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Title: one hand layout?
Post by: kingyachan on Wed, 05 October 2016, 20:08:25

Hey guys,
I've recently become interested in one hand typing, I was wondering if there are any cool one hand layouts floating about?
I'd be super interested in seeing them!

Thanks!

Title: Re: one hand layout?
Post by: PJE on Wed, 05 October 2016, 20:14:42

After a long break, I'm back working on my OneHand Keyboard. I've just finished a PCB which is slightly smaller than my V1 design as it uses 1.5 thumb keys rather than 2.0 which needed other hardware.

The PCB has a built in STM32F072 microcontroller, and has the ability to link to a second over I2C or serial.

I'm going to order 10 of the new design and a batch of the V1 which uses a Teensy 2.0.

I'm going to look into porting some of the standard code to it, as well as work on some new concepts.

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Title: Re: one hand layout?
Post by: kingyachan on Wed, 05 October 2016, 20:35:55

hey that sounds cool, do you have a layout you can share?

Title: Re: one hand layout?
Post by: PJE on Thu, 06 October 2016, 17:13:36

Here's a picture of two interconnected V1 units. The new version has smaller 1.5u thumb keys, and uses a rectangular PCB.

The main issue with the old design was that the Teensy required the back to be raised off the table slightly more than I would like.

Using an on-board micro allows the PCB to be lower, although there's still a gap required for the I2C and USB connections to be underneath. I may do another version with top mounted connectors to allow the PCB to lay flat.

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161006/8d908b26210f7e70a3e976fab91c99e9.jpg)

I'm also doing a Bluetooth adaptor which should allow a BLE Keyboard connection for both units via a Bluefruit BLE Feather M0 module, and may provide a couple of additional thumb buttons.

Title: Re: one hand layout?
Post by: Dwarlorf on Fri, 07 October 2016, 07:01:13

Do you also have a full lay out with legends available? I'm very interested in how/where you put all legends. I'm working on a (two handed) 30% keyboard and I kind of figured out how I want the legends placed but maybe you have some other helpful insights or vice versa.

This is where I'm going in terms of design / layout:

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And this where I'm at at the moment:

30% experiment (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=84367.msg2250369#msg2250369)

Title: Re: one hand layout?
Post by: kingyachan on Fri, 07 October 2016, 18:08:13

I'm looking for a single hand board but that 30% is still really cool!
have you made any prototypes at all?

Title: Re: one hand layout?
Post by: switchnollie on Fri, 07 October 2016, 19:40:11

I type with 1 hand, this is my HHKB layout :)

(http://i.imgur.com/yrYqgfD.png)

Not really cool but it's helped me a lot by having enter + backspace on the left.

Title: Re: one hand layout?
Post by: kingyachan on Sat, 08 October 2016, 01:13:29

so you type with your left hand?
I hadn't thought of using a 60%with a modified layout.

If you don't mind, how did you learn tp one hand type? is there any resources on this?

Title: Re: one hand layout?
Post by: Dwarlorf on Sat, 08 October 2016, 04:39:02

Quote from: kingyachan on Fri, 07 October 2016, 18:08:13

I'm looking for a single hand board but that 30% is still really cool!
have you made any prototypes at all?

Not yet, I'm thinking of ordering a plate in a few weeks but I expect it will be a while before I have the other stuff to assemble a prototype.

Title: Re: one hand layout?
Post by: switchnollie on Sat, 08 October 2016, 14:08:24

Quote from: kingyachan on Sat, 08 October 2016, 01:13:29

so you type with your left hand?
I hadn't thought of using a 60%with a modified layout.

If you don't mind, how did you learn tp one hand type? is there any resources on this?

Yeah, like this :)

I just got used to it tho, in elementary school when we typed stories in word no one ever told me I could use arrow keys to navigate so I just used the mouse with right hand instead.