Editing Ergolinear (section)

==Development==

Taking these factors into account, Ian started playing around with ideas, which led to this conceptual layout:

[[File:Kla-x1-ergolinear.jpg|frameless|The original version of the Ergolinear layout.]]

This mockup shows only the keys needed for KLA. 

Some of the features of this approach, compared to other similar compact ergonomic designs:

* All keys are the same size, 1U.
* There is only one space key, on the left thumb. 
* The Enter key is accessed via AltGr-space.
* The right thumb rests on the AltGr key. In other versions, it may be on the shift key.
* There is one shift key, operated by the thumb.
* Punctuation and digits are accessed via AltGr.

This prototype was used to develop high-scoring layouts on KLA.