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The locations of letters on the "clocks" is clearly QWERTY-inspired, but it seems like D and V should be swapped to be more faithful to that. I wonder if differ
by re 1y ago
The locations of letters on the "clocks" is clearly QWERTY-inspired, but it seems like D and V should be swapped to be more faithful to that. I wonder if different layouts (like a more alphabetical ordering) were tested as well—I was expecting to see some details in the blog post how this particular arrangement was selected.
- tyleo 1y agoI tried a few letter layouts including a Dvorak inspired one. Ultimately it’s easiest to use for most folks if they generally know where to look for a letter from muscle memory. I’ll look into the switched letter tomorrow morning and may adjust. Or I’ll get back to you with the reasoning if it’s intentional.
- tyleo 1y agoThe placement is intentional. I passed my eyes in a ring around the keys on my left and right hands and roughly placed the Rad Type characters in the position of the corresponding key. V is below F on the keyboard so it's below F on Rad Type. There is a bit of voodoo in the placement. I wouldn't claim it's perfect. If this idea is ever productized, key placement would be an interesting optimization.