AstonJ

AstonJ

Poll: Which keyboard layout do you use?

Which keyboard layout do you currently use or use the most? (Single choice)
  • Qwerty
  • Colemak
  • Colemak-DH
  • Colemak-DHm
  • Dvorak
  • Workman
  • MTGAP
  • qgmlwyfub
  • Asset
  • Norman
  • Qwpr
  • Minimak-8
  • Neo
  • other
0 voters
Which would you like to try? (multiple choice)
  • Qwerty
  • Colemak
  • Colemak-DH
  • Colemak-DHm
  • Dvorak
  • Workman
  • MTGAP
  • qgmlwyfub
  • Asset
  • Norman
  • Qwpr
  • Minimak-8
  • Neo
  • other
0 voters

Be sure to check out @Dusty’s article posted here: An Introduction to Alternative Keyboard Layouts It’s one of the best write-ups on keyboard layouts I’ve seen!


Here’s a good site that has a neat analysis tool:

https://colemakmods.github.io/mod-dh/analyze.html

The Colemaks and Workman seem most interesting to me…


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foxtrottwist

foxtrottwist

I tried Dvorak and Workman before landing on Colemak and eventually Mod-DHm.

Colemak just felt the most natural and comfortable. Mod-DH is suppose to be an improvement over standard Colemak and Mod-DHm was recommended when using a matrix style keyboard. I cannot truly speak to it being an improvement as I barely used standard Colemak before switching to it, but I certainly find it enjoyable.

I’ve seen some specific layout mods for programmers for both Dvorak and Colemak. However, I feel once you get a keyboard like the Atreus or Moonlander, really you can optimize your layout to improve your particular workflow.

Here’s my Atreus layout. My layout for the Moonlander mirrors this with a few bells and whistles since of course there more keys. Though, any key that I would access regularly is still placed on the three main rows and thumb clusters.

Dusty

Dusty

I would second those who’ve advised bringing a keyboard. A nice 60% travels easily and eliminates any need to tweak settings or install anything that might affect your colleagues.

foxtrottwist

foxtrottwist

I love the Atreus, but the extra keys will be welcome. The limited real-estate has inspired me to make good use of layers though. This layout was fairly inspirational as well.

I’m in batch 3. I think I was early on in the batch so hopefully in a week or two. But no shipping notice as of yet.

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