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NoOne-NBA- t1_ix58ych wrote

Being a touch-typer, your alignments would drive me insane.
The worst ones would be the BNM block, not having the Enter key in the proper spot on the right, and the operators being on the wrong side of the numpad.

Here's my version of this project, minus the knob.

https://preview.redd.it/487h6lk6o71a1.jpeg?width=1208&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=79beb8e71631ef577fa7ee95e604fd02fd896919

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thatguyrenic OP t1_ix5a3wq wrote

that looks awesome. this idea started with the idea of extending the numbad and flipping it for symmetry... leaving the nav cluster in the center.... but it keeps evolving... not sure if getting better or worse :)

https://preview.redd.it/uw9tst3ur71a1.png?width=749&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=9b9381f12c3c2b87216096d2944c595ecac39342

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jak0lantash t1_ix7xjza wrote

You could do something really close to that layout with an XD75.

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NoOne-NBA- t1_ix6cdz5 wrote

I designed my layout specifically for me, for use in my work environment.

It is designed to be as efficient as possible in that environment.
Minimum hand movements were the primary goal, and keeping everything as true to a standard staggered board as possible was the secondary goal.
I wanted to minimize the amount of movement necessary, while maintaining my 40+ years of muscle memory.

With the layers I have, I can switch between the right hand alphas, arrow keys (on IJKL, with nav cluster keys surrounding those arrows), and numpad, on the fly, without moving my hands from the home position.

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jak0lantash t1_ix7xesq wrote

I really struggled with not having the \| left of the Z key, so I settled for moving that row 1U right (V is under G). I can understand how that feel horrible to others, but I found it the best compromise for me. My left 2U is space and right 2U is enter.

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NoOne-NBA- t1_ix8g7y4 wrote

An alternate solution to that would have been to use a Mod Tap command on your left Shift key.
That would let it do Shift when held, and \| when tapped.

The only downside I see to that solution is it would require you to hold the Right Shift key, while hitting the Left Shift key, to type the | character.
That should seem at least relatively natural though, assuming you don't use Left Shift to type your shifted characters on the left side of your board.

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