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geekhack Community => Ergonomics => Topic started by: yasuo on Thu, 22 August 2013, 07:48:02

Title: What do you like (prefer) of Staggering?
Post by: yasuo on Thu, 22 August 2013, 07:48:02

I ask here
What do you like (prefer) Staggering?

List:
Old Classic Typewriter/Asymetric Stagger:Almost all keyboards Filco,CM QFR.etc
Syemmtric Stagger: MTron,Old NEC Keyboard
Columnar Layout/Column-Staggered: Ergo Dox,Old PC NEC Keyboard,Flat Maltron
Matrix Layout/Ortho Linear: TypeMatrix

I prefer column and Syemmetric stagger :thumb:
What do you like (prefer) Staggering? :rolleyes:

Title: Re: What do you like (prefer) Staggering?
Post by: vatin on Thu, 22 August 2013, 08:02:38

Columnar all the way. For the better.

Title: Re: What do you like (prefer) Staggering?
Post by: yasuo on Thu, 22 August 2013, 08:46:03

oh same i too :p

Title: Re: What do you like (prefer) Staggering?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 22 August 2013, 08:53:01

Quote from: yasuo on Thu, 22 August 2013, 08:46:03

oh same i too :p

Staggered isn't SO BAD, in split configuration because you can turn it such that the keys are more/less straight down columns.  HOWEVER,  since we can make REAL columns... WHY torture oneself further.

Title: Re: What do you like (prefer) Staggering?
Post by: yasuo on Thu, 22 August 2013, 09:00:35

Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 22 August 2013, 08:53:01

Staggered isn't SO BAD, in split configuration because you can turn it such that the keys are more/less straight down columns.  HOWEVER,  since we can make REAL columns... WHY torture oneself further.

but symmetric staggered has its own way to reach every key on the finger more easily,see Utron style(It can only be used in on symmetric split keyboard)

Title: Re: What do you like (prefer) Staggering?
Post by: CommunistWitchDr on Thu, 22 August 2013, 09:17:06

Column. Even if symmetric staggering has similar ergonomics it makes embedded numpads impractical and embedded arrows less usable. Column is both ergonomic and adaptable to secondary keyboard uses.

Title: Re: What do you like (prefer) Staggering?
Post by: daerid on Fri, 23 August 2013, 22:15:00

Column/Matrix by leaps and bounds

Title: Re: What do you like (prefer) Staggering?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 24 August 2013, 00:45:54

Quote from: daerid on Fri, 23 August 2013, 22:15:00

Column/Matrix by leaps and bounds

Yes, we know..

I am just sugar coating the harsh reality for the n00bies.

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Title: Re: What do you like (prefer) Staggering?
Post by: yasuo on Sat, 24 August 2013, 02:48:18

-not so post-