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
Also, I believe the poker II's DIP switches allow you to change to other keyboard layouts (Colemak, dvorak, workman's, etc.) and I see no mention of that here, unless I've missed it.
I would put one caveat to this - you can get this board with the far superior Matias alps clones, far far better typing experience than cherry types.
No real reason, build quality is close enough, the pok3r is probably a bit better but not enough to not get this keeb.
As far as Cherry vs Gateron it's also a wash. I own several of both, the Cherry's are more clicky and gritty while the Gateron's are quite and smooth it just depends on what you want both have there strengths & weakness.
The build quality on Gateron & Kailh switches have really improved over the last few years. Most of the people talking about build quality haven't bought them recently.
I agree that the Cherry switches feel grittier than their Gateron cousins. I've found a preference for tactile non-clicky and have been impressed with Gateron quality and consistency so much that I have bought them in bulk for re-switching some of my other keyboards.
Also cost wise the pok3r will run you 129-130 dollars.. with metal case... the v60 will run ya 75bucks... so there that to think about also.