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| Stub:
Several people have commented on misc threads not to place the controls too close to the edge of the panel. The trade off is a smaller panel to save space. I am trying to finalize me cp draft so I can start cutting. What is your opinion on the optimal distance from the CP edge to the bottom button in a 6 button cluster? |
| u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: Stub on April 08, 2008, 10:57:54 am --- Several people have commented on misc threads not to place the controls too close to the edge of the panel. The trade off is a smaller panel to save space. I am trying to finalize me cp draft so I can start cutting. What is your opinion on the optimal distance from the CP edge to the bottom button in a 6 button cluster? --- End quote --- Depends on the size of you hands and how you hold your fingers ad hand while playing. You don't want to rest your palm on the edge for hours (try it for a short time but with more pressure and you'll see why not). I'd just rest my palm on the top of a table close to (but not on) the edge, curl my fingers as if I was playing, and measure the distance from the edge to my fingers. This is the minimum distance to center of buttons. For me it's about 6.75", but IIRC, on my CPs I've put about 7.5" from edge to center just for leeway. |
| Stub:
I know I have small hands, thats why I was asking. Is that 7.5" to the center of the bottom button? |
| fjl:
I would say long enough to rest the bottom of your palms on while your fingers are resting on the lowest button. |
| u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: Stub on April 08, 2008, 02:13:34 pm ---... Is that 7.5" to the center of the bottom button? --- End quote --- Yup. A little more than needed for small hands, I think. (Side: my brother got a hotrodse before I started in on BMOAC, and my biggest complaint was it needed more space below the buttons, as my palm rested right on top of the edge and the T molding.) --- Quote from: efjayel on April 08, 2008, 02:38:41 pm ---I would say long enough to rest the bottom of your palms on while your fingers are resting on the lowest button. --- End quote --- Yup, that's what I tried to say, but (as usual) I ended up with more words than needed. :-[ :cheers: |
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