I have a serious problem

[alosec]

I game with my keyboard turned diagonally so that the right side of the board is near the bottom of the mousepad. This is sub-optimal for typing. How do I find a balance between both without having to pick up my keyboard each time I want to type?

[noisyturtle]

Put it on a lazy susan.

[rowdy]

Get a swivel chair?

[noisyturtle]

You need to get a Burt Barachnoid cyst.

You know that thing where you have a midget in a briefcase on retractable wheels carry a tiny portable workstation made of balsa wood and kalamata olives, that turns to face the sound recordings of panda bears making love under a cherry jello waterfall?

[MKULTRA]

You know what you need?

Another keyboard.

[Sent]

You know what you need?

Another keyboard.

^ Gotta go with this suggestion.

[iri]

You know what you need?

Another keyboard.

^ Gotta go with this suggestion.

which is implied in every post in geekhack.

[tp4tissue]

Dude, Ergodox... you can spin the right and left side any way you likely..


.................... COMFORT...........

[Grim Fandango]

I do the same thing. In the competitive gaming scene for FPS , a lot of people do this. I think part of it is that in those games, most people use something like teamspeak to communicate. But I also play a lot of games where I type quite a lot , be it ingame with friends or with other people while gaming. One example is DOTA. In those cases, I just set up my keyboard a little differently. As long as I can put my fingers on the homerow I can type comfortably, even when the keyboard is at an angle.

[MKULTRA]

I do the same thing. In the competitive gaming scene for FPS , a lot of people do this. I think part of it is that in those games, most people use something like teamspeak to communicate. But I also play a lot of games where I type quite a lot , be it ingame with friends or with other people while gaming. One example is DOTA. In those cases, I just set up my keyboard a little differently. As long as I can put my fingers on the homerow I can type comfortably, even when the keyboard is at an angle.

Putting the keyboard at an angle is typically done in the FPS scene because it is more comfortable and easier to reach Ctrl while leaving your fingers on WASD.  Try it.

[Xenderwind]

gradually decrease your angle over time?

[daerid]

Putting the keyboard at an angle is typically done in the FPS scene because it is more comfortable and easier to reach Ctrl while leaving your fingers on WASD.  Try it.

This is one of the big reasons I remap caps lock to control. Hitting control with your left pinky where it normally is located is just...painful.

[MKULTRA]

Putting the keyboard at an angle is typically done in the FPS scene because it is more comfortable and easier to reach Ctrl while leaving your fingers on WASD.  Try it.

This is one of the big reasons I remap caps lock to control. Hitting control with your left pinky where it normally is located is just...painful.

Yeah unfortunately this isn't an option at most LAN's.  Usually you can't even edit the drivers for your mouse/keyboard.  Unless you have it hardware mapped most pro's are stuck!

[Turbo Slaab]

Fps's aren't chat rooms.

[oTurtlez]

Fps's aren't chat rooms.

Exactly. I tilt my board when gaming as well. A slight angle is more ergonomic for me when gaming. Just turn the keyboard back when you're done and want to type again.

[Thimplum]

I have a serious [first world] problem.