This is just a random image from search but basically in a grid like this rather than Remington typewriter key positions. It’s a lot easier to use blind IMO and less hand cramp-y. I could never type with ‘proper’ or consistent hand and finger position until I switched. I also used shift weirdly.
I always thought that term was ‘ortholinear’ - am also a fan and user of them, though mine are all splitsy in halfsies so that might be the difference…
Or when you want to remap to play a text chat heavy game on any non QWERTY layout and almost can but Q and E are hard mapped to menu tabbing and it feels awful and colemak at least splits them.
Gboard version for people unfamiliar with it:
Android side note: swipe/glide type gives me better results than qwerty but alt layouts on screen typing are otherwise cursed.
Upvote for a fellow colemak user!
What does isolinear mean in this context?
This is just a random image from search but basically in a grid like this rather than Remington typewriter key positions. It’s a lot easier to use blind IMO and less hand cramp-y. I could never type with ‘proper’ or consistent hand and finger position until I switched. I also used shift weirdly.
I always thought that term was ‘ortholinear’ - am also a fan and user of them, though mine are all splitsy in halfsies so that might be the difference…
Yeah you are right it’s Ortho. I have made some split boards too but I do too much one hand typing and Cheetos in the other making single board easier
Or god forbid you have a game that has a binding on the right hand side. Ugh. Yeah. Great for working though…
Or when you want to remap to play a text chat heavy game on any non QWERTY layout and almost can but Q and E are hard mapped to menu tabbing and it feels awful and colemak at least splits them.
Gboard version for people unfamiliar with it:
Android side note: swipe/glide type gives me better results than qwerty but alt layouts on screen typing are otherwise cursed.