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Not identical: they typically have raised markers on two of the home row keys precisely to help with orientation. And, well, your hands are already positioned o
by ryukafalz 4y ago
Not identical: they typically have raised markers on two of the home row keys precisely to help with orientation. And, well, your hands are already positioned over them much of the time, so relative identification is much easier. Not so with these buttons.
- mulletbum 4y agoI am 37 and have felt for these raised markers precisely zero times.
- nraf 4y agoI’m 33 and was the mostly the same until I switched from QWERTY to Colemak. Now my index fingers practically live on the f and j keys.
- lmm 4y agoHave you ever tried typing on a keyboard without them? They're one of those things that you don't notice consciously but is actually really important.
- nottorp 4y agoNot sure I'm using them even unconsciously. Because every time (admittedly not often) that I get a new keyboard I type shifted (as in djogyrd instead of shifted) for a while. If i'd be using those raised markers I wouldn't take so much time to adapt I think?
- svachalek 4y agoThese are in 4 different blocks with only 4 each, I don't think this is terribly hard without looking. And it's not like these are functions like windshield wipers that would typically go somewhere else. Looks more or less like typical buttons to me.
- ryukafalz 4y agoThe bottom two blocks are fine, I agree, because they're laid out in two dimensional so if you feel around for the corners and identify the buttons that way. The top set of buttons arranged in a line are much worse. They're two sets of 4 in a sense, but they're nearly undifferentiated from the hazard lights button, so in reality it's one long strip. I strongly suspect that people will take their eyes off the road to look at those buttons more often than not. (Yes they're media controls, but let's be honest: people will use them to skip tracks while driving.)
- bmitc 4y agoCar buttons often have markers as well.