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Keyboard recommendations for programmers?
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I love using a split keyboard with Colemak. But I also wish I could totally get rid of my mouse.
Corne with trackpoint from holikeebs?
It could be done if programs were designed around it.
I remember now that was an issue.. it's harder to get home'd in on a split and the mouse would also de-home me all the time. I think my next keyboard will be a split, but I'd like to build a case for it so both sides can be in a fixed position relative to each other.
My ideal keyboard would include one or two of those little thinkpad bumps, like a low profile joystick I can operate on the keyboard that nestled somewhere on the home row near my index finger. Or maybe I can put a mouse under the desk and use my foot.