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
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    9 months ago

    In regards to the exact placement, I find it hard to combine the outright principles (optimizations) behind Dvorak and Thumb-Key, especially the two-thumb layout. They all have their issues they are trying to resolve.

    I prefer the alternating keys to rolling-keys. Especially when typing on a screen. That makes Dvorak a better fit than other layouts.

    Dvorak layout, when preparing for Thumb-Key, ends up being like this