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MachineDoctor t1_iuk6j6h wrote

Reply to Any thoughts on layout idea? by ForsakenWebNinja

I like this.

Might consider switching the Delete Key and Art 5. Art 5 could be like an F13 (like on Novelkeys TKL)

I have a TKL at home with a separate Num Pad on the left (I hate giving up the mouse to put numbers in). Am building a Rekt1800 ( I know, still right handed) for work but could be persuaded to route it to someone else for an ideal southpaw.

What are your plans beyond the layout?

Incline? Plate? PCB (Solder/Hotswap)? Weight? Colors? QMK/VIA?

FWIW, I really would like a true full size (i.e. cursor keys and PUp/PDown/Home/Insert/Delete on the left between the NumPad and primary keys). That would be my ideal board. I tried an Epomaker 96% Southpaw and didn't like the tight grouping of keys.

I wish you luck on your project and hope to see your updates on progress!

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5spikecelio t1_iuk4ugg wrote

Reply to comment by WinterAyars in How dare you! by pedrorq

That’s me. I consider my self pretty knowledgeable about the subject to the point i can figure out some switches and cases only by sound and my goal is to never go high end but to build medium low entry keebs and make them sound and feels as good as a high end keyboard. To this day, mi most expensive keeb os a gmmk pro and i made it sound amazing.

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amuro_rei OP t1_iuk2nxi wrote

Reply to comment by WEASELexe in My office use southpaw mechanical keyboard - update by amuro_rei

you don't understand how much of travel your right hand does when you a lot of Excel work. The reason I got on the southpaw was that my right wrist started complained with mild pain to excruciating pain in short time. 😭

southpaw keyboard helped a lot along with the wrist guard that has in-built steel plate to fix my right wrist in place.

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quantumlocke t1_iuk237c wrote

Reply to Any thoughts on layout idea? by ForsakenWebNinja

Just want to throw this out there - the standard navigation column on the 65% layout is 4 keys top to bottom. Maybe I'm alone on this, but I actually use all of those nav column keys.

Nothing personal, but I hate that so many KB designs just willy nilly drop 1 or more of those keys. I mean, I see that you have a fingerprint reader, but there are, not exaggerating, 20 other keys on this layout that I'd rather see dropped first to fit in a fingerprint reader, logo, badge, etc. There are so many boards I've passed on because they prioritize other stuff over the basic functionality of having a complete layout. Yeah, it's just one key, but that's a key I use daily.

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Substantial_Reach_60 t1_iuk1du0 wrote

Reply to comment by amuro_rei in My office use southpaw mechanical keyboard - update by amuro_rei

Haha it came from being left handed and my catholic step mom hitting me when I’d use my left hand I was young enough to then train to use the right hand but then my real mom came to pick me up from that house hold and I went back to left. I draw with my left and write fast with my right and then sign my name with my left and eat and all that with my left. Boxing I take a left handed stance till I get tired on that side and switch to right lol. It’s weird but I have a lot of input devices so it’s all good

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