I have been typing for a long time (I bet everybody is.. haha)
but I sometimes look down at my keyboard layouts and think...
most of the keys I use are in quite far away and in unefficient placements...
for example control and caps lock.
I know some keyboards change their layouts like HHKB to make it more efficient,
but if you think about it.. why did IBM put it like this?
I know qwerty layouts has been made to not type faster actually.
I heard qwerty layout was made for typewriters to type slower to decrease errors
and type more carefully.
Like !@#$%%&^, these special letters could have been put in actual separate keys instead of
shift +.
it could have been put between F1 and number keys separately.
or even separate column keys next to back space and enter.
and nobody use esc that quite often even in programming,
so it could have been where left control was.
and nobody actually use RIGHT alt,windows,control keys that often either.
F1-F12 are fine, but could have moved else where to minimize keyboard size.
And if you think about it, as the keyboard goes to the right, it is less used.
But that makes it holding mouse farther meaning less ergonomic.
Why not put them "left" side including Insert home parts, print parts and numpad
to the left. Or maybe just the Insert and print screen rows to the left side of the keyboard.
I don't know about arrow keys.. their position is just about right I guess.
And is F12 used often? I see F11 and F10 are used sometimes, but didn't notice F12 used
even.. sometimes.. hmmm..
and I don't think gaps are needed between F# keys. I know the gaps r there to distinguish them
even in the dark, but that's what the key letters are for. And if you cannot see in the dark, that's just same for all the numbers and special letters.
So if those gaps r for easier distinguishable purpose, y r there no gaps between numbers?
Therefore, it will be the same even if there r no gaps. But then you use numbers more often than the F# keys.
You need gaps in them actually.
More often keys should be in the fastest way to type them and most efficient placements.
Such as control and shift. Maybe Tab and Caps lock should be replaces with Ctrl and Shift,
and taps should be moved lower like where left shift is, and shortened.
and caps lock should be in where left control is....
Damn, I am customizing layouts here XD
I am just typing these.... to share my thoughts
and maybe... I am just bored... lol
but I have thought about this for quite some time as a everyday typist.
Have you guys thought about the layouts?
What do you guys think?
