Mechanical Keyboard Sound Isn't That Simple
Figure 1: I couldn't think of a more literal way to represent this article if I tried... Looking back just a few years ago, there’s no doubt that the huge influx of people that joined the hobby at the peak of the COVID pandemic were drawn to keyboards by way of YouTube, TikTok, and other audio-visual content platforms. Even as the output from these content creators has waned in recent months, their collective impact and legacy on the keyboard hobby is rather firmly etched in the history books. As a result of all of their sound tests, build logs, and opinion videos, the message is clear to any new person joining the hobby: mechanical keyboards are all about the sound. Thock this, clack that. Whether it’s keyboards, keycaps, or even singular switches, seemingly everyone new to the hobby meticulously pores over each component of their keyboard not in an attempt to figure out how it will feel in hand, but how it will sound as they’re furiously grinding their way out from...
Mar 27, 2024
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Also got me http://plover.deco-craft.com/shop/view_product/Laser_Cut_Steno_Keys_Kit?n=2910988 with aim of making this an awesome steno keyboard, hence the need for a real NKRO over USB firmware.
sizur: I am interested in finding out if you are able to make Ergodox work with that firmware. And, if it is better than the default one meant for Ergodox. NKRO, macros. It sounds very promising.
Will update on success/failure.
The palm rests aren't tacky, but they feel velvety soft. If I turn the ErgoDox upside-down, they won't stay on, but I'm not worried about them falling off or shifting much while typing.
They are reminiscent of the palm rests on my old Fingerworks Touchstream Stealth keyboard.
I have some layouts/functions in the `keymap_*` files here (the dvorak one is the daily driver, but the functions can be pulled to whatever) https://github.com/nerdwaller/tmk_keyboard/tree/master/keyboard/ergodox
Don't forget to make NKRO default: https://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard/wiki/FAQ#nkro-doesnt-work
This keymap has querty, colemak, plover steno, gaming, a mouse emulation, and a metalayer to mask them, a momentary media-system layer, and ofcourse a numpad.
I do plan to move majority of Plover functionality wholly into firmware with macros.