Ortholinear design: Optin

[Optilon]

The 'Optin Keyboard Layout' does not only change the visual layout. The current standard physical keyboard layout is considered unsuitable due to the following aspects:

• staggered keys lead to typing errors and wrong finger assignments (using keys with a finger that was not intended for the specific key) -> solution: ortholinear arrangement

• the gap between the right pinky and the often used enter and backspace keys is too big -> solution: omission of the 2 rows right to the right pinky.

• symbol keys are impractically assigned. The large number of symbols required in modern computing makes the introduction of a symbol layer inevitable (this layer already exists in smart devices on a similar way). The symbol layer key can replace either the 'Caps Lock' oder the left Shift key.

• an optional character layer key for a second character layer might be comfortable for many languages using special character keys

• an optional second language key might be practical for many users to switch between international and native language. For native Latin alphabet users, this button could be assigned as a switch for the ancient Greek alphabet.

Variant 1: without F-keys

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Variant 1: without F-keys (black)

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Variant 2: without F-keys, with thumb shift

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Variant 3: without F-keys, with small shift

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Variant 4: with F-keys

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Variant 5: with F-keys and Numpad

keyboard-layout (2).png (99.21 KiB) Viewed 31873 times

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[{c:"#cc4dba",t:"#ffffff",a:7,f:6,fa:[9],w:1.5},"F1",{w:1.5},"F2",{w:1.5},"F3",{w:1.5},"F4",{w:1.5},"F5",{w:1.5},"F6",{w:1.5},"F7",{w:1.5},"F8",{w:1.5},"F9",{w:1.5},"F10",{w:1.5},"F11",{w:1.5},"F12",{w:1.5},"Print"],
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Variant 5: small shift keys

keyboard-layoutsmallshift.png (41.23 KiB) Viewed 31853 times

Code 1:

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Code 2: with additional thumb shift:

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[{c:"#282828",t:"#3386ff\n\n#47c930\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#ffffff",f:6,fa:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,9],w:1.5,h:1.5},"\n\nF1\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEsc",{t:"#3386ff\n\n#47c930\n#c20f3d\n\n\n\n\n\n#ffffff\n#f41be5",w:1.5,h:1.5},"\n\nF2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1",{t:"#3386ff\n#ff8414\n#47c930\n#c20f3d\n\n\n\n\n\n#ffffff\n#f41be5",w:1.5,h:1.5},"\n\nF3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2",{w:1.5,h:1.5},"\n\nF4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3",{w:1.5,h:1.5},"\n\nF5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4",{t:"#3386ff\n\n#47c930\n#c20f3d\n\n\n\n\n\n#ffffff\n#f41be5",w:1.5,h:1.5},"\n\nF6\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5",{w:1.5,h:1.5},"\n\nF7\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6",{w:1.5,h:1.5},"\n\nF8\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7",{w:1.5,h:1.5},"\n\nF9\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8",{w:1.5,h:1.5},"\n\nF10\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9",{w:1.5,h:1.5},"\n\nF11\n\n\n\n\n\n\n0",{t:"#3386ff\n\n#47c930\n#c20f3d\n\n\n\n\n\n#ffffff",w:1.5,h:1.5},"\n\nF12\nInsert\n\n\n\n\n\nDel"],
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Variant 14u width:

keyboard-layout14u.png (49.53 KiB) Viewed 31850 times

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Variant 18u width: with numpad

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Variant 18u with F-keys:

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[Optilon]

@hurrdudd

Why so? I had assumed that the non-linear placement of keys is more erogonomic than ortholinear?

For the right hand, there might be little difference. In general, ortholinear placement is easier and more natural to type on.
Why are keyboard keys staggered?: https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/ ... -staggered
General keyboard problems: http://xahlee.info/kbd/keyboard_problems.html
Ortholinear vs. Staggered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho_CFfdsmc8

[hurrdudd]

@hurrdudd

Why so? I had assumed that the non-linear placement of keys is more erogonomic than ortholinear?

For the right hand, there might be little difference. In general, ortholinear placement is easier and more natural to type on.
Why are keyboard keys staggered?: https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/ ... -staggered
General keyboard problems: http://xahlee.info/kbd/keyboard_problems.html
Ortholinear vs. Staggered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho_CFfdsmc8

Ah, so this is just an artifact of an early technical decision (like most of our tech). Ok, fair enough.

the gap between the right pinky and the often used enter and backspace keys is too big -> solution: omission of the 2 rows right to the right pinky.

I can tell you that programmers will hate this decision. The two symbol columns on the right are very much used by programmers.

[Optilon]

I can tell you that programmers will hate this decision. The two symbol columns on the right are very much used by programmers.

Isn't a symbol layer a feature that especially programmers would like to have? The first time I saw the concept of a symbol-layer was the neo-layout:

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It's a layout optimized for german language. At first you have to get used to it, but very soon you don't want to go back to the QWERTY symbol positions. I am happy that I no longer have to use Shift + number keys or Alt Gr for some other symbols or especially my pinky all the time.

Some others also implemented a sym-level on their keyboards:
Reddit post:

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Reddit post:

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Concept idea of optin symbol level:

[hurrdudd]

Isn't a symbol layer a feature that especially programmers would like to have?

Is it hiding the symbols behind a keystroke? Imagine typing the following with such layout

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void greet(Person const& person) {
 cout << "Hello" << person.name[first] << "...";
}

The constant switching will very quickly become tiresome.

[Optilon]

Is it hiding the symbols behind a keystroke? Imagine typing the following with such layout

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void greet(Person const& person) {
 cout << "Hello" << person.name[first] << "...";
}

The constant switching will very quickly become tiresome.

On the standard English keyboard, 11 symbols can be typed directly, 21 other symbols can only be typed by using the Shift key. The effort to reach the symbols on the shift-layer of the number keys and for the symbols typed by the right pinky ist very high and induces a high load on the right pinky. Right pinky is already needed for enter, backspace and right shift, which are used very frequently.

One would not toggle between sym-layer and alphabetical layer. The sym-modifier-key is used the same way you use shift.

Your small example given uses 22 symbols. Of those, 7 can be typed directly and 15 with shift. The frequency for each finger is:
1 index finger right hand
6 middle finger right hand
5 ring finger right hand
10 pinky right hand
Left hand isn't used at all.

I do not want to convince you to use a sym layer. I think this is a personal preference.