Talk:Circular keyboard
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Two topics, or …? edit
The article presently has two topics, connected by a superficial similarity. Musical and computer keyboards have little in common, beyond the name, which points to an input method using discrete actuators for individual fingers. Perhaps then, this article would therefore be better split in two, one for each application area?
However, the use of any keyboard is an aspect of human factors and interface design engineering, where one seeks optimal means of connecting human users to devices for efficient and effective translation of ideas into sensible (i.e. sense-detectable) physical output. Arguably, a circular arrangement of keys could provide benefits not available in other configurations. A quick google shows the existence of a patent for a circular musical keyboard, which may address such issues. The article presently lacks any discussion of the engineering aspects; without such a background, or some other practical motivation, the existence of such keyboards is merely a curiosity – and thus scarcely notable. yoyo (talk) 13:31, 26 July 2018 (UTC)