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Title: Full Size Keyboards
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 11 July 2026, 21:22:21: Horrifying Wrist destroyers.

They're still making these.

The Federal Legal maximum size for keyboards should be set to 75%/85%

A handsome keyboard but, wrists, omg.

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Title: Re: Full Size Keyboards
Post by: ItIsWritten on Sun, 12 July 2026, 05:59:12: Working daily on a fullsize for 40 years now and my wrists are fine, thank you.

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Title: Re: Full Size Keyboards
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 12 July 2026, 11:31:30: Quote from: ItIsWritten on Sun, 12 July 2026, 05:59:12
Working daily on a fullsize for 40 years now and my wrists are fine, thank you.

That's possible if you don't actually type very much.

Hotkey use isn't what kills the wrist, spacebar use kill wrists.
Title: Re: Full Size Keyboards
Post by: ItIsWritten on Sun, 12 July 2026, 12:10:58: I'm a translator. All I do is type.
And the spacebar is usually the same on all sizes, until you get to the real small ones.

I can type on smaller boards, but I lose speed.

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Title: Re: Full Size Keyboards
Post by: Cyortonic on Sun, 12 July 2026, 18:09:13: Lowkey a skill issue. Big keyboards are epic
Title: Re: Full Size Keyboards
Post by: PandaKB on Mon, 13 July 2026, 03:40:00: [attachimg=1]
Haha exactly! Pink isn't illegal either. What if I build a massive, neon-pink full-size board just to commit the ultimate keyboard crime? 🌸 Let the wrists burn in style!
Title: Re: Full Size Keyboards
Post by: phinix on Mon, 13 July 2026, 04:06:16: I just bought myself a full szie few weeks ago, first time in about 25 years.
I always use TKL, but wanted to have a full size for work to use numpad. It is sooo weird now, as my hands go straight to number row for digits:)
Title: Re: Full Size Keyboards
Post by: YALE70 on Mon, 13 July 2026, 11:17:56: Yeah I don't think it makes any meaningful difference other than a full size takes up way more desk space - especially if you're a masochist like me who likes to daily drive vintage tanks. I've always used a slide out tray though so it's never been a problem. Definitely been steering myself away from the numpad as of late however, having been working on laptops more frequently.

Though I have grown to appreciate the AT layout a bit more with how "centered" it is, but god forbid I ever need F11 or F12 lol
Title: Re: Full Size Keyboards
Post by: Riverman on Mon, 20 July 2026, 20:27:59: I keep trying other layouts, but I always end up going back to a full size. My job requires using a terminal emulator, so I make heavy use of the F keys and the navigation cluster, plus the numpad when I have to work with spreadsheets. Right now I'm trying out a Leopold FC980C, but my first impression is that the lack of dedicated home and end keys might be a deal breaker.
Title: Re: Full Size Keyboards
Post by: zegonix on Tue, 28 July 2026, 07:09:23: the answer is LAYERS.
unless you need to work on other keyboards a lot, it is worth the rewiring of your brain.

on another note, what do you need the F keys for in a terminal?
Title: Re: Full Size Keyboards
Post by: ItIsWritten on Tue, 28 July 2026, 07:16:48: I already use layers, I don't want to have to use them for basic keypresses.

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Title: Re: Full Size Keyboards
Post by: Riverman on Tue, 28 July 2026, 22:26:17: Quote from: zegonix on Tue, 28 July 2026, 07:09:23
on another note, what do you need the F keys for in a terminal?
It's an IBM mainframe terminal that dates from the days when IBM keyboards had 24 PF keys. It uses them to switch screens, scroll, and select items. The terminal software we use uses either shift or control plus F1-F12 to give us access to the other PF keys above 12.