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geekhack Community => Ergonomics => Topic started by: jmchargue on Fri, 06 December 2013, 15:37:40
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Is it really true that once you type on a matrix keyboard, you can't go back to staggered? I want to go matrix for the ergonomics, but I still want to be able to type on a laptop...
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There is literally the exact same topic posted in less than a day before this.
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Is it really true that once you type on a matrix keyboard, you can't go back to staggered? I want to go matrix for the ergonomics, but I still want to be able to type on a laptop...
Symmetrical staggered i think can be solution,but make own :rolleyes:
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Is it really true that once you type on a matrix keyboard, you can't go back to staggered? I want to go matrix for the ergonomics, but I still want to be able to type on a laptop...
It's not that you CAN'T type on a staggered any more, just that you don't want to. Vertically staggered columns are even better than matrix, though. I keep saying this about different aspects of changing boards / layouts, but the more different it is, the easier it is to retain your old skills on a normal board.
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It's not that you CAN'T type on a staggered any more, just that you don't want to.
Alright, I can work with that.
Vertically staggered columns are even better than matrix, though.
Is the Ergodox considered vertically staggered? I mean, I can see that it is a little, but is it enough to really not be considered matrix?
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Yes, the ErgoDox is vertically staggered, and no I wouldn't consider it a matrix board. I find myself still able to type on staggered boards, but like Oobly said above, I really don't like it when I do.
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You can go back and forth without much issue... There are some inconsistencies.. but it's not like you will forget...
As yourself, because you've learned to drive a car, have you forgotten how to ride a bicycle?
When you learned to use a Mac, did you forget how to use windows?
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When you learned to use a Mac, did you forget how to use windows?
Haha, this is a great analogy, because while I didn't really forget how to use windows, I have very little patience for it. Alright, pretty set on (attempting to) trade my HHP2 for an Ergodox.
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When you learned to use a Mac, did you forget how to use windows?
Haha, this is a great analogy, because while I didn't really forget how to use windows, I have very little patience for it. Alright, pretty set on (attempting to) trade my HHP2 for an Ergodox.
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Like some musicians can play more than one instrument, likewise I guess that you could type one more than one kind of keyboard.
From what I have read, the bigger the difference between tools, the easier is to keep muscle memory, because there is less risk of muscle confusion.
EDIT: Made text clearer.
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Like some musicians can play more than one instrument, likewise I guess that you could type one more than one kind of keyboard.
From what I have read, the bigger the difference between layouts, the easier is to keep muscle memory, because there is less risk of muscle confusion.
For the layout i think true :)
for staggered i not sure, traditional qwerty quite bother for me :) my left hand like poor :)
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For the layout i think true :)
for staggered i not sure, traditional qwerty quite bother for me :) my left hand like death :)
When I wrote "layout", I meant the way the keys are placed (that is: Maltron versus staggered keyboard) not the characters (that is Qwerty versus Dvorak).
I have edited my comment to make things clearer.
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For the layout i think true :)
for staggered i not sure, traditional qwerty quite bother for me :) my left hand like death :)
When I wrote "layout", I meant the way the keys are placed (that is: Maltron versus staggered keyboard) not the characters (that is Qwerty versus Dvorak).
I have edited my comment to make things clearer.
yeah i know if made instruments staggered :)) any 4 halves:old asymmetric qwerty,symmetric,matrix,columnar :)