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> I'd miss the Esc key in the upper-left When the keyboard lets your thumb reach 2-3 buttons each, you get to use the thumb more, which allows using the pinky
by rgoulter 4y ago
> I'd miss the Esc key in the upper-left
When the keyboard lets your thumb reach 2-3 buttons each, you get to use the thumb more, which allows using the pinky finger less. (Which is nice, since the pinky finger is weaker than the thumb).
I find it quite nice to use my thumbs for Tab/Esc/Space, Backspace/Enter/Delete.
- EForEndeavour 4y agoThe placement of Escape at the top left corner seems to engage the weak pinky finger, but reflecting on how I actually hit Escape (on a run of the mill keyboard layout), my muscle memory moves my left hand far enough to bash Escape with my middle and/or index finger. Trying to press it with my pinky feels super awkward; even ring finger feels better. That said, I'd love a chance to try out the Kinesis 360 and see if loading the thumbs is the comfort boost I didn't know I needed.