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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: Wilkie on Wed, 20 January 2016, 10:00:18

Title: working on a layout
Post by: Wilkie on Wed, 20 January 2016, 10:00:18

I'm working on a layout based on my own usage, thought I would share.

Version 1:

[attachimg=2 width=503]

Version 2 (0.5u removed from right):

[attachimg=1 width=490]

Criteria:

• Standard staggering
• Nothing right of 60%, so mouse can be as close as possible
• Dedicated arrow keys in inverted T
• Space on all sides of inverted T
• Dedicated Home, End, Page Up, Page Down
• Dedicated Windows key
• Space bar not smaller than 6u, preferably 7u

Title: Re: working on a layout
Post by: FLFisherman on Wed, 20 January 2016, 10:01:38

Very cool. I like that it allows you to use the arrow keys and other functions without letting go of the mouse.

Title: Re: working on a layout
Post by: wockytocky on Wed, 20 January 2016, 13:49:05

Just curious, why have you swapped left win and left ctrl?

Title: Re: working on a layout
Post by: Wilkie on Wed, 20 January 2016, 14:08:55

Quote from: wockytocky on Wed, 20 January 2016, 13:49:05

Just curious, why have you swapped left win and left ctrl?

I find it more comfortable to press Control when it is closer to the spacebar, and I press Control a lot more than Win.  I'd probably prefer swapping Control and Alt for the same reason, but I think I don't want to relearn the order.

Title: Re: working on a layout
Post by: jacobolus on Wed, 20 January 2016, 17:07:14

You might want to move esc/del to the right side of that block on v2. Reaching all the way to the corner for escape is going to be annoying otherwise.

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Space bar not smaller than 6u, preferably 7u

Just out of curiosity, why is this an important criterion?