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    Emulating the maltron thumb "E" on an ordinary keyboard

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    I am not a geek of the auto hotkey stuff. However, I learnt from a one handed layout named "Ngaih" which fully utilize the "functional keys" such as the win-key, right alt and right ctrl to map with alphabet for minimise hand travel over the board.

    As we understand the Maltron has utilize the left thumb for mapping "E" to increase the home row hitting rate. We can remap the left win key to "E" and then further evolve the home row capability to construct high efficiency.

    I did not have the knowledge to remap the keys through the add on software. But this would allow all of us to breakthrough the "standard" way of typing and allow emulation of maltron layout without paying so much money and further improve the way we type.

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    Bvorak said:

    I am not a geek of the auto hotkey stuff.

    Sorry, but for some reason that cracked me up completely. I envision a serious man stretching out his hand:
    "Greetings, Notageek of the Autohotkeystuff clan!"  :D

    I guess I may be a "geek of the auto hotkey stuff" then...

    Was your post meant as a question on how to remap the LWin to an 'E' key? Or info that you did it?

    Last edited by DreymaR (15-Mar-2011 14:51:32)

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    Thanks for good trolling effort, Bvorak.

    I think all Bvorak's new topics should be deleted to save server space.

    Last edited by Tony_VN (16-Mar-2011 07:59:54)
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    No Tony, I believe that he/she/it means it well but have some communication problems. Probably not a native English speaker, at the very least, and not a staunch supporter of stiff-upper-lip etiquette. But let's not get stuck on things like that and meet every new topic with anticipation.  :)

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    Use SharpKeys to edit registry, use this layout (including wide mod):

     ` 1 2 3 4 5 \ 6 7 8 9 0 Bk Menu
    Tab Q W - R T { Y U I O P ' =
    Cap A S D F G } H J K L ; Enter
    Shft Z X C V B / N M , . Shift
    Ct F W A [   E  ] Sp A Ct ← ↕ →

    Try even wider mod if you use full-sized keyboard.

    Banned from Colemak

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