Ask Slashdot: Do You Press "6" Key With Right Or Left Hand?

New submitter ne0phyte73 writes: In some countries and in some touch typing books key "6" is pressed with right hand and in some others with left. It's not a big issue until you have a split keyboard. Guys at UHK are putting it on the left side. Do you agree? What hand do you use to press "6"? Left hand here, but it's not a strong preference; I'll take a keyboard that omits Caps Lock wherever they put the 6.

Comments

Right side, because that's where the number pad is

[the_humeister]

I use the number pad a lot more often than the top row of number keys.

Re:My Microsoft ergonomic keyboard has it on the l

[satch89450]

Because people who type all the time don't like to have their wrists twisted like they are wear handcuffs. I remember the first time I used a Hodgekiss keyboard (split and tilted up) my wrists were much, much happier in just a few minutes.

Re:Fixing the Caps/Control/Mouse Key's more import

[VanGarrett]

As a draftsman, I find myself using the Caps lock key quite a bit. Without it, I'd be sitting on the Shift key for pretty much of the day. No, the Caps lock key is quite useful, thank you very much.