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		lostapathy on Oct 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Down the ergonomic keyboard rabbit hole What are your 4 layers? I only really live in 2

auslegung on Oct 11, 2020 [–]

QWERTY, keyboard shortcuts for window management via Rectangle, numbers and symbols, mouse control. Media keys are on one of those layers but that knowledge resides in my fingers not my head, and I’m not at my keyboard.

I want to try a 40-key board so I’m trying to make more use of the layers.

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