cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24255190
After developing wrist issues and plateauing at 65 WPM on traditional keyboards, I decided it was time to improve my typing form. My technique had always been a hybrid of touch typing and hunt-and-peck, heavily favoring my left hand while only using 2-3 fingers on my right.
Twenty plus years of ingrained typing habits needed a complete reset, and what better way than switching to an entirely new format? The ergonomic mechanical keyboard scene had caught my eye since college, which led me to the 42-key split Corne.
I opted for a pre-built model, and despite the current learning curve (hovering around 15 WPM), I couldn’t be happier with the decision. The only minor issue is with the tenting stands I added - they tend to slide during pinky key presses. While I have a few spare double-sided adhesive pads to experiment with, I’m still working on finding the optimal tenting solution through trial and error.
Choc brown switches Sculpted keycaps ZMK firmware
Unfortunately, I’m already eyeing other ergo mechs like dactyl, totem, and the KLOR polydactyl but I’m going to try to restrain myself, at least for a few months 🤣
Oh my gosh, please update us with how this works out for you. My wrists are also not great lol!
those look pretty slick.
i also made the switch to colemak a few years ago, definitely more comfortable in general.
Definitely. I can tell once I get the hang of Colemak and tune my numbers/symbols/navigation layers that this will be a great setup
Congrats. Figuring out how to get splits to not slide around can be a challenge. Perhaps a heavy paperweight? I went pretty far personally to make sure my Voyager ZSA doesn’t move around. Find what works for you, the whole point of these kinds keyboards is that they end up being highly personalized.
If you really want to go down the ergonomics rabbit hole, check out Svalboard.
Happy Typing!
Yeah I was considering clamps as well, but I also wanted something portable for travel as I tend to do stints of doing remote work abroad
If I don’t figure out how to get the kickstands to work I’ll look for some clamps
I’ve seen those svalboarda around, they’re interesting but the price point is a little out of my comfort zone for something so different. I’d feel dumb if I got it and hated it haha.
I do really like boards with trackballs integrated, and might be interested in checking out something like that
