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NoOne-NBA- t1_iybimfu wrote

Reply to comment by JDBCool in got bored, brought my keyboard to work by febreeeeeze

It's all about minimizing hand movements.

The black keys act as alphas with no layer keys pressed.
They act as an arrow cluster on IJKL, with Backspace, Delete, Pg Up and Pg Dn around them, when the Capslock or black Fn key are held.
They act as a normal numpad, momentarily when the left 1.5u is held, or the numpad layer toggles in/out with the white Fn key, allowing me to bump it with my right thumb, then enter whatever I need to, like when I need to use the calculator.

Having all those different things centered on the "K" key lets me switch from alphas, to arrows, to numpad completely on the fly, depending on what I do with my left thumb and pinky.
After spending so much time not having to move my hands, using the Logitech today was horrible.
I realize it's a first world problem, but I was having to move my hand ALL THE WAY OVER to the dedicated numpad and arrows again today.

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JDBCool t1_iybkwte wrote

>after spending so much time not having to move my hands.... ALL THE WAY OVER to the dedicated numpad.

Ah hahah..... this sounds very familiar..... from a few accountants I know.... they're all desperately finding southpaws

And yeah, having things centered around "K" does sound smart. Far away from most "standard essential" shortcuts. Something I might consider for a future board.

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NoOne-NBA- t1_iyblngz wrote

I am actually a southpaw myself.
That's the primary reason the numpad is at the forefront of all my designs.

I use it constantly for numeric entry, when doing graphics at work.
At night, I use it for gaming because I hold the mouse in my left hand, making the numpad/arrow/nav cluster perfect for button entry.

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