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Am I allowed to just post my work setup here? Is that even legal?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Anything is possible with enough custom layers ;)

The F-keys are pretty easy but if you had to do function keys and numbers that might be a little more difficult.

I've been on this setup for about 2 years now and I haven't run into trouble yet!

[–] Deckweiss 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Thats what I mean by fingeracrobatics.

In some software I have to do CTRL+LeftALT+F10 followed by entering a number. Shifting between the layers for that or moving one of the typing hands to the numpad would really slow me down.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

I have a similar keyboard to OP. I have a layer with a grid of f-keys on the left and a standard numberpad layout on the right.

Combos like that are fast, simple, and no contorting or excessive stretching required since every f-key is within one key distance of the home row (I regularly use L-Alt+L-Shift+f-key combos)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

If I had to use software like that I would have a layer specifically for that application, but it would take some work and fine tuning. It would basically be a macro board for the entire keyboard at that point I'm guessing. It would take work, and might not be worth it just to use it for your work keyboard though.