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Mazarine_Marjolaine t1_j1ulwbx wrote

There are variations in the Alice layout. You might have to look around for one that suits you. Some have the extra 'B' (an abomination) and some don't. There is some difference in the placement of the right space bar too (some keebs have it flush with the 'N' which is too far right for me). The '6' placement is a valid point. Even though I learned on typewriters, that doesn't bother me because I never got the hang of the number row. Don't get me started on the Alice variants that have the right shift to the right of the arrow cluster.

I've been pretty happy with keebs based on the Fate-Nozomi layout (like Nico & Steph or YMDK wings).

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Jazzlike_Spite2458 OP t1_j1uqyk4 wrote

Yeah, I've seen some pics of layouts without the second 'B'. The second 'B' should have never been a 'feature' on any of them. And yeah, some of those layouts scream "mech hipster"!

Somebody just needs to make an Alice 2.0 layout with the things I mentioned and it will be a lot better I think.

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QWERKey-UK t1_j1xonlu wrote

>The second 'B' should have never been a 'feature' on any of them

Wow... you some kind of typing nazi? LOL. Loads of people type B with the right hand. This idea that there's only one way to type is just a bit silly. I type C with my left index instead of left middle. It makes no difference whatsoever. I may even be a better typist than you for all you know. These are custom boards. You don't have to have the second B - just map is as something else and fit another keycap. It's not like there's a key missing or anything.

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day_li_ly t1_j1xcbbi wrote

if I like a new thing then it's cool, if I don't like it then it's hipster

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