Support for Alternative Layouts
This is a summary of how alternative layouts have been supported by kits such as Colevrak and Homing. It is not a discussion of alt layout performance and development, but if that interests you I highly recommend starting with Pascal Getreuer’s A guide to alt keyboard layouts (why, how, which one?). It’s a concise and comprehensive overview with links to some great sites that go deeper. He also has a separate Links about keyboards page. The Keyboard layouts doc he recommends explains layout goals and metrics in detail, summarizing the alt layouts discussed here as well as more than one hundred others. Sculpted-profile The majority of custom keycap sets are sculpted-profile (Cherry, SA, MT3, KAT, etc. - more on profiles generally here) so let’s start there. Because each row has a unique keycap shape, alt layouts require a unique keycap for each legend that moves off its QWERTY row. At first there were two The Dvorak layout was patented in 1936 by August Dvorak & William L....
Apr 23, 2024
I have them on my CM Storm Rapid-I keyboard with Cherry MX Brown stems.
Like some of the other users have reported, I would like to add to the growing number of people who has had issues with their spacebar. It is very sticky and does not bounce back. Along with this comment, I have submitted a support ticket to see if they can rectify this defective product.
Pictured, without the spacebar.
EDIT: If anyone was wondering, the shipping was to Australia NSW.
EDIT: Laura from MD has replied to my email stating they're seeking assistance with the vendor for replacement spacebars. I'll update when I have more.