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[short post :3]

1) having a 3rd copy of ctrl/shift/alt in the middle of the keyboard instead of the corner. the number of shortcuts doable with a single hand could quadruple :3

2) Smite (mythology MOBA) had a cool system with dozens of voice lines triggerable with 2-4 letter combos https://smite.fandom.com/wiki/Voice_Commands . I remember switching to Overwatch with 8 voice lines & feeling limited. you don't have to learn all the lines in smite, since it lists possible shortcuts /while/ you type, a bit like auto-complete in code editors :3 I think it's better than radial menus because your mouse can only be in one place, while you can have fingers on like 3-4 keys ready to press a whole sequence at once.

[bonus], some of my fav shortcuts:

-a good replacement for the "close window" [x] button is ctrl+w (it's fairly standard even) :3

-for accessing lots of important menus, in the same place at once, you can rightclick the start button n_n

-windows+E to open explorer is nice too

[short post :3]

1) having a 3rd copy of ctrl/shift/alt in the middle of the keyboard instead of the corner. the number of shortcuts doable with a single hand could quadruple :3

2) Smite (mythology MOBA) had a cool system with dozens of voice lines triggerable with 2-4 letter combos https://smite.fandom.com/wiki/Voice_Commands . I remember switching to Overwatch with 8 voice lines & feeling limited. you don't have to learn all the lines in smite, since it lists possible shortcuts /while/ you type, a bit like auto-complete in code editors :3 I think it's better than radial menus because your mouse can only be in one place, while you can have fingers on like 3-4 keys ready to press a whole sequence at once.

[bonus], some of my fav shortcuts:

-a good replacement for the "close window" [x] button is ctrl+w (it's fairly standard even) :3

-for accessing lots of important menus, in the same place at once, you can rightclick the start button n_n

-windows+E to open explorer is nice too

[short post :3]

1a) one thing I have never seen tried is, using the letters as modifiers too, like A+B, etc..

1b) OR better: having a 3rd copy of ctrl/shift/alt in the middle of the keyboard instead of the corner. most shortcuts could be doable with a single hand :3

2) Smite (mythology MOBA) had a cool system with dozens of voice lines triggerable with 2-4 letter combos https://smite.fandom.com/wiki/Voice_Commands . I remember switching to Overwatch with 8 voice lines & feeling limited. you don't have to learn all the lines in smite, since it lists possible shortcuts /while/ you type, a bit like auto-complete in code editors :3 I think it's better than radial menus because your mouse can only be in one place, while you can have fingers on like 3-4 keys ready to press a whole sequence at once.

[bonus], some of my fav shortcuts:

-a good replacement for the "close window" [x] button is ctrl+w (it's fairly standard even) :3

-for accessing lots of important menus, in the same place at once, you can rightclick the start button n_n

-windows+E to open explorer is nice too

[short post :3]

1a) one thing I have never seen tried is, using the letters as modifiers too, like A+B, etc..

1b) OR better: having a 3rd copy of ctrl/shift/alt in the middle of the keyboard instead of the corner. most shortcuts could be doable with a single hand :3

2) Smite (mythology MOBA) had a cool system with dozens of voice lines triggerable with 2-4 letter combos https://smite.fandom.com/wiki/Voice_Commands . I remember switching to Overwatch with 8 voice lines & feeling limited. you don't have to learn all the lines in smite, since it lists possible shortcuts /while/ you type, a bit like auto-complete in code editors :3

[bonus], some of my fav shortcuts:

-a good replacement for the "close window" [x] button is ctrl+w (it's fairly standard even) :3

-for accessing lots of important menus, in the same place at once, you can rightclick the start button n_n

-windows+E to open explorer is nice too

[short post :3]

1a) one thing I have never seen tried is, using the letters as modifiers too, like A+B, etc..

