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banethor88 t1_iuh8qda wrote

I'm really trying to find a southpaw keyboard with the perfect layout as well. I've ordered both the EPOMAKER and Mountain Everest boards (both of which yet to arrive / use)

If you're an excel poweruser, you might find a common key combo is the CTRL + <directional> and CTRL + HOME/END keys to be used quite often. For that reason, I feel like doing away with HOME/END keys it is probably quite detrimental.

The other thing is if the arrow keys are on the right, then you probably end up having your hand off the mouse anyway, which kinds of defeats the purpose of shifting numpad to the left in the first place.

I like the delete key on the top right, that's kinda interesting.

Perhaps this layout is ideal? What do you think?

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MachineDoctor t1_iuk79ui wrote

The link you pasted is almost exactly what I have been looking for. Don't want ISO but this is VERY close.

Good point about the Home and End keys. I use Excel a LOT and wouldn't want to do without them,

Still would like the cursor keys sitting like they are in your link.

I have an Epomaker Southpaw. Only used it for an hour and realized it wasn't for me. It is sitting somewhere in Mech Market.....

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ForsakenWebNinja OP t1_iui3s5d wrote

I like it but the reason I kept the arrows on the right is because they are both used for navigation. So the way I see it, by keeping them on the right, it allows me to choose the mouse or arrow keys with my right hand and then use my left hand for data entry using the numpad

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