> Staggered keys make less sense because they were designed for the typewriter - not the human Even if this is true, it only demonstrates that the original rea

> Staggered keys make less sense because they were designed for the typewriter - not the human Even if this is true, it only demonstrates that the original reason for staggered keys is no longer a factor, not that staggered keys are actually worse for humans. The rest of your post brings up the same questions as the other reply. Even if straight layouts are superior (I'm willing to believe it), by how much, and what about other factors? A typematrix rigidly-square layout is quite different to (for instance) the semi-straight layout of the TECK keyboard marketed as 'truly ergonomic'. In a sense, this layout isn't even different to staggered keys - staggered rows can be relatively straight if your wrists are angled. I suggest this partly in principle - I do agree that the standard angling of a staggered keyboard is not ideal.