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I really love what Ben Vallack has done with the piano (featured in this video if you haven't seen it). But I'm terrified of trying to learn such a small layout.

I think my ideal would be similarly just 2 thumbs on each side, and instead of 1222 like the piano, I'd want 23332. Anything like this out there?

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[–] rafaelromao 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My layout is designed for 30 keys, but two of them are completely replicated by combos, and the 4 alphas in the center columns are also replicated in the secondary alpha layer. What it means is that I can type with my layout using only 24 physical keys: 2 per thumb, 1 per pinkie and 3 for each of the other fingers. For the other layers, I still need the center columns, but it is a great releaf to be able to type any word without any finger stretch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who finds the upper pinky keys hard to reach on the hummingbird! I’m working on a hummingbird remix right now that replaces the top pinky row with a bottom row. It feels good on my cardboard prototypes.

I’ll definitely be looking at your keymap for inspiration!