Use of [ (left square bracket) key

[smythp]

The left square bracket key seems to be used extensively. Do you think it would make sense to have a key used so often be closer to the home row? I have to remove my hand from proper typing position every time I pick up an item or execute a build order. Something central like F or J, perhaps?

[EphDoering]

Hmm.. I think the hand positions are assumed to be away from the standard typing positions. For sighted folks, they'll typically have their left hand with the middle finger on w and s, ring finger for a, and q, index finger for d, e, r, f, and c. Then their right hand is dedicated to the mouse. I think the idea with the left and right bracket, is that's sort of the mouse hand and it mostly stays on the right end of the keyboard so you can use the end, home, pageup, page down keys as well as k, and l.

We're planning on getting config file editing into the launcher. Once that's done, you'll be able to customize the keys to your liking.

[smythp]

I think the custom keys will mostly resolve that, but it does seem that there is adisjunction between the homerow k and l keys and the keys at the farright of the keyboard. On most keyboards, you can't have your fingers over bracket and, end, k, and l without moving out of position, and currently I believe you're not using the j and h and j keys, or ', which wouldn't require any movement, similar to the right hand. IN addition, what is now the left bracket [ is used pretty extensively, and j is the key under the strongest finger position.