ForsakenWebNinja OP t1_iugv14h wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:59 AM

Reply to comment by turbod1ngus in Any thoughts on layout idea? by ForsakenWebNinja

Yea! My thoughts exactly. Excel is such a pain when you need to mouse around and input numbers at the same time.

Also even for gaming it moves the numpad to the left which allows for more space to move the mouse around.

I really don’t understand why southpaw keyboards aren’t more popular

KobaltRose t1_iuhgqcq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:17 AM

Plus, for gaming the easier access to the numpad opens up more control options (I like to bind it to control creations in Garry's Mod, for example)

ForsakenWebNinja OP t1_iui624n wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:53 PM

That’s a good point. I never thought of that

The_Poole_Side t1_iuh2v20 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:58 AM

I’d buy one it just is right

tyrosine87 t1_iuh779a wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:06 AM

I think it might be because the two use cases you describe are fairly separate. For gaming, a smaller layout gives you more desk space, and for data entry, I can see a separate num pad as a valid investment.

Never hurts to have options, though. Looks good.

Centurion832 t1_iuhih6y wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:37 AM

> I really don’t understand why southpaw keyboards aren’t more popular

Most custom boards are 75/TKL or smaller to begin with so you’re talking about a percentage of a percentage of the possible market.

ForsakenWebNinja OP t1_iui6wdj wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:59 PM

Yea… it makes me sad

Centurion832 t1_iuicqdu wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:39 PM

I mean, southpaw 1800's exist, you're just never going to see 100 different ones like you do 60/65's. Nothing to lose sleep over.

AllThatTaz t1_iuj1sub wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:25 PM

Never understood it myself, it just makes sense to have it on the left. Yet nobody really talks about them, crazy.