Full-width thumb keyboard · Issue #602 · dessalines/thumb-key
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Hi!

I’ve (already) opened the issue on GitHub and that can/should be kept for the final technical specs.

https://github.com/dessalines/thumb-key/issues/602

I’d like to open the thread here to work out and discuss any details.

The layout would use the full width and is suited for two-hand typing:

Some of my immediate questions would be:

  • Does this fit the idea behind the ThumbKey app? It is for thumb typing, after all.
  • How to get a good layout? The hype is on AI but people have been doing this through trial and error for a while now.
  • cickoOP
    1·
    6 months ago

    One possible way to place the space key:

    This would be a good starting point if creating a new layout instead of adapting an existing one (like Dvorak).

    Pros:

    • That would eliminate the need for the bottom row, which traditionally hosts the key.
    • special characters and options can be placed as swipe keys

    Cons:

    • space is also needed for other special characters, which need to move to the main 3x3 grids
    • special characters can’t be placed in the middle duo to symmetric even layout
    • the characters from the bottom row need to be jammed into the top two or elsewhere