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Which is your preferred thumb key for space and return on the sofle? Default has return on the left and space on the right. I've been using it opposite for a bit with space on the left and was liking that but figured I'd try it out in the default config for a bit. Not sure which I like more / which one feels more comfortable. What's your preference? Do you use space on the left or the right side? Is there a reason for the enter/return key being on the left and space on the right by default?

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[–] Aldoo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (14 children)

I used to have space on the right, but it was pointed to me that, with my layout (for a reason I cannot remember!), space on the left would be more convenient. So I switched.

However the key symmetrical to space is not enter, but backspace, both keys being the most used in my thumb clusters (I used to have both on the same side, and it was quite bad).

Enter is on the left thumb, next to space.

[–] moosh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ah, that’s an interesting place to put it, hadn’t considered that location!

[–] Aldoo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Considering that you never press enter next to space, there is no same finger bigram involving these two keys, so I believe it makes sense.

[–] moosh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Makes sense to me.

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