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Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards

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Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)

i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²

¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid

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[–] folkrav@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

I answered to another comment with some details, but long story short, it tends to be the kind of thing you don't think about until it's causing you problems in the first place. I never thought about any of this either until the pain started ~8 years ago. I have nerve pain in both elbows that shoot down to my ring finger and pinky, and up to the shoulder if it gets really bad - that is, if I'm not careful, like typing scrunched over a laptop in a meeting room all day... Using a split keyboard alone fixed like 90% of the problem, the rest is controlled with stretches and PT exercises, minding my posture, taking breaks, etc.