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jishjash t1_j1wb55f wrote

I think it's actually very well thought out. Look at a non-Alice layout keyboard with your hands resting in the "home" position and you'll notice:

  • The number '6' is closer to the left-hand side (from the F key in home position)
  • The letter 'B' is dead center between the home position keys for your index fingers (the F & J keys)

"Standard touch-typing technique" isn't doctrine and the best touch typing is efficient and feels comfortable for you and your hands. I type 'B' with my right hand and it literally makes no difference as far as reach for either index finger.

The main point of the Alice layout, though, isn't faster/more efficient typing. It's for improved ergonomics on your wrists and hands. Hence the bottom row's keys are more comfortably sized and laid out for your thumbs being in a more naturally turned position.

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day_li_ly t1_j1xc22w wrote

This makes a lot of sense. Personally I never touch typed the numbers, and which hand is used for B could be largely dependent on right/left-handedness, habit, and what word you're typing at the moment.

>It's for improved ergonomics on your wrists and hands

This could be a point but I really think most people just buy alice boards because they look cool (they do).

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Cobertt t1_j1x49j5 wrote

As someone who teaches technology you are wrong. There is no touch typing standard. Obviously the majority of keys have specific touch typing rules. All of the programs I’ve reviewed for our school district (6 or 7) all of them taught b as an either hand key and the vast majority taught 6 as a left hand press. So it sounds like you really don’t know what you are talking about. But what else is new looking at every one of your posts :).

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