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> We could do a lot better... I think the biggest win would be getting rid of the big spacebar, and replacing it with more keys. (The thumb is much stronger th
by rgoulter 4y ago
> We could do a lot better...
I think the biggest win would be getting rid of the big spacebar, and replacing it with more keys. (The thumb is much stronger than the pinkies; but we use the pinkies for all sorts of keys, and the thumb only for a few keys).
Although I think by the time a keyboard design gets rid of the big spacebar, it then goes on to make other improvements (like symmetry, being split) and so ends up as looking too unusual.
- goosedragons 4y agoPeople STILL complain about ThinkPads having Fn in the corner and Ctrl beside it despite being one of the first laptops (if not the first) to even have a Fn key. Even minor changes get griped about unfortunately.
- alpsne 4y agoThinkPad nowadays support swapping Fn and Ctrl keys and I can't be happier.