psion like keyboard discussion
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Am I the only one who really wants an ortholinear layout? You don't have a typewriter mechanism to accomodate (see that picture, courtesy of here), so there is no reason at all to not align the rows. This generally bugs me to no end, as it is a lot easier to find the keys if they are on a straight grid. As an example, I find it much easier to type on a numpad Smile
A lot of mobile devices have indeed ortholinear keyboard layouts.

So, please consider aligning keys on a grid. If this proves controversial, I can create a new topic to discuss this.

Another nicety could be  (depending on the planned way to handle the keyboard) to replace the caps lock/shift/Alt.gr/Numlock with bumpers that can be held with the fingers if thumb-typing is planned (not compatible with 10 fingers typing, but you get the idea)


(12-25-2019, 02:24 PM)murak Wrote: A personal whish is a pointing device to use a mouse pointer. Maby like the trackpoint on a thinkpad or the small scroll wheel on the early HTC phones. Even a built in pen would be nice like the psion or N900. It would ad cost and complexity, so please don't take it too seriously.

Include a trackpad at the rear of the keyboard, like the PS vita Tongue
(just kidding, it would be nice but maybe too expensive).


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psion like keyboard discussion - by vinnie - 12-10-2019, 09:06 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by undo - 12-11-2019, 03:40 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by wibble - 12-11-2019, 03:05 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by Luke - 12-11-2019, 06:06 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by wibble - 12-12-2019, 08:11 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by vinnie - 12-12-2019, 04:12 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by qrsBRWN - 12-12-2019, 03:27 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by undo - 12-12-2019, 04:40 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by VaZso - 12-12-2019, 04:26 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by murak - 12-12-2019, 05:19 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by cpldave - 12-12-2019, 04:57 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by undo - 12-13-2019, 03:54 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by VaZso - 12-13-2019, 04:15 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by undo - 12-13-2019, 05:50 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by VaZso - 12-13-2019, 10:09 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by vinnie - 12-13-2019, 01:47 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by undo - 12-15-2019, 05:30 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by vinnie - 12-19-2019, 12:39 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by b.tomik - 12-23-2019, 08:27 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by vinnie - 12-25-2019, 05:11 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by tllim - 12-27-2019, 11:26 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by murak - 12-25-2019, 02:24 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by vinnie - 12-26-2019, 10:32 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by wibble - 12-31-2019, 04:59 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by tllim - 12-27-2019, 11:30 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by murak - 12-30-2019, 01:36 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by vinnie - 12-31-2019, 09:27 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by wibble - 01-02-2020, 08:35 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by jiub - 01-15-2020, 03:21 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by M@yeulC - 01-16-2020, 09:09 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by virnuik - 02-06-2020, 01:43 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by VaZso - 02-10-2020, 08:14 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by nas - 02-22-2020, 02:38 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by 33YN2 - 04-13-2020, 10:06 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by nas - 05-13-2020, 04:32 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by VaZso - 05-14-2020, 01:39 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by lonze - 06-04-2020, 10:45 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by lonze - 06-04-2020, 11:30 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by nas - 07-10-2020, 04:06 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by murak - 07-10-2020, 11:11 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by nas - 07-11-2020, 02:38 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by Boern - 07-12-2020, 05:18 AM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by x0r - 08-01-2020, 04:20 PM
RE: psion like keyboard discussion - by wibble - 08-02-2020, 05:13 AM

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