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Yeah, the Atreus was a big inspiration for that design. I tried a planck style board for a while but I just can't do it; I need the number row.
For the bottom one I'm just having the 10 key on the left and nothing on the right. I've been looking a southpaw ortho or staggered ortho as well as a split but they all have certain compromises that I don't vibe with so I decided to just design my own.
I'm thinking the same tbh. I might end up moving one of them closer to the alphas.
For sure! I'll ping you if I remember whenever my adhd decides to cycle back to hyperfocus.
More about asking about designing.
So I think I want a gamepad that can also work as a "both halves" solution and am toying around with a hybrid of ortho and column stagger. This is based on my time gaming on a Ferris/Cantor. My thought is that the QWE/ASD/ZXC grid would be ortho, and the pinky column would be lower by 1/2 to 3/4 of a full key unit(1/2u basically) and possibly splayed slightly. The lateral index would be slightly staggered, like 1/4. Thumb cluster would be 2-4ish but not sure. I would want it staggerd between the bottom right key, similar to Ferris, for clearance between thumb and index finger. It's probably a basic premise but I've only seen the hybrid grid/stagger like once. I think it's a good balance between comfort and ergonomics. I can try and whip something up in the keyboard layout editor if none of that makes sense.
I have no CAD experience nor do I have that much experience with QMK/Vial''s firmware from scratch.
Speaking of hyperfocus!
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/b10c6797345b134ff609458e49660dfe
Quick and rough concept. This allows for WASD usage without that stretch from full column stagger but also still allows for that pinky comfort, and takes a bit of strain off the lateral index stretching too. Thumb cluster needs some work.
Ah yeah! This was kind of my thought with the stagger on my split design. The Mod/Q/W Columns are unstaggered for comfort when switching between WASD and typing posture. The way I did it makes sense to my hands specifically, but I think yours makes more sense in general.