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phatitt OP t1_ixdrpl6 wrote

Reply to comment by NoOne-NBA- in First build and first ever HHKB layout! by phatitt

Yep! I'm currently switching between a regular 65% and this one, which is really not helping. I do feel I need to re-map the arrow keys but I'm going to preserver - it's only been a few hours...

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NoOne-NBA- t1_ixdxs7f wrote

I've always viewed programmability as an "in addition to" feature, rather than being "in place of".

For example, I actually have FOUR sets of arrows, on my 1800s.
I map WASD, IJKL and Num8/4/5/6 as layered arrow clusters, in addition to the dedicated arrow keys, to minimize hand movements.

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phatitt OP t1_ixe03gj wrote

That's a fair point - I haven't run up VIA yet and I do want to give the default/native layout a fair crack first.

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NoOne-NBA- t1_ixe1sep wrote

The "native layout" on a real HHKB has the arrows mapped to HJKL.

They may already be mapped on your board, if Drop mimicked that layout precisely.

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phatitt OP t1_ixe2h3h wrote

No, they're mapped to [;' and / in this case. ASD are mapped to volume controls and KL are Home and Page Up respectively.

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desyphium t1_ixgbn2d wrote

You can try what I have, which arrow keys mapped to P, L, ;, and ', which will allow you to use the same arrow key muscle memory with the only addition being holding your pinky down on the Fn key next to RShift.

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NoOne-NBA- t1_ixfcbdd wrote

You're right.
I always thought they were mapped to VIM standards by default, but they're not.

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