learning how to type on ortholinears?

[Sintpinty]

Hello,
back into the hobby once again and i got myself a new keyboard - i funded a ortho on kickstarter and after 2 years it arrived and it is now in my hands. It feels freaking great to type on however i have just a bit of a problem - i find it very unusual compared to my 75 percent that i use as my daily driver. I type in a nonconventional way with instead of my thumb being the way i press the space i instead use my index finger. this is fine and dandy especially considering that most of the keyboards in the world are full size however when it comes to this enthusiast community we do not necessarily use full size- some of us use smaller size for a variety of reasons and its very nice to see big and small keyboards. Because of my nonconventional typing style i find myself missing keys a lot on this board specifically the I , C, T and far reach keys. Normally i type 150 and i wanted an enthusiast level board and got into this micro-hobby in the first place because if i was going to be typing all day i would rather do it with something comfortable rather than rubber domes. How long did it take you to get back to speed because i am really liking this board with box whites and would like to bring it to work sometime and not look like a fool missing keys all the time and the like.

[tp4tissue]

Tp4's left hand bottom row on dat Ergodox,  is,  ---  z x b c v --- this way control-c and control-v feels natural. 

For right hand config instead of reaching for Y with index top left,  also moved it, right hand bottom row ---  n m y , .  ---


You do have to relearn these few keys, but I can switch between my Ergodox and normal keys and maintain 100% speed, but Tp4 is way older, so he has had the time to become a weirdo.

The arrangement of the keys can change by alot due to the wrist angle changing alot.


Feel free to experiment and come up with your own layout,  There are no rules. Make your own. That's the whole point of keyboard exploration.

[zegonix]

i just had to learn proper touch typing. i had troubles with the bottom row and the numbers because they are shifted half a key or more on regular layouts. as for the buttons meant for the thumbs, i highly recommend you learn to press them with your thumbs.
remapping is also a possibility of course, for example i mapped '-=[]\' to a layer.
as for how long it takes, that depends on you mostly. it took me about 3 month to get used to layers when i started using them. switching to a staggered column ortholinear keyboard took me a few weeks. the nice thing is, the more often you change your layout, the quicker you get with learning a new one.