I see what you mean, however you did notice that the symbols on US-KB 1 to 7 are on the same keys, right ?
Because if you feel lost now, wait till you stumble on an Azerty keyboard and then you will really understand what it means to feel lost !
I get however that some programing languages relly more than others on {} and [] and not just () and <>.
Maybe this type of layout would work better if I started from a Azerty keyboard, for azerty users.
Understand that the Azerty layout is so painfull for some symbols it is hard to have good musle memory for it :Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/eo81m8r.png)
I play around with http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/
I imagine a challenge and try to see what I get out of it.
The harder the challenge the stanger the result.
Thanks for the note.
1) In a ideal world you wouldn't need Ctrl, Alt, Win and Fn.
As a thought experiment I remapped them in one of my layout ideas :
5x14 atl abc-full
What do you use Win key for ?
I only use it at work to lock the computer or to launch windows 8/10 keyboard search.
I use a lot Alt-Gr as I use an Azerty keyboard to write French...
2) Is there a standard position for spacebars anymore ?
It seems it has changed so much since windows ten and lapytops Fn arrived !
On my Mac, winkey = cmd = used for almost anything. So yeah on Windows pretty useless. But you literally cannot use your mac without cmd.I wouldn't say windows key is useless I tend to use it more than I use the alt key. I use it for moving windows around from one monitor to another (windows key + shift + arrow key) or snapping them around the screen (windows key + arrow key).
Thanks for the note.
1) In a ideal world you wouldn't need Ctrl, Alt, Win and Fn.
As a thought experiment I remapped them in one of my layout ideas :
5x14 atl abc-full
What do you use Win key for ?
I only use it at work to lock the computer or to launch windows 8/10 keyboard search.
I use a lot Alt-Gr as I use an Azerty keyboard to write French...
2) Is there a standard position for spacebars anymore ?
It seems it has changed so much since windows ten and lapytops Fn arrived !
3) It is true that some people don't notice that.
I've asked myself which layout I prefer and on a keyboard, I tend to put my fingers on 1-2-3 and it feels natural to extend them a bit to have 4-5-6 or even more for 7-8-6.
But what is natural but the force of habit...
4) I'm used to using a ISO keyboard and don't use it correctly so I manage that size.
I thought it was a nice was to squeeze in an extra key on a 40%.
Thanks
On my Mac, winkey = cmd = used for almost anything. So yeah on Windows pretty useless. But you literally cannot use your mac without cmd.I wouldn't say windows key is useless I tend to use it more than I use the alt key. I use it for moving windows around from one monitor to another (windows key + shift + arrow key) or snapping them around the screen (windows key + arrow key).
I wasn't saying that Win, Ctrl, Alt and Fn were not very usefull.
I'm saying that there is a certain level of conceptual redundancy.
It would be possible to remap all the functions to one key.
That key would be better in the bottom left.
I tried doing that in my alternate reality keyboard.
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It contains that with my alternate reality keyboard, it has one function key, one favorite key and one altgr.
the function key launches things in blue like (copy, quit, etc), the favorite key is for user macros, and the altgr key for things in red.
I wasn't saying that Win, Ctrl, Alt and Fn were not very usefull.
I'm saying that there is a certain level of conceptual redundancy.
It would be possible to remap all the functions to one key.
That key would be better in the bottom left.
I tried doing that in my alternate reality keyboard.
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It contains that with my alternate reality keyboard, it has one function key, one favorite key and one altgr.
the function key launches things in blue like (copy, quit, etc), the favorite key is for user macros, and the altgr key for things in red.
Looks nice actually. And you use alt for those symbols ([, ] etc)?
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Colors in this case is just for fun.
