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Is vertical staggered the same as ortholinear? Haven’t encountered the term before. Agree that default physical layout + qwerty as status quo is disappointing
by growtofill 7y ago
Is vertical staggered the same as ortholinear? Haven’t encountered the term before.
Agree that default physical layout + qwerty as status quo is disappointing, though.
- IronBacon 7y agoI'm not completely sure, I think with ortholinear is used to indicate "array" layout keyboard like the Plank (first Google image link: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/440508407294189587/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/440508407294189587/ )
- CarVac 7y agoOrtholinear is no stagger in either direction. Column stagger is what you see on the Ergodox or Atreus or Mitosis or Iris or any of the recently vast proliferation of ergo designs.
- growtofill 7y agoThanks for the references! I see that all three of the above favor split-hand design alongside with vertical staggering.
- jacobolus 7y ago“Ortholinear” is a made up word for “put all the keys in a fixed grid because hey it’s easy” (“orthos” was the Greek word for “straight”, “linea” was Latin for “line”). “Vertical stagger” means that the keys are arranged in columns instead of rows, but the columns are staggered to match the resting position of the various fingers.