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ajka2452 OP t1_j2cjcj7 wrote

Reply to comment by TenaciousRig in First Build - Tiger Lite by ajka2452

Thanks! Yeah, it really is. I am really happy with it so far. The only small nitpick I have is that the spacebar sounds slightly thin, but I may just have to tune a little bit. But the others mods, esp backspace sound amazing.

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NoOne-NBA- t1_j2cixzt wrote

This issue is a rabbit hole unto itself, that you can dive headfirst into, as deep as you'd like.

It is also why I designed the layout for my work keyboard entirely from scratch.
I wanted my keyboard to work how I think keyboards should work.
I absolutely had to have a numpad, and a split spacebar, so I started with that, then added on from there.

The resulting layout makes much more sense to me than a standard staggered keyboard.
It allows me to get the entire functionality of my 1800s, including a proper numpad, into a 60% case, with HHKB blockers.

More importantly, it also allows me to switch between alphas/arrows/nav cluster/numpad, on the fly, without moving my right hand anywhere.
That alone has made traditional keyboards extremely annoying to me now.
Unfortunately, I still have to use them in various situations.

https://preview.redd.it/48x408ajo79a1.jpeg?width=1208&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d98c284233db5ab640e3b3f9bf676eab995874fd

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