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Microsoft's split board keyboard mostly only-addresses the wrists. It does not deal with redirects, SFBs and doesn't eliminate stretching (keyboards that reduc
by CanaryLayout 3y ago
Microsoft's split board keyboard mostly only-addresses the wrists. It does not deal with redirects, SFBs and doesn't eliminate stretching (keyboards that reduce the number of keys help with that).
QWERTY is an alternating layout. It wasn't designed for comfort. It was designed in the 19th century for a particular purpose that no longer exists (how many documents do you need to prepare that require a non-electric typewriter?)
Changing your keyboard layout does play a big role in relieving hand pain than just shelling out money for boards.
- rgoulter 3y ago> eliminate stretching (keyboards that reduce the number of keys help with that). I think the more significant detail about "keyboards with reduced number of keys" is instead "keyboards with multiple thumbkeys". On a standard keyboard, your thumbs only get to use spacebar. With these small keyboards, my thumbs get to use space, backspace, enter, escape, tab, delete. (And I put the modifier keys as Home Row modifiers). Albeit, this is almost entirely orthogonal to how the alphabetical keys are arranged. Having 2-3 keys per thumb would be a benefit to any keyboard; where the main downside is "keyboards with 2-3 keys per thumb are expensive or diy".
- vladvasiliu 3y agoI agree with this, especially in the context of the MS Sculpt which GP brought up. I loved that keyboard until it stopped working, but the huge dual space bar was such a waste. They could have easily split each space bar into at least three keys.