1b) OR better: having a 3rd copy of ctrl/shift/alt in the middle of the keyboard instead of the corner. most shortcuts could be doable with a single hand :3

2) Smite (mythology MOBA) had a cool system with dozens of voice lines triggerable with 2-4 letter combos https://smite.fandom.com/wiki/Voice_Commands . I remember switching to Overwatch with 8 voice lines & feeling limited. you don't have to learn all the lines in smite, since it lists possible shortcuts /while/ you type, a bit like auto-complete in code editors :3

[bonus], some of my fav shortcuts:

-a good replacement for the "close window" [x] button is ctrl+w :3

-for accessing lots of important menus, in the same place at once, you can rightclick the start button n_n

-windows+E to open explorer is nice too

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love the video

1a) one thing I have never seen tried is, instead of using only ctrl/shift/alt as modifiers, using the letters themselves as modifiers too, like A+B, etc..

1b) OH ACTUALLY, even better: just having a second copy of ctrl/shift/alt spliced right in the middle of the keyboard instead of the corner. The vast majority of shortcuts could be doable with a single hand then :3

2) Smite (the mythology MOBA) had a super cool comm system where you had dozens of voice lines triggerable with 2-4 letter combos https://smite.fandom.com/wiki/Voice_Commands . I remember switching to Overwatch that had like 8 voice lines and feeling ultra limited all of a sudden. you don't have to learn all of the lines in smite, and it gives you a list of shortcuts /while/ you're typing, so you don't have to memorize them, a bit like auto-complete in code editors :3.

[bonus], some of my fav shortcuts:

-a good replacement for the "close window" [x] button is ctrl+w :3

-for accessing lots of important menus, in the same place at once, you can rightclick the start button n_n

-windows+E to open explorer is nice too

love the video

one thing I have never seen tried is, instead of using only ctrl/shift/alt as modifiers, using the letters themselves as modifiers too, like A+B, etc..

OH ACTUALLY, even better: just having a second copy of ctrl/shift/alt spliced right in the middle of the keyboard instead of the corner. The vast majority of shortcuts could be doable with a single hand then :3

Smite (the mythology MOBA) had a super cool comm system where you had dozens of voice lines triggerable with 2-4 letter combos https://smite.fandom.com/wiki/Voice_Commands . I remember switching to Overwatch that had like 8 voice lines and feeling ultra limited all of a sudden. you don't have to learn all of the lines in smite, and it gives you a list of shortcuts /while/ you're typing, so you don't have to memorize them, a bit like auto-complete in code editors :3.

otherwise, bonus, some of my fav shortcuts:

-a good replacement for the "close window" [x] button is ctrl+w :3

-for accessing lots of important menus, in the same place at once, you can rightclick the start button n_n

-windows+E to open explorer is nice too

love the video

one thing I have never seen tried is, instead of using only ctrl/shift/alt as modifiers, using the letters themselves as modifiers too, like A+B, etc..

OH ACTUALLY, even better: just having a second copy of ctrl/shift/alt spliced right in the middle of the keyboard instead of the corner. The vast majority of shortcuts could be doable with a single hand then :3

For radial menus I gotta say, I think it was BF3 or BF4 that had deep radial menus, and they're not that practical tbh.

However, Smite (the mythology MOBA) had a super cool comm system where you had dozens of voice lines triggerable with 2-4 letter combos https://smite.fandom.com/wiki/Voice_Commands . I remember switching to Overwatch that had like 8 voice lines and feeling ultra limited all of a sudden. you don't have to learn all of the lines in smite, and it gives you a list of shortcuts /while/ you're typing, so you don't have to memorize them, a bit like auto-complete in code editors :3.

you could also have a hot/cold system where shortcuts get listed in different sub-lists based on rarity of use, where "what's that app I almost never use" gets listed with other apps you almost never use, separately from hot and medium-warm apps :3

I can confirm having more mouse buttons & customizable shortcuts is amazing, I can't wait to get a mouse with even more buttons.  

otherwise, bonus, some of my fav shortcuts:

-a good replacement for the "close window" [x] button is ctrl+w :3

-for accessing lots of important menus, in the same place at once, you can rightclick the start button n_n

-windows+E to open explorer is nice too