Keyboard Layouts Discussion

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I've used QWERTY for most of my life, but then I had a Repetitive Stress Injury in my wrists, hands, and forearms. I tried learning Dvorak because I read that it required less stressful hand movements, but I just couldn't make the new layout stick in my mind.

Then, I came across an online test. You entered something typical that you had typed (I entered one of my blog posts) and the text was analyzed and the best layout recommended. My results were the Colemak layout. So, I tried learning that, and it was easier than Dvorak. I've been using Colemak for the past three years now. I can't type quite as fast as I could with QWERTY, but it's reasonably close, and I can't remember QWERTY anymore anyhow.

Just standard QWERTY for me. I've actually gotten to the point where I can touch type reasonably well, though I still have to glance at the keys from time to time.

Does anyone here know anything about getting a custom mechanical keyboard? I mainly want one for the n-key rollover feature, and also so I can have a layout that doesn't take as much desk space. I know tenkeyless layouts are somewhat popular, but I'm thinking more of going with something like a 75% layout, possibly with a separate keypad.

I like the look of this keyboard myself; it packs all the necessary functionality of a fullsize keyboard in a smaller package, which I think is better than a tenkeyless or 60% layout:


You can read more about them here: http://www.keychatter.com/form-factors-and-layouts/