ganast
07-23-2004, 02:20 PM
I saw this interesting left handed keyboard Maltron.com (http://www.maltron.com/maltron-kbd-single.html).
It seems rather expensive and absolutely non-portable. I would, however, like to switch to completely left-handed typing and would like to use a more "square" key layout than a regular keyboard allows for.
I do not yet have any fingerworks product, but I think that they look very promising for my purpose.
Has anyone here made and used a totally left-handed layout that allows maybe 50 wpm typing?
I mean a layout that moves all the keys to the left side of the keyboard. Probably allowing a gesture to switch between a numeric keypad <> letters/symbols keypad?
I have full facility in both hands, but am not a great typist in the first place and really see no need to use both of my hands to type. I have great "motor memory" and would easily be able to adapt to another layout. I learned to type in Dvorak in about a week to my usual 50 wpm, but didn't see the point.
I want my right hand free for mousing, writing/drawing/whatever.
In the olden days the only thing you did when sitting in front of a typewriter was... type, well, and slide that "little thing" back when it "dinged".... Those days are gone, and I see no need to use both hands to type.
Anyone?
--gabe
It seems rather expensive and absolutely non-portable. I would, however, like to switch to completely left-handed typing and would like to use a more "square" key layout than a regular keyboard allows for.
I do not yet have any fingerworks product, but I think that they look very promising for my purpose.
Has anyone here made and used a totally left-handed layout that allows maybe 50 wpm typing?
I mean a layout that moves all the keys to the left side of the keyboard. Probably allowing a gesture to switch between a numeric keypad <> letters/symbols keypad?
I have full facility in both hands, but am not a great typist in the first place and really see no need to use both of my hands to type. I have great "motor memory" and would easily be able to adapt to another layout. I learned to type in Dvorak in about a week to my usual 50 wpm, but didn't see the point.
I want my right hand free for mousing, writing/drawing/whatever.
In the olden days the only thing you did when sitting in front of a typewriter was... type, well, and slide that "little thing" back when it "dinged".... Those days are gone, and I see no need to use both hands to type.
Anyone?
--gabe