The only argument is: "We should have a Caps Lock key above Shift cause that's what we've always had".
It only takes a few days to get used to a new keyboard, and it seems like, for people who aren't used to rebinding keys, this could be a huge improvement. Caps lock is like the penny, not all that useful in the modern world.
> The only argument is: "We should have a Caps Lock key above Shift cause that's what we've always had".
Did you actually read the article?
1. The caps lock is being replaced by two smaller keys, which breaks muscle memory.
2. No function keys.
These two things are a deal breaker for me as well, I use function keys all the time for coding and while I don't care much for the Caps Lock key, I do remap it to "Control" all the time, something I can't even do with this keyboard.
> It will, definitely. And after a few days of use, you'll have built up a new muscle memory.
Not as long as this keyboard is the only one in existence with this layout and you have to switch to different layouts all the time.
Maybe you are lucky to only ever type on one keyboard for years at a time, but I use at least three different keyboards every day (personal laptop, work laptop, work desktop).
Which is why I always remap it to a second ctrl key. Now, having a second control and a second option/alt key in place of the home/end could be pretty nice, i gotta admit. The missing tilde makes it a total non-starter, though.
The tilde isn't missing, it's on the bottom-right, making it very strange for the times you need it. I really thought the fact that the ESC key was in its place was more problematic than moving the key, since it will either do nothing (the best possibility), or perform some default action (being the ESC key, likely one that will cause loss of work as well).
It only takes a few days to get used to a new keyboard, and it seems like, for people who aren't used to rebinding keys, this could be a huge improvement. Caps lock is like the penny, not all that useful in the modern world.