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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: TheQsanity on Fri, 16 November 2012, 01:51:55
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Does anyone know of a left-handed keyboard?(enter on the left side)
QWERTY would be YTREWQ
Not the number pad on the left side, like a full mirror.
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Would be quite interesting to see one of these. I have only seen the keyboards with the arrows/numpad on the lefthand side but the keyboard still remains qwerty.
Good luck finding
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http://www.dsi-keyboards.com/dsi-left-handed-usb-keyboard-with-cherry-mechanical-key-switches.aspx
I don't know any mirror boards.
Edit again. What is the utility of doing a mirror board? Enlighten me please. * I am a lefty, but I don't understand.
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Never even heard of a rumour of one. numpad on the left, yes, but the Enter key still on the right of the main cluster.
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http://www.dsi-keyboards.com/dsi-left-handed-usb-keyboard-with-cherry-mechanical-key-switches.aspx
I don't know any mirror boards.
Edit again. What is the utility of doing a mirror board? Enlighten me please. * I am a lefty, but I don't understand.
Just for kicks. I am sure there can be lots of fun and uses for them.
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Apart from no-one being to type on them, and needing a custom PCB, at least the standard key caps should fit.
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Well, if you could relocate the keypad side, a Model M would be a good modification candidate for this. Dunno if you all looked lately, but the M's layout is almost perfectly split. And none of those keys have stabilizers to worry about, either. The backspace to `1 swap might be a bit tricky though - don't think there's a matrix line to the 'dead' stem there.
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Am I the only right handed guy who would really enjoy having the numpad on the left? I mean, this surely reduces the distance between the keyboard and my mouse (since it's on the right) and the numpad is still there, but on a less annoying place.
Plus, make it completely configurable and you get yourself macro keys, just like that piece-of-failure called Aziotech Levetron Mech 4/5.
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http://www.fentek-ind.com/modular.htm
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http://www.fentek-ind.com/modular.htm
Problem is the L-Shaped enter key. You can't swap that one for the mirror. (That's why I brought up the M; most you'll find have the two-stem short Enter key.) Otherwise looks like a solid candidate, if available in ANSI instead of ISO.
Also just for giggles, I swapped my enter and caps lock keys on an M. Yeah, perfect match.
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I'd say (After the DSI LH keyboard ofcourse) the best you get are symmetrical keyboards like the kinesis advantage and the ergoDOX
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Am I the only right handed guy who would really enjoy having the numpad on the left? I mean, this surely reduces the distance between the keyboard and my mouse (since it's on the right) and the numpad is still there, but on a less annoying place.
Plus, make it completely configurable and you get yourself macro keys, just like that piece-of-failure called Aziotech Levetron Mech 4/5.
Your not alone. I'm a right hand guy, but enter numbers with left hand for years. Always thinking keyboard design is totally wrong (no offense). I've been looking for left-handed backlit MX black switch years. Now using KBT Race with Filco numpad (with autohotkey). I guess I'll be stuck with this setup till the end of computer keyboard peripheral :mad:
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Why does the topic ask about left handed keyboards?
The OP is asking for a mirror image keyboard, which is something completely different.
Or do left handed people really see everything as a mirror image of what right handed people see? :eek:
Also, do you want the legends on the keys to be in mirror image also?
At least H M O X A W T U I V : ! | *-_=+ would look exactly the same on this new keyboard as on a regular one but <> would be really confusing. :p
What would COLEMAK layout look like on this new mirror image keyboard? I guess it would just be mirror imaged along with the keys.