Hi there. I am trying to design %60 keyboard before I buy satan gh60. My goal is not raising my all fingers from home row while typing. I cannot find any keyboard design for %60 keyboard layout 1 on the internet and decided to design from scratch.
- Layout 0 is designed for character input and I will use a mix of the Dvorak and classical %60 keyboard layout for layout 0.
- Layout 1 is designed for hotkeys, function keys, home cluster keys, arrow keys.
Here is my layout 1:
- Placed ctrl, shift and alt combinations to the upper row symmetrically to touch type hotkeys which include alt, shift, ctrl, function keys without leaving all fingers from home row.
Ctrl + Shift : Fn6 and Fn7
Ctrl + Alt : Fn4 and Fn5
Ctrl + Alt + Shift : Fn2 and Fn3
Alt + Shift : Fn8 and Fn9
Note: I can press ctrl and shift with my little fingers and press alt with my thumbs. the problem occurs when I need to raise my hand from home row to press >2 keys modifier key combinations for hotkeys.
- Placed arrow keys to the hjkl to touch type without leaving fingers from home row
- Placed home cluster to the home row touch type without leaving fingers from home row
What are the other things that I can do to prevent my fingers from leaving home row?
Any more productive design ideas?
