Gregory's Server@GracelessHippo It depends on your habits and on the keyboard layout, but it likely won't work out the box, you'll need to re-learn quite a few things and play with layers and macros. This kind of keyboard is usually made to be highly customizable. It's definitely worth it in the long run though. If you want more info on this one you can take a look here: https://keyboard.io
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@ice @GracelessHippo I have a Dygma Raise, which is a split keyboard with extra thumb keys, and with a normal, staggered layout instead of columnar. It took me about 30 minutes to get used to it. I've been using it for 9 months, and it's the best keyboard I've ever used. (I personally don't believe columnar or ortholinear are better than staggered. Fingers aren't arranged in literal columns, and I don't hold my hands parallel to the key rows/columns anyway. I type 150wpm, 99.9% accuracy) @ice @GracelessHippo (I don't type any faster on the Raise than on a non-split keyboard, but it's more comfortable, and the extra thumb keys are really useful for text editor stuff!) I quite often lose my place on my current keyboard. I think that's a problem I wouldn't get with the split type. @cancel @GracelessHippo In my case it's a bit complicated, I use a weird custom layout based on international qwerty but with a variety of tweaks and macros to allow quick access to French-specific characters. I agree it's certainly much faster to get used to a split keyboard if you mainly type in English. And yeah, thumb keys are great :) |
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*bookmarked* ta👍
I had a quick look but I'm not in the market fer another keyboard yet. I'll have a proper look when I'm next in need. I think they might be the way to go though.