of keys...
[1] https://musculoskeletalkey.com/restoration-of-thumb-function-after-partial-or-total-amputation/ https://musculoskeletalkey.com/restoration-of-thumb-function...
- tremon 5y agoNot sure about other people's experiences, but to me the thumb isn't that useful as a typing digit because it can't arch. Multi-row thumb clusters are useless to me because I can't press the upper rows with my thumb without pressing the lower row as well. To me, a "thumb cluster" should be just a single row of 1.5u keys. Any secondary rows above those aren't reachable by thumb, so they rarely get used, and therefore might as well be removed. Maybe others have a different experience, but I still use my thumb mainly to press the space bar and enter keys. All other thumb keys are modifiers and layer switches.