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Button Layout - Ergonomic vs Standard
JB:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on March 20, 2005, 08:30:36 pm --- btw - I did try an ergo layout once... so i speak from experience. Many others will tell you the same, based on the same.
--- End quote ---
Problem with ergonomic keybaords is they're slanted for a specific SIZE of hand.
Diffrent people need diffrent slants to actualy be ergonomic, instead of just looking funny.
Xiaou2:
jb - i was refering to an ergo control panel button layout i built long ago. Not a keyboard.
Same as posted, layed the fingers in a line on paper and drilled to match.
Major problems with missing the buttons or hitting the edge of the button instead of the middle.... so scrapped it.
Xiaou2:
btw - if you were really going to go 'ergo' youd place the joystick at a 45 degree angle to match your arms line direction - which would ease the wrist strain....
And why dotn you see that done much? Because the same situation.
You end up thinking that up is Up and not at a 45 degree up. So you end up pressing up+left instead of up.
TalkingOctopus:
After logging many many hours on both configurations, I don't really think it matters either. I too am undecided. I would probably just go with the ergo version of the street fighter layout -- the one with the middle buttons (2 and 5) a bit higher than the others.
cholin:
Somebody said here a little while back to look at your fingers when you type. When you rest them, they're in a straight line, which is natural to you. Therefore, although I agree it looks crappy, you should use straight buttons for more compatability.
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