The Pure Pro layout does not get much love
I know that I and several of my friends who are left handed use the right end of the keyboard, the arrow keys section and numpad for playing games. this makes most tenkeyless and 60% boards mostly useless to us. I came across this design which incorporates the arrow keys into a 60% board, which I think is pretty sweet. I'd love to see a PCB for a board like this done as a group buy. Is there interest for something like this here?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Gaming-Keyboard-Mechanical-KBT-Pure-Pro-Cherry-MX-Switch-Brown-Switches-W-White-PBT-caps-Dota/1349497774.htmlShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/T6qV3jc.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/zYLgHq9.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/VzitUxa.jpg)
I don't like the Pure Pro layout for a few reasons, one of which is that spacebar. Can't replace the keycaps. Then there's the tiny right shift and backspace.
A better layout that has "dedicated" arrow cluster on the right is the original KBT Pure. You can toggle the right hand mods into a permanent arrow cluster. The rest of the caps are good sizes and there is a `~ key on the defualt layer (for those who use Linux or need to open consoles in games a lot).
That said, why not just bind IJKL or OKL: and the surrounding keys for movement and actions, like right handers do with WASD or ESDF? More keys within easy reach than a numpad or arrow cluster. Looks like it would actually be quite a bit better than WASD for right handers, even a little better than ESDF.
With a standard keyboard anyway, the IJKL is in the middle of the board, about 10" from the right edge, in fact, its closer to the left side than the right in a standard layout. if I were to use those keys, even on a 60%, it would be like asking a right handed person to use TFGH, it doesn't make good sense for where my hands sit on the keyboard. It's really more a matter of ergonomics than convenience for me anyway, I want my hand as far right as possible.I don't like the Pure Pro layout for a few reasons, one of which is that spacebar. Can't replace the keycaps. Then there's the tiny right shift and backspace.
A better layout that has "dedicated" arrow cluster on the right is the original KBT Pure. You can toggle the right hand mods into a permanent arrow cluster. The rest of the caps are good sizes and there is a `~ key on the defualt layer (for those who use Linux or need to open consoles in games a lot).
That said, why not just bind IJKL or OKL: and the surrounding keys for movement and actions, like right handers do with WASD or ESDF? More keys within easy reach than a numpad or arrow cluster. Looks like it would actually be quite a bit better than WASD for right handers, even a little better than ESDF.