I also can't go without a real F-key row. Maybe it's all the piano playing.. a little extra motion not a big deal vs. having a keyboard shortcut to train that only works on one computer.
Less keys = less hand movement and that makes typing more comfortable. Most custom keyboards are QMK or ZMK powered and with a clever keymap that suits your needs you can be very productive with very little keys. On one for my keyboards I only have 30 keys and I can easily access F1 thru F12 on a layer, it's a lot more comfortable than reaching 2 rows up from the home row to reach the F row.
I don't know, it feels a bit scary in a way to reduce keys like that, I quite enjoy not being 100% efficient at all times and using my keyboard as a control pad type thing.
sure that's what the ergodox I have now is like, I just don't think I can run any of the firmware stuff which seems to be giant leaps forwards to what I have
Ergomax has f key
ah this looks perfect! thank you !
Kinesis Edge has an F-row
Sinc has an F-row
looks cool but I was hoping for something with a thumb cluster I think
Seems there was mostly 2 types of answer "your don't need a f-row" and "you can have one, here are the 2-3 choices currently on the market".
I also can't go without a real F-key row. Maybe it's all the piano playing.. a little extra motion not a big deal vs. having a keyboard shortcut to train that only works on one computer.
Dactyl manuform 6x7
Less keys = less hand movement and that makes typing more comfortable. Most custom keyboards are QMK or ZMK powered and with a clever keymap that suits your needs you can be very productive with very little keys. On one for my keyboards I only have 30 keys and I can easily access F1 thru F12 on a layer, it's a lot more comfortable than reaching 2 rows up from the home row to reach the F row.
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I don't know, it feels a bit scary in a way to reduce keys like that, I quite enjoy not being 100% efficient at all times and using my keyboard as a control pad type thing.
I'd recommend a split keyboard with 5 rows, and you can put dedicated F keys on the top row, and have a numpad under your home row on a layer.
sure that's what the ergodox I have now is like, I just don't think I can run any of the firmware stuff which seems to be giant leaps forwards to what I have