Play along - create a PinePhone keyboard

[Lister]

I read a few complaints about fxtec pro 1 and one of those Chinese gaming pocket pcs (gpd win 2?) that people couldn't reach keys in the middle of the keyboard with their thumbs. So maybe a split keyboard would be in order? So that thumbs need not reach towards the middle?

A split keyboard is an extremely good idea. It would also be nice if the keyboard were programmable, maybe with QMK firmware. 

Not at all. A vast majority of people do not want, use, or like split keyboards. Any split keyboard would be appreciated by 15-20 people and hated by 100s to thousands.

We are not talking about an actual split keyboard such as you would find on your desk in front of pc, but keys split to the left and to the right so they are closer to your thumbs. The part that flips out from under the screen is one piece as it would be on a normal keyboard. The keyboard is presumably to small to type on it with all ten fingers so a thumb friendly layout is in order. The HTC phone I had was smaller than what we currently lug around and there was no problem reaching all of the keys with thumbs. 

As for touch typing, is that really something you are able to do using only your thumbs? I can do it using all 10 fingers but find it hard to believe that I could do that with only two. Also the keyboard and the screen are in field of vision all the time, so is there any need to touch type?