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in the standard keyboard the homerow and the bottom row are offeset horizontally by about half key size. so they are symmetrical for left and right hands. but the home row and toprow are offset horizontally by about a quarter key size. so they become asymmetrical for the left and right hand positons when fingers extend to the top row i guess it is a relic from the heredity.
is there a keyboard available without this asymmetry?
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Changing the Layout of the Keys For languages using the Latin alphabet, there are three main key layouts: QWERTY, QWERTZ, and AZERTY.
So the keys were randomly positioned to actually slow down typing and prevent key jams. The QWERTY keyboards were made so one could type using keys from the top row of the keyboard. This random arrangement became standard.
Section F keys are pressed by the right index finger. These keys include numbers 6 and 7, and the letters Y, U, H, J, N, and M.
The primary reason split keyboards are so comfortable is because they reduce something ergonomists call ulnar deviation. Ulnar deviation occurs when the wrist is bent outward in the direction of the little finger which causes the carpal tunnel in the wrist to constrict.
There are some nifty symmetric keyboards under the "Solutions" section here. From the same author, here is a list (with illustrations!) of some other attempts at symmetric keyboards, some of which have no offset whatsoever.
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