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Can you elaborate on the thumb problems from Manuforms? This is the first I’ve heard of them. I’m in the process of building a corne Manuform.
by comfypotato 3y ago
Can you elaborate on the thumb problems from Manuforms? This is the first I’ve heard of them. I’m in the process of building a corne Manuform.
- microtonal 3y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foSmpE_aefI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foSmpE_aefI And basically a lot of reports on Reddit. Eg.: https://old.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/ubcxup/ergohaven_dactyl_manuform_with_chunky_thumb_keys/i63d6f0/ https://old.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/ubcxup/e... https://old.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/umg2j5/ergonomics_of_dactyl_manuform_compared_to_kinesis/i82d1uz/ https://old.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/umg2j5/e... https://old.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/lj3n45/pain_with_dactyl_manuform/ https://old.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/lj3n45/p... Of course, these are just anecdotes and we don't have good research into all the individual designs, but there seems to be a pattern. The movement is also similar to what causes texter's thumb. At any rate, I am not an ergonomics professional, so if you are switching to a more ergonomic keyboard because you have pains, you should ask and expert what works and what doesn't.
- comfypotato 3y agoThanks! You’re really on one on this thread lol. I’ve found that anecdote gets the job done for me. The $ values are insignificant for me considering it’s all work-related. The RSI has come and gone through multiple iterations of work intensity and keyboard (and accessory) configurations. I suspect this is the main reason there isn’t much research in the space. The breadth is too large to research when trial and error quickly arrives at a workable solution for 99% of people. With a little bit of technical insight into RSI, common sense goes a long way into finding tech configurations that work.