ErgoMechKeyboards
Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards
Rules
Keep it ergo
Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)
i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²
¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid
No Spam
No excessive posting/"shilling" for commercial purposes. Vendors are permitted to promote their products/services but keep it to a minimum and use the [vendor] flair. Posts that appear to be marketing without being transparent about it will be removed.
No Buy/Sell/Trade
This subreddit is not a marketplace, please post on r/mechmarket or other relevant marketplace.
Some useful links
- EMK wiki
- Split keyboard compare tool
- Compare keycap profiles Looking for another set of keycaps - check this site to compare the different keycap profiles https://www.keycaps.info/
- Keymap database A database with all kinds of keymap layouts - some of them fits ergo keyboards - get inspired https://keymapdb.com/
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Yes, but not by that much. I learned to touch type on a regular keyboard and switched to an ortholinear recently, it takes me a couple of seconds to switch back and forth but it's mostly painless.
Yes, and no. I learned colemak when I decided to learn touch typing, and I think that that's the best opportunity to learn because you're already learning as new way to type so a new layout comes easy. That being said I question whether that was a good decision, I don't know how much of the improvements I see in ergonomics come from the layout and how much is from touch typing.
I don't think it would make a difference, you'll still have to adapt to switch back and forth between ortholinear and staggered.