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[-] obosob@feddit.uk 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Generally yes, for keyboards without a number row we will tend to use some combination of those kinds of tricks. In the past I've had numbers on the homerow under an fn key (note that said fn key is on a thumb key so easier to press than the standard location for fn keys on regular keyboards). Currently I have a number row as vertical combos on my Sweep (34 key low profile split). So q+a = 1, w+s = 2, and so on. As well as a numpad on one half under a fn key (we call these layers). So for long strings of numbers I use the numpad layer, for short ones I use my "virtual number row".

However, I got here gradually, my first split was a keebio Iris (which has a number row) and have gone progressively in the direction of smaller ones. There are a good number of numrow inclusive splits out there. Some examples:

  • ergodox
  • moonlander
  • dygma raise
  • Lily58
  • Sofle
  • Iris

Splitkb.com is due to release the Elora (Kyria, but with a number row) Any Day Now™️

On foot pedals, I have a stack of them but haven't got around to making use of them in any projects yet. Others have

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