Hi all. Here’s the layout that I’m giving a go after having the keyboard for about 24 hours. Here’s a summary of the changes that I made from the default Dvorak layout.
- I drew some inspiration from the layout of the FingerWorks TouchStream for the position of the space, enter, backspace, and delete keys.
- I changed the default tab and enter keys to be left and right shift, primarily because I kept hitting them by accident, but also because I used to use a gesture on the home row of each hand on the TouchStream which when pressed became shift.
- I adjusted the arrow keys to better reflect the muscle memory that I have from other keyboards.
- I moved escape to the top left, which is where I’m used to it being, and I replaced page up with the tab key. Again, I’m trying to rely on muscle memory that I’ve already built up.
- I setup the modifier keys so that they mirror each hand. This allows me to press a series of modifiers with one hand and then press the modified key with the other. Another habit that I picked up from using the TouchStream.
- The placement of the
{and}characters is meant to mirror the default placement of the[and]keys.
All and all I think that it’s working pretty well. The shift keys are taking the longest time to get used to, and I still keep pressing them by accident. I’m also frequently attempting to hit the space key on my left hand and grabbing backspace instead.
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/fe24341ddbdf58e4d527b9d35035a975