Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards
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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WASD needs three fingers to operate, a stick just has room for one. There's also a reason why controllers have them set up for the thumbs at not for any other fingers.
I'd say it makes a lot more sense to put one in the thumb area and leave the WASD area alone.
My hope was that I would sub a 3 finger control to a 1 finger control, opening up the other two for other things - but thinking about it more now leads me to believe that fingers just wouldn't bend that way.
I think you might be right. It might make sense for me to repurpose an existing design.
https://github.com/wolfwood/navcaps
you can 3d print an adapter to place a thumbstick in an MX keyplate socket. and keycaps. 5 way switches tend to require more force than regular keyswitches, but a longer stem will offset that.
check out schiller's fulcrum keyboard as well.
That looks like exactly what I'm after, thanks!