This reminds me of the NeXT ADB keyboard that has 'Command' as a bar <i>under</i> the spacebar[1]. I appreciate the utility of remapping 'space' as a layer switch, but I would prefer not to have to unlearn 40 years of spacebar usage. I could see enjoying implementing this on a separate key that I can still whack with my thumb-- just not a key that falls within the standard ANSI PC layout.<p>1. <a href="https://deskthority.net/wiki/images/8/87/NeXT_ADB_keyboard.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://deskthority.net/wiki/images/8/87/NeXT_ADB_keyboard.j...</a>
Yeah, this isn't for me. I'm one of the degenerates the article mentions that often uses autorepeat on the spacebar (in fact, I usually only use autorepeat for three things: spaces, '-', and '=').<p>The article briefly addresses this, but only says that you're a terrible person if you do this, without explaining why. I'm curious about why I shouldn't, and what I should do instead.
SpaceFN seems nice idea, but wow does this article feel like SEO bait. There are three introductory paragraphs about the idea of the idea of SpaceFN, rather than just describing it. The style feels a bit condescending, too…<p>Nice idea, though.
I always thought this was just a joke: <a href="https://xkcd.com/1172/" rel="nofollow">https://xkcd.com/1172/</a>