Hello & thanks

[Jarlax]

Hi guys. ~ year ago I've decided to buy mechanical keyboard (and switch layout from Qwerty to Colemak, but that's a different story).
Here I found a lot of useful information which helped me to decide what to choose, so thanks everyone!

P.S. I'm happy owner of WASD V2 10keyless (MX Clears) and HHKB Pro 2 Type S.

Cheers,
J

 

[rowdy]

Welcome to Geekhack!

Two excellent keyboards you have started with

Have you got a preference for either one?  Or a specific use you put one to?

[Jarlax]

Have you got a preference for either one?  Or a specific use you put one to?

WASD was the first one and I enjoyed it a lot. But it's a little too big and heavy for every day transportation from home to work and back. So, I've decided to buy 60% keyboard. Now I use mainly HHKB. Main reason is size - 60% works much better for me than 80%. Also, although I still like Clears, Topre feels more satisfying.

Usage: 80% work (coding, emails etc), 20% gaming.

[rowdy]

Have you got a preference for either one?  Or a specific use you put one to?

WASD was the first one and I enjoyed it a lot. But it's a little too big and heavy for every day transportation from home to work and back. So, I've decided to buy 60% keyboard. Now I use mainly HHKB. Main reason is size - 60% works much better for me than 80%. Also, although I still like Clears, Topre feels more satisfying.

Usage: 80% work (coding, emails etc), 20% gaming.

The HHKB is a bit lighter than many 60% boards, so you've chosen well there

Do you miss dedicated arrow keys and home/end when coding with the HHKB?  I find I use those keys too much when coding, and that's pretty much what stops me from using my HHKB at work.  Instead I use it at home where Ctrl sequences to a lot of the navigation instead.

[Jarlax]

The HHKB is a bit lighter than many 60% boards, so you've chosen well there

Do you miss dedicated arrow keys and home/end when coding with the HHKB?  I find I use those keys too much when coding, and that's pretty much what stops me from using my HHKB at work.  Instead I use it at home where Ctrl sequences to a lot of the navigation instead.

For me Fn+;['/ feels more comfortable comparing to dedicated arrow keys (even with combinations like Ctrl-Shift-Left). The only real problem was with F1-F12 with modifier keys (lots of hotkeys in Visual Studio are like that).

[raymogi]

Great choice in keyboard there

Just got my type-S today too and oh my, I'm feeling the Topre love all over again. When I chose to buy the normal one, I had gone through youtube videos and decided that I like the clackiness of the normal model. But after using it in person, the type-S is just a different kind of sexy.

[zars15]

(..)Do you miss dedicated arrow keys and home/end when coding with the HHKB?  I find I use those keys too much when coding, and that's pretty much what stops me from using my HHKB at work.  Instead I use it at home where Ctrl sequences to a lot of the navigation instead.

What about vim-like editors? After I switched to it, I can't live without it. Though it only works if you go with homerow style.

[rowdy]

The HHKB is a bit lighter than many 60% boards, so you've chosen well there

Do you miss dedicated arrow keys and home/end when coding with the HHKB?  I find I use those keys too much when coding, and that's pretty much what stops me from using my HHKB at work.  Instead I use it at home where Ctrl sequences to a lot of the navigation instead.

For me Fn+;['/ feels more comfortable comparing to dedicated arrow keys (even with combinations like Ctrl-Shift-Left). The only real problem was with F1-F12 with modifier keys (lots of hotkeys in Visual Studio are like that).

I got that when I tried to use my HHKB at work - the IDEs we use need far too many function keys to work, with especially without the gap better f1-f4, f5-f8 and f9-f12 I found myself looking down at the keyboard far too much.

(..)Do you miss dedicated arrow keys and home/end when coding with the HHKB?  I find I use those keys too much when coding, and that's pretty much what stops me from using my HHKB at work.  Instead I use it at home where Ctrl sequences to a lot of the navigation instead.

What about vim-like editors? After I switched to it, I can't live without it. Though it only works if you go with homerow style.

Much, much easier   Also on the Mac (and other Unix-like operating systems) you can use control sequences instead of separate cursor movement keys, so Ctrl-A moves cursor to beginning of line, Ctrl-F moved forward one character, Ctrl-D deletes the current character and so on.  With the HHKB's Control key position this makes navigation easy and intuitive

[demik]

hi and you're welcome