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zzo38computer 7 hours ago

It might be reasonable to have a separate key for "tab" vs "next field", as well as separate key for "line break" vs "send". (But, tab and line break are not applicable for all contexts.)

However, it might also be reasonable to have a key or key combination (some programs use ^V) to enter control characters as data rather than as commands.

It might also be a consideration when designing a new computer (which does not have to be the same as existing ones); I had thought about such things and may make such a consideration.

dmonitor 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Put it where the capslock key currently goes. Not sure what purpose it serves these days.

tuetuopay 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Its whole purpose is to be remapped as CTRL, as god intended.

macintux 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It was a sad day (well, presumably pair of days) when Sun & Apple gave up that fight and moved caps lock into that position.

Also, Apple definitely had the nubbins correct (D and K) and foolishly surrendered that as well: they're easier to notice when they're under the wrong fingers. With them on F and J, if your hand is offset towards the outside you're forced to notice the absence of the nubs.

tuetuopay 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Wow I never thought about that, but it makes complete sense. I just tried shifting my hands "as if" the nubs were on D and K and wow, it should have been this way.

Oh well, just like caps lock can be remapped, so can my keycaps be swapped (perks of blank keyboards I guess), though it'd be even harder to use a keyboard that's not mine I guess.

Paracompact 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why the need for a third CTRL key, when the only backspace key is currently in Siberia?

wavemode 4 hours ago | parent [-]

If backspace is in Siberia, delete is in the Arctic. Wouldn't mind having easier access to that function.

justsomehnguy 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Speak for yourself. I prefer SHIFT, I have too much muscle memory with CTRL+ZXCV and just pushing down CTRL down with an edge of my palm.

xp84 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Is that how you do it? I have always used my left pinky. As I try it, unless I'm moving my hands off home row, both Ctrls feel just too far to be confident I'm hitting the right one (and not hitting the modifiers second in from the edges, and not hitting both). Maybe it's just my small hands!

In terms of ergonomics, the curled-left-thumb "Command" activation (it's where Alt is on a normal keyboard) is my favorite thing about the Mac key layout.