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> I'd be very surprised if that was as ergonomic as a symmetrical layout. The body is complex, and movements build on top of that. It's hard to reason about it
by ctvo 4y ago
> I'd be very surprised if that was as ergonomic as a symmetrical layout.
The body is complex, and movements build on top of that. It's hard to reason about it as a system in this way.
For now though, what matters is it's more fun to type on an ortholinear keyboard. I wish the focus was on that aspect and not health benefits until there's data.
- rgoulter 4y ago:o) I can agree that a discussion about health benefits would be more compelling with data. As an anecdote, I'll say I find my ortho keyboard using a Dvorak layout much more comfortable to type on than row-stagger QWERTY; and certainly looking at videos show that the latter looks much busier at the same WPM. The main thing I'd argue is that many of the design features of a standard keyboard (asymmetry; big spacebar; row stagger, with different stagger for each row..) don't seem to be good design decisions compared to even a grid of keys all the same size.