[maxmcd]

That's too literal. This solution is the best possible setup for all users. If you're typing slowly on the keyboard and taking it literally you just learn the new setup. If you're used to another device and expect those keys to be in different places it performs as that users expects. Adding an option just places something on the screen that should really be irrelevant for the vast majority of users.

Also, I wouldn't take that initial comment as a dig, even if it was intended as one. I think it says something about the the discovery of this feature that you couldn't immediately realize the intention. The fact that it's not obvious to everyone what this is for gives even more reason for it to be a hidden feature.