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Yes. And compositing is really key to using the GNOME desktop environment in anything other than fallback mode. There are also many KDE features such as quarter tiling which do not work without it enabled. I regularly use compositing to rapidly switch to any of my windows with just a single...

OK, here's my revision: http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/26762fd367a8ed56a08526c135c363a3 I've taken ible's idea to heart and removed the volume keys. I also added in a key labeled as "Compose" to facilitate accented character entry. Think of it as AltGr. Also added in...

The case design is already completed, isn't it? This question is moot if so. I would not want one anyway even if it were not finished though. No need to slow down the production timetable.

I like Grench's layout the best as well. Here's my spin on it, though:   http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/5e13b6cd098b746f350f98ce44384c22   I decided to literally leave two keys blank on the keyboard to allow people to completely customize what they want to appear. My version...

Hi Michael, This is a bit of a restatement from the question posed by Mr_Loon regarding the spacebar. You had stated that the Pyra would have a double wide space key but did not answer his question as to where it would be located on the keyboard. What I'm wondering is if we have any...

Thanks for the feedback. I do have more modifiers than some of the other proposed layouts but that is primarily because having them there would speed up both thumb and finger typing. Wouldn't it be easier, for instance, if you wanted to type Control+O to use your left thumb for the Control key...

I moved to making the symbols use Fn as much as possible since it's better to have them hardware generated to maximize the number of possible Super shortcuts. I really hope we're not stuck with that key arrangement. Does someone have a link to the Pandora keys for keyboard-layout-editor.com?

For this layout, I was thinking to my own usage of handheld keyboards that have a space in the middle. What I realized was that even in two-handed typing mode, I prefer to press the spacebar with my right index finger as it is less movement. I won't speak for others, but my two-hand approach...

After some more feedback, here's what I hope to be my final version of the keyboard. Differences in this one: Super modification keys are only on the top row Shifted space bar one key to the right for easier reaching Made it so all most common punctuation is at right edge of keyboard Back tick...

Assuming your recollection is correct about what ED said about modifier keys, I hope he would change his mind as doing so would allow for much greater ease in typing for both thumb and desktop typists. My layout here is able to keep modifier keys on both sides within easy reach for each...

Please check out my keyboard layouts that I posted based on your ideas. I posted them in the kbd discussion thread. As for holding a handheld computer and typing on it, I've done that since 1995 so I'm very familiar with that hand posture! :)

Here's one more thought. It's a bit more radical since it proposes dropping the very top row of partial (and imo wasted space) keys: I haven't seen the earlier discussions but I suppose this might not work with the arrangement of the key sensors on the PCB. Still, I think it's nice to see...

Here it is with F11 and F12: I'm not quite understanding your suggestion, comradekingu. Could you please re-explain for me?

Here's my attempt at a keyboard. I based the top portion of it on Grench's but the alphanumeric portion below is different. And don't worry, I've placed it in the layout thread for reference as well. There are several things I tried to do: Not have any key have more than 3 different...

Here's my latest (2015-07-01): http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/26762fd367a8ed56a08526c135c363a3 It's based on grench's but with more emphasis on commonly used punctuation. I also wanted to have standard PC keys like Printscreen, Pause/SysRq as well. Old version:

Typing with two digits is tougher on the thumbs than typing with 3 or more digits. More repetition stress on the joints. I agree. I really don't think it'd be inconvenient for thumb typing either.

I'm sorry but that's just plain wrong. I've been using handheld keyboards for over a decade now and it's very possible to type with two hands. You just don't type with all your fingers. We should discourage thumb typing because that encourages RSI.

Desktop Linux has several virtual keyboards that can pop up on button press. And if we had Android or Windows, that stuff is baked directly into the OS to automatically pop up. But you are right that it would make for some inconsistencies. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 weights 176 g (6.21 oz). A...

I don't think the screen dpi is going to be an issue for the most part, especially if the first-run setup program includes a slider to specify preferences for scaling of display elements such as icons, fonts, and window controls. Only the web browsers will be tricky to keep sane.

Thanks for posting those links. They were before my time and I enjoyed reading some of the history. There does seem to be some difference from what I've proposed in that others seem to have been more thinking of a tablet. I'd rather have a pocketable device with 3 separate attachment options...