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When i switched to my kinesis advantage (then called the essential) in about 1999-2000. I had to spend a very dedicated amount of time using ONLY that keyboard.
by sleepybrett 1y ago
When i switched to my kinesis advantage (then called the essential) in about 1999-2000. I had to spend a very dedicated amount of time using ONLY that keyboard. Once I became fully proficient I was able to switch between the advantage and 'normal' staggered boards without any problems. Muscle memory is incredible.
- linsomniac 1y agoWith the Ergodox the big issue I have is that my muscles know where a few of the unusual keys are (+/= primarily) and if I just type it I'm fine, but if I think about "where is +" I'm just jacked. I should probably just get used to using the second layer for +, which I do for {} and %, I really should more fully embrace that but it has just never stuck.
- sleepybrett 1y agoyeah if + and - are the same as the advantage (furthest left and right on the numrow). I could see how that might cause an issue. If I ever have had that problem I've mostly gotten over that. That said, I don't often actually code on a normal keyboard so +/= and -/_ aren't really something that I'm using much. Any time I'm away from my desk it's often taking notes or responding to emails or slack .. so less technical things. Just to say in my experience once you've fully settled into the advantage, and maybe this is just because I use an advantage and i've got the extra little 'hint' to my brain from the keywell shape, moving back and forth to flat boards doesn't cause any issues. I'm not missing keys because of the stagger differences, which I think was the primary concern. The only things I keep on a separate layer are some multimodified keys that I use for window management, the f-row, and random things like keyboard backlight and bluetooth stuff, and a few macros.