Hey folks, me again.

Those of you who went from a larger keyboard to a smaller one that required the use of layers: was the transition hard? Could you still type on the old keyboard after?

Context: I was asking the other day about which ortholinear to get for commuting. Although the glove80 is the closest to my current home desktop keyboard, I’ve ruled it out as I don’t think it will fit in my backpack. If it does, it will take up too much space.

So I’m looking at something like the voyager, but with such a small keyboard, there will be a learning curve. I’m used to ortholinear, but I’ve never used layers. And if I manage to adapt, it’d be nice to still be able to use my desktop keywell keyboard at home.

Thoughts?

  • interurbain1er@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    The layers where not the biggest issue to be honest, it’s like using the shift key, except I have 3 more “shift” key, plus the actual shift key. It took me a couple of days of use to get my symbols layer commited to memory.

    And changing keyboard if you do it frequently is not an issue, especially if they have different layout.