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0 pointsSymbiote5y ago0 comments

Every single key is completely configurable, so you can have space wherever you want (or in multiple places).

That said, it's pretty normal to put it under directly under the thumb, on the side you normally use for space.

I use an ErgoDash, essentially a flat version of the Dactyl Manuform, and have this layout [1]. Enter is under my right thumb, but if I hold down that key it becomes Ctrl. I could already touch-type, but it took a week or two of average use to get used to all the changes. Basic typing was quicker, but touch-typing `, [], = and the function keys took longer.

[1] http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/501437fce9123e...

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sleepybrett5y ago

Generally space in under the right thumb, backspace the left. I've seen some people swap this around, but for my brain there is no way to reckon with that.

I primarily use a dactyl day to day, but that's just a split version (with pretty much the exact same layout) as my kinesis advantage.

That said, I like to play the occasional videogame and the advantage and dactyl just don't work well for that. So I keep a 65% board around on my desk to swap out. It has a split spacebar, left bs, right space... which means in every game ever I just rebind 'jump' to backspace :)

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