thinking about becoming a keyboard nerd
the thing is, keyboard nerds seem to really like small keyboards
i hate small keyboards
why would you want *fewer* keys
i made this in like 10 mins
the blank keys are reprogrammable macros i guess
how do i get someone to manufacture this for me
@xnx38h See, perfect example of the Fitts’ law thing. Typing, for example, a percent sign without looking where you place your fingers is more difficult on that design you proposed. Your fingere need to learn the spatial distances in a non-quantized way, it’s sorta like playing the theremin. Now if you cover the entire thing in braille you’re golden. But that’s why separate groups. So you can feel a key since it’s at the edge of a group or, in the HHKB’s case, at the edge of the board itself.
@Sandra hmm, not really
if i keep all my fingers on the home row (which i do due to using colemak) it's always gonna be the same distance to the % key
like i have that key bound to % on my current keyboard and i never accidentally hit, for example, the f5 key
if it becomes a problem at all i could always just put bumps (like the ones on f and j) on some of the keycaps
@xnx38h I’m on dvorak, so things are based on the homerow and the u/h bumps (equiv of f and j on qwerty) for me too, buuut it’s just nice to be able to lift my fingers, maybe when I’m drawing or something similar, or have a cup of soup or answer the phone or whatever. It’s just nice to be able to navigate from several things. Like when I wanna hit the number row, I start at the homerow and then move my fingers waaay up, I can even overshoot, I don’t have to measure precicely “exactly two rows up”, I just have to think “at least two rows up”.
I have small lady hands, maybe things will be different for you.
Try out your keyboard layout but keep what I said in mind and see what you think. ABT → always be testing♥ That’s the key to all design.
it’s always gonna be the same distance
That’s exactly what I mean, though: you have to teach your fingers to move a specific distance, I only need to teach them a specific direction from the home row, for those more distant and rarely used keys.
(normally i use colemak but i couldn't be bothered to switch around all the labels)