A dedicated numpad on the left is my favorite desk layout. I would love to have a full scientific calculator numpad, but it seems like it would be too crowded with normal size keys.
ErgoMechKeyboards
Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards
Rules
Keep it ergo
Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)
i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²
¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid
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Some useful links
- EMK wiki
- Split keyboard compare tool
- Compare keycap profiles Looking for another set of keycaps - check this site to compare the different keycap profiles https://www.keycaps.info/
- Keymap database A database with all kinds of keymap layouts - some of them fits ergo keyboards - get inspired https://keymapdb.com/
I'm leaning towards having this one live to the right of my mouse, but it looks best on the left. I got options, though, which is nice.
Somehow it wasn't until I was about halfway through making the thing that I realized it looks like some distant cousin of the Corne or other ergo splits. It would be fairly trivial to adjust the cut plan to one of the usual suspects or to do something bespoke.
This is precisely what I do with the keychron Q0. Love having a numpad, but I also love having more room on the right side for my mouse