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Mandan:
My IBM 84-key board now has 89 keys. I split both Shifts and Insert in half, and the Big-Ass Enter into an extra 1u and 1.5u, and a 1.25u Enter. The big 2u "+" key is now an Enter, using the wire-stabilized key from an early Model M board. That and the space bar are the only stabilized keys on the keyboard.
The 1.25u Enter was a "just because I could" thing; I planned to use a 2u ANSI Model M Enter key. But the tiny Enter turned out to be not-a-problem. For that matter, the XT boards had a 1u Enter on a stepped 3u shield.
I've thought about splitting the 2u Enter on the cursor pad, but I'm fond of karate-chopping it, and I probably use it at least as much as the main Enter key.
matt-taco:
XT or 96 key layouts are 1000% the best layouts. If you get good with it, you won't have to use a mouse a mouse for most tasks, AND you don't have to move your wrist too!!!!
The only downside is getting used to toggling the numlock and the new position for the nav keys.
ItIsWritten:
--- Quote from: matt-taco on Sun, 24 September 2023, 19:03:34 ---XT or 96 key layouts are 1000% the best layouts. If you get good with it, you won't have to use a mouse a mouse for most tasks, AND you don't have to move your wrist too!!!!
The only downside is getting used to toggling the numlock and the new position for the nav keys.
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So they can be improved if they have a downside?
Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G986B met Tapatalk
matt-taco:
--- Quote from: ItIsWritten on Mon, 25 September 2023, 03:36:22 ---
--- Quote from: matt-taco on Sun, 24 September 2023, 19:03:34 ---XT or 96 key layouts are 1000% the best layouts. If you get good with it, you won't have to use a mouse a mouse for most tasks, AND you don't have to move your wrist too!!!!
The only downside is getting used to toggling the numlock and the new position for the nav keys.
--- End quote ---
So they can be improved if they have a downside?
Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G986B met Tapatalk
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What I meant by downside, was, a steep learning curve. Once you get over it, it is not a problem
TomahawkLabs:
My unpopular opinion: Soldered switch PCBs are superior to hot swap. Hot swap is great for if you want to try out new switches or are into modding switches, but soldering provides additional mechanical fastening allowing for an easier time removing keycaps and doing general cleaning.
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