Butterfly Keyboard unreliable, missing T-shaped cursor

Originator:omich
Number:rdar://47136226 Date Originated:09-Jan-2019 04:21 AM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Mac Product Version:15,2
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
After a month of intense usage of the latest "Butterfly keyboard" on the MacBook Pro late 2018, I still find it hard to have a decent typing performance and suffer a lot from keyboard navigation by means of the cursor keys and their small up- and down-arrow layout.

Steps to Reproduce:
- while typing normal text, I hit two keys more often than with the previous "Scissor keyboard"
- while navigating through text, moving the cursor around by means of (blindly) using the arrow keys is almost impossible and I find myself actively looking at the keyboard in search of the correct arrow thus severely reducing my typing speed

Expected Results:
- using the keyboard should be a no-brainer
- finding the correct keys should feel comfortable and muscle memory should easily serve the intended input

Actual Results:
- (as a software developer) I'm heavily distracted and interrupted by the latest/newest "Butterfly keyboard" mechanics and esp. the awkward cursor layout
- my typing speed is much lower than before

Version:
15,2

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