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 uri = 'ipfs://www.paulfioravanti.com/blog/starting-stenography-ergodox/#use-steno-appropriate-keycaps'
author = 'Paul Fioravanti'
https://www.paulfioravanti.com/blog/starting-stenography-ergodox/#use-steno-appropriate-keycaps
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```el
(lisp-fill-paragraph nil)
(0000000-extended-command nil "xah-open-in-external-app" "xa-exter")
(xah-open-in-external-app)
(customize-apropos '("l-col") nil)
 Fill Column: 5
(0000000-extended-command nil "fill-paragraph" nil)
(describe-function 'xah-unfill-paragraph)
(fill-paragraph nil t)
```

Use	KPA/AOUS
Steno-Appropriate	KPA/STOEUPB/H-PB/KPA*/PROET
KeycapsPermalink	K*P/*E/KWR*/KR*/A*/P*/S*/P*P/*E/R*/PH*/A*L/*EUPB/*BG
Based	KPA/PWAEUFD
on	OPB
the	-T
Plover	PHROFR
Keycap	K*P/*E/KWR*/KR*/KWRA/*P
Recommendations,	KPA/REPLGS/-S/KW-BG
I	EU
picked	PEUBGD
up a	UP/AEU
set	SET
of	-F
G20	TKPW*P/#T/#O
Blank	KPA/PWHRA*PBG
Keysets	KPA/KAOES/ET/-S
and	SKP
this	TH
has	HAS
made	PHAED
chording	KHORD/-G
much	PHUFP
easier.	AO*ERS/TP-PL
Switching	KPA/SWEUFPG
the	-T
direction	TKREBGS
of my	-F/PHEU
original	ORPBLG
DCS	TK*P/KR*P/S*P
profile	PROEFL
keys	KAOES
helped	HEPD
a	AEU
little	HREUL
bit,	PWEUT/KW-BG
but	PWUT
the	-T
flat	TPHRAT
and	SKP
wide	WAOEUD
profile	PROEFL
of	-F
the	-T
G20s	TKPW*P/#T/#O/-S
makes	PHAEUBGS
pressing	PREFG
two	TWO
keys	KAOES
with	W
the	-T
same	SAEUPL
finger	TPEURPBG
significantly	SEULG
less	HRES
awkward. So,	AUBG/WARD/TP-PL/KPA/SO/KW-BG
I can	KEU
definitely	TKEFPBLT
recommend	REPL
picking	P*EUG
up a	UP/AEU
set	SET
if	TP
you	U
are	R
going	TKPW-G
to	TO
make	PHAEUBG
a	AEU
serious	SAOERS
attempt	A/TEPLT
at	AT
learning	HRERPBG
steno	STOEUPB
on an	OPB/APB
Ergodox,	*EP/R*/TKPW*/O*/TK*/O*/KP*/KW-BG
or	OR
really	R-L
any	TPHEU
mechanical	PHEBG/K-L
keyboard.	KAOEBD/TP-PL
For	KPA/TPOR
Ergodox	*EP/R*/TKPW*/O*/TK*/O*/KP*
users,	AOUS/ERS/KW-BG
I	EU
would	WO
recommend	REPL
picking	P*EUG
up	UP
both	PWO*T
the	-T
G20	TKPW*P/#T/#O
Ergodox	*EP/R*/TKPW*/O*/TK*/O*/KP*
Base	KPA/PWAEUS
and	SKP
Ergodox	*EP/R*/TKPW*/O*/TK*/O*/KP*
Modifier	KPA/PHOD/TPAOEUR
sets	SETS
that	THA
PMK	P*P/PH*P/K*P
offers. I	OFRS/TP-PL/EU
initially	TPHEURB/HREU
only	OEPBL
ordered	ORD/-D
a	AEU
modifier	PHOD/TPAOEUR
set,	SET/KW-BG
thinking	THEUG
that	THA
I	EU
would	WO
be	-B
fine	TPAOEUPB
with	W
having	SR-G
a mix	AEU/PHEUBGS
of	-F
profiles	PROEUFLS
on	OPB
the	-T
board,	PWAORD/KW-BG
but	PWUT
the	-T
issues	*EURBS
with	W
that	THA
I	EU
found	TPOUPBD
were:	WR/STPH-FPLT