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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Touch_It on Mon, 03 November 2014, 12:47:50

Title: What layout do you prefer
Post by: Touch_It on Mon, 03 November 2014, 12:47:50

The obvious standard layouts are ISO, and ANSI, but what about the non-conventional that maybe don't have names.

Personally I like an ANSI layout but with the "big ass enter key and 1x backspace.

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z274/luckyduck_man/Chicony/IMG_0280_zpsd6f82de4.jpg)

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z274/luckyduck_man/Chicony/IMG_0242_zpsbe940d21.jpg)

and

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z274/luckyduck_man/IMG_0450.jpg)

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z274/luckyduck_man/IMG_0462.jpg)

Title: Re: What layout do you prefer
Post by: jacobolus on Mon, 03 November 2014, 13:23:05

For anyone who wants to look at the rest:
http://s195.photobucket.com/user/luckyduck_man/library/Chicony?sort=3&page=1

Warning: sleazy photobucket site will open a bunch of popunder ads.

OP: perhaps use imgur instead? :)

Title: Re: What layout do you prefer
Post by: jacobolus on Mon, 03 November 2014, 13:26:57

There’s a nice collection of keyboard layout diagrams / images here:
http://www.pfu.co.jp/hhkeyboard/kb_collection/

(Page in Japanese, but it’s mostly pictures.)

I’m partial to these:
(http://www.pfu.co.jp/hhkeyboard/kb_collection/images/type4os.gif)


(http://www.pfu.co.jp/hhkeyboard/kb_collection/images/fm16b.gif)


(http://www.pfu.co.jp/hhkeyboard/kb_collection/images/oasys100.gif)


(http://www.pfu.co.jp/hhkeyboard/kb_collection/images/nwp-410.gif)


Also think this is pretty nice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Cat
(http://i.imgur.com/DuCurNz.jpg)

And this is amazing: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45456.msg1464260#msg1464260
(http://i.imgur.com/B4zgRWv.jpg)

Title: Re: What layout do you prefer
Post by: Touch_It on Mon, 03 November 2014, 13:32:13

Quote from: jacobolus on Mon, 03 November 2014, 13:23:05

For anyone who wants to look at the rest:
http://s195.photobucket.com/user/luckyduck_man/library/Chicony?sort=3&page=1

Warning: sleazy photobucket site will open a bunch of popunder ads.

OP: perhaps use imgur instead? :)

Much fail today :(.  It's a Monday and posted this from work fast while on my lunch break.

On another note thats a pretty cool website.

Title: Re: What layout do you prefer
Post by: Oobly on Mon, 03 November 2014, 13:38:23

Ah, the "Amiga" style layout. I'm happy with ANSI layout because... KEYCAPS!

I have used a few different ISO and ANSI variants, but in the end I like standard ANSI most due to the symmetry of the layout and lack of weird shape caps. I find it easy to switch between layouts, though, so can live with any of the "normal" ones, but ANSI suits me best.

Title: Re: What layout do you prefer
Post by: jacobolus on Mon, 03 November 2014, 13:47:21

Some of my layout ideas here: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=56095
(http://i.imgur.com/TuR8Bpo.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/agK3Fmr.png)

And here: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=59396.0
(http://i.imgur.com/iGqXwXE.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/ibx6uLR.png)

Title: Re: What layout do you prefer
Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 03 November 2014, 13:57:53

quadibloc has a huge amount of KB layouts through the ages.
http://quadibloc.com/comp/kybint.htm

Title: Re: What layout do you prefer
Post by: Muzi on Mon, 03 November 2014, 17:42:53

second one