Unleash Your TKL
Explanations for this layout: Diagram included in Attachments
Shoulders:If you have broad shoulders, you have to bring your arms really close together to type in the middle of the keyboard. This is unnatural and uncomfortable.
Wrists:Typing in the middle of the standard centered qwerty layout requires wrists to be steeply bent outwards.
TKL Broad, is a essentially a split keyboard.
Fingering is the same as standard qwerty with the exception of Y and Z.
Home position is wide, Left index on F, and Right index on J
The Right' Shift KeyVery easy to get used to, because it uses the same finger, right pinky to activate, much faster and more convenient compared to standard right shift which requires (Hand Lift).
The Top "Y" and "Z" key. typed by MIDDLE finger
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Reaching for standard Y key with qwerty requires (hand lift), Now it is placed in an easy reach location, and adds very little extra keystroke load to the middle finger.
The Z key is moved based on the same principle, removing (hand lift) requirements, and adding minimal extra load to redirected finger.
Super TKL Number Pad:Who said TKL is missing the number pad. It was right there the whole time.
Touch type'able
If you've purchased a full 104key set of caps, now you can use the middle R3 cap from the number pad as a middle homing pad for the center number pad as key "2".
Of course one will need some time to make the transition but your shoulders and wrists will thank you.
I changed the layout using the
remapkey, part of the
windows resource kit.RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR, otherwise you might get an error when you're saving the settings.
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