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This reminds me of the NeXT ADB keyboard that has 'Command' as a bar under the spacebar[1]. I appreciate the utility of remapping 'space' as a layer switch, but
by theodric 3y ago
This reminds me of the NeXT ADB keyboard that has 'Command' as a bar under the spacebar[1]. I appreciate the utility of remapping 'space' as a layer switch, but I would prefer not to have to unlearn 40 years of spacebar usage. I could see enjoying implementing this on a separate key that I can still whack with my thumb-- just not a key that falls within the standard ANSI PC layout.
1. https://deskthority.net/wiki/images/8/87/NeXT_ADB_keyboard.jpg https://deskthority.net/wiki/images/8/87/NeXT_ADB_keyboard.j...
- ogab 3y agoI never had the pleasure of trying one of those keyboards. The 6–7u-long spacebar is a trapping of its typewriter heritage just like QWERTY and staggered keys. Even on their full-size keyboards with numpads, Apple spacebars are only 5 keys wide. Thumbs are for Command! Even better: split spacebar! On my daily driver I only have a 1.25u key for my primary space. On the left I have a luxuriously large 2.25u SpaceFn key.
- FirebornX 3y agoI never really went down the keyboard layer rabbit hole until recently when I was looking for a really good, small, portable mechanical keyboard and came across the Planck 40% kit over at Drop. I loved this idea of having a split spacebar with two dedicated keys for different layers. I mean, it's kinda necessary for such a small board... But still, cool concept to my naive little mind. Traditional space bars really do take up way too much... space... https://drop.com/buy/planck-mechanical-keyboard?defaultSelectionIds=984962 https://drop.com/buy/planck-mechanical-keyboard?defaultSelec...