I left colorless keys with letters or numbers
Azerty 40% + Symbols row + 3/4 Numpad (http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/##@@_c=%23c96087&a:7&f:8%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Unicode-Escape-2'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%2360b7c9&a:4&f:3%3B&=%7B%0A%2F@&_c=%23c9c9c9%3B&=%7D%0A%C3%A9&_c=%2360b7c9%3B&=%5B%0A%22&=%5D%0A'&=%2F&%0A!&=%7C%0A%3F&_c=%23c9c9c9%3B&=(%0A%C3%A8&_c=%2360b7c9%3B&=)%0A%23&_c=%23c9c9c9%3B&=%3C%0A%C3%A7&=%3E%0A%C3%A0&_c=%2360b7c9%3B&=$%0A%2F=&=%C2%B0%0A*&=%5C%0A%2F%2F&=%25%0A+&=%2F_%0A-%3B&@_c=%2360c96a&a:7&f:8&w:1.5%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Line-Start-End'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c9c9c9&a:4&f:3%3B&=A&=Z&=E%0A%0A%0A%E2%82%AC&=R&=T&=Y&=U&=I&=O&=P&_x:0.25&c=%2360c96a&a:7&f:8&w:1.25&h:2&w2:1.5&h2:1&x2:-0.25%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Return-2'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c9c9c9&a:4&f:3%3B&=7&=8&=9%3B&@_c=%23c96087&a:7&f:8&w:1.75%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='mss%20mss-Unicode-BackSpace-DeleteLeft-Big-2'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c9c9c9&a:4&f:3%3B&=Q&=S&=D&=F&=G&=H&=J&=K&=L&=M&_x:1.25%3B&=4&=5&=6%3B&@_c=%2360c96a&a:7&f:8&w:1.25%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Arrows-Up-Circle-Filled'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%2360b7c9&a:4&f:3%3B&=%C2%A8%0A%5E&_c=%23c9c9c9%3B&=W&=X&=C&=V&=B&=N&_c=%2360b7c9%3B&=%2F%3B%0A,&=%2F:%0A.&_c=%2360c96a&a:7&f:8&w:1.75%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Arrows-Up-Circle-Filled'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23b7c960&a:4&f:3%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Arrows-Up'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c9c9c9%3B&=1&=2&=3%3B&@_c=%238e60c9&a:7&f:8&w:1.5%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='mss%20mss-Unicode-Command-3'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_w:1.25%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Symbol-Keyboard'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_w:1.25%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Unicode-Option-1'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c9c9c9&f:3&w:5%3B&=&_c=%238e60c9&f:8%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Unicode-Alternate-1'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c96087%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='mss%20mss-Unicode-DeleteRight-Big-2'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23b7c960&a:4&f:3%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Arrows-Left'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Arrows-Down'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Arrows-Right'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c9c9c9%3B&=0&_c=%2360b7c9%3B&=,%0A.)
So I've managed to get rid of the numpad 4th row on my azerty layout, at a cost !Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/gQeBTaq.png)
Azerty 40% + Symbols row + 3/4 Numpad (http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/##@@_c=%23c96087&a:7&f:8%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Unicode-Escape-2'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%2360b7c9&a:4&f:3%3B&=%7B%0A%2F@&_c=%23c9c9c9%3B&=%7D%0A%C3%A9&_c=%2360b7c9%3B&=%5B%0A%22&=%5D%0A'&=%2F&%0A!&=%7C%0A%3F&_c=%23c9c9c9%3B&=(%0A%C3%A8&_c=%2360b7c9%3B&=)%0A%23&_c=%23c9c9c9%3B&=%3C%0A%C3%A7&=%3E%0A%C3%A0&_c=%2360b7c9%3B&=$%0A%2F=&=%C2%B0%0A*&=%5C%0A%2F%2F&=%25%0A+&=%2F_%0A-%3B&@_c=%2360c96a&a:7&f:8&w:1.5%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Line-Start-End'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c9c9c9&a:4&f:3%3B&=A&=Z&=E%0A%0A%0A%E2%82%AC&=R&=T&=Y&=U&=I&=O&=P&_x:0.25&c=%2360c96a&a:7&f:8&w:1.25&h:2&w2:1.5&h2:1&x2:-0.25%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Return-2'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c9c9c9&a:4&f:3%3B&=7&=8&=9%3B&@_c=%23c96087&a:7&f:8&w:1.75%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='mss%20mss-Unicode-BackSpace-DeleteLeft-Big-2'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c9c9c9&a:4&f:3%3B&=Q&=S&=D&=F&=G&=H&=J&=K&=L&=M&_x:1.25%3B&=4&=5&=6%3B&@_c=%2360c96a&a:7&f:8&w:1.25%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Arrows-Up-Circle-Filled'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%2360b7c9&a:4&f:3%3B&=%C2%A8%0A%5E&_c=%23c9c9c9%3B&=W&=X&=C&=V&=B&=N&_c=%2360b7c9%3B&=%2F%3B%0A,&=%2F:%0A.&_c=%2360c96a&a:7&f:8&w:1.75%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Arrows-Up-Circle-Filled'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23b7c960&a:4&f:3%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Arrows-Up'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c9c9c9%3B&=1&=2&=3%3B&@_c=%238e60c9&a:7&f:8&w:1.5%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='mss%20mss-Unicode-Command-3'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_w:1.25%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Symbol-Keyboard'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_w:1.25%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Unicode-Option-1'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c9c9c9&f:3&w:5%3B&=&_c=%238e60c9&f:8%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Unicode-Alternate-1'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c96087%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='mss%20mss-Unicode-DeleteRight-Big-2'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23b7c960&a:4&f:3%3B&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Arrows-Left'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Arrows-Down'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&=%3Ci%20class%2F='kb%20kb-Arrows-Right'%3E%3C%2F%2Fi%3E&_c=%23c9c9c9%3B&=0&_c=%2360b7c9%3B&=,%0A.)
So I've managed to get rid of the numpad 4th row on my azerty layout, at a cost !Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/gQeBTaq.png)
Why not just have M in the standard position and use that for punctuation? If the key must be there, at least it's easier to learn coming from more standard layouts.
Its standard position for azerty keyboards.
But it is not the critical part of the layout...
The position of the delete key is more exotic, does it bother anyone left of the arrows ?