Why I don't use a regular keyboard anymore...
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Published 2021-01-17
All Comments (21)
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Imagine if you learned steno!
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This is awesome - now I understand why Foostan put 'snap slots' on the outer column of the corne pcb - I think I'm gonna have to get another kit and try this!! Thanks for the heads-up on the workman layout - not heard of that one before, will have to check it out 👍
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Awesome video. Don’t let the naysayers get to you. This community needs more content like this to advocate for our hobby and explain its benefits. I realized a few weeks ago that we have dozens of YouTube videos on how to build an Iris, a Corne, or an ErgoDox...but a paltry few on WHY someone would want to do that. And it’s so much more than choosing the perfect switches. Thanks for being one more voice promoting and explaining why ergonomic keyboards are so helpful.
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If you're a gamer, you could try a custom keymap specifically for gaming, and use fn as a toggle. I think that's a no compromise solution
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Thank you for justifying the smaller size! I have RSI and I'm looking into different solutions. I couldn't understand why people were getting micro keyboards, but -- duh -- less reach! Also thank you for posting so many different brand names. On general Google searches it's hard to find anything beyond ErgoDox, Kinesis, etc. I'm very interested in this layer/keymap idea!
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Excellent video! You out-did my version IMO. This is quick, accurate and informative. Subscribed.
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Love it! Look forward to seeing more from you!
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Very well structured. Please continue the series!
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Im excitedly awaiting a custom keyboard like yours I've commissioned. As someone who has suffered multiple RSI's from all kinds of activities it blows my mind how we haven't actually improved on the keyboard much. I've seen many physical therapists and this kind of setup/method just makes sense. I'm learning Colemak DH and it feels like I barely move my hands compared to qwerty. Do what is best for you and what makes you happy.
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Great choices. For even more ergonomics you can think about using legs. By changing the tilt of the keyboard you can ease the strain on your forearms. I started collecting parts to build a Corne.
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Love it! 🔥 Waiting for my Ultimate Hacking Keyboard v2 to arrive (sticking with staggered for now).
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querty/non-querty debate becomes much less important when you type in multiple languages. I am pretty sure it is quite awful for Polish. Using a smaller, split keyboard on the other hand, that doesn't strain your pinky so much and allows to keep a proper posture while typing is a definite game changer.
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I really like the novelty of small keyboards and alternate layouts, but the ergo benefits definitely outweigh that by a ton. I have a preonic right now and I'm still using qwerty to get used the the ortho layout but I also plan on getting a planck or a split 40% in the future and swapping to a different layout when I swap boards.
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ColemakDH on a Corne. Taking forever to learn, but I fecking love it.
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I feel like installing encoders helps with adding a wheel for mod functions on one board and a wheel for profiles on another. This way you can cycle between gaming layouts, qwerty layouts, workman layouts, and other non qwerties, and still be able to switch between each ones mod layers. And even if ur not a big RGB guy. I feel like there is a way to color code what mod and layer are active at a glance.
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I would LOVE if you would do a video on how to get into ergo keyboards. I'm not a "maker" so resources would be really really really helpful
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corne qwerty here, cool video bro. thanks, I will share it with my colleagues 😎👍🏻
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I’m very happy with my 65%ish split column staggered keyboard with home row mods , I have a bunch of keys that I’m not using or is hard to reach but it’s basically a non compromise from a standard keeb size and I can appreciate have a dedicated arrow keys.
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Thanks. Hope you do a Dactyl/Manuform evaluation some time.
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QWERTY 5x6 Dactyl Manuform Tightyl here. I enjoy the video.
