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>Also comfortable position for the most comonly used keys (usually modifiers) is not on the edge of the keyboard As an emacs user, I can confirm this is absolu
by lvass 4y ago
>Also comfortable position for the most comonly used keys (usually modifiers) is not on the edge of the keyboard
As an emacs user, I can confirm this is absolutely the case except on the bottom edges of an elevated keyboard, where you can palm press which is the most comfortable. This leaves out every traditional portable device's keyboard, but keys specifically designed to be palm-pressed on devices like this would be awesome if you could only find a way so it doesn't get pressed accidentally.
- megous 4y agoOther trick would be to add modifier keys on the bottom. I thought of making such a mod for PP keyboard using a membrane keypad like this: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004014867323.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004014867323.html Pinephone keyboard has extra GPIO exposed on PCB (on my request, because I had this mod on mind, early on) so that this is doable, and I made sure the firmware is safely flashable in field: https://xnux.eu/pinephone-keyboard/ https://xnux.eu/pinephone-keyboard/ so that it can be extended to support this. That would add 6 different or 2x3 symmetric modifier keys to the bottom (3 for each hand) in addition to what's on top, and would make the keyboard much more usable for thumb typing. Why waste 2-4 fingers that are usually resting on the bottom? I have to find some time to attempt the mod. :)