What is SpaceFN and why you should give it a try
The SpaceFN concept - setting up your space key as a layer switch when held - is probably one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby. Let me explain how it works. My SpaceFN article on kbd.news made some rounds recently - quite surprisingly given the age of this concept. This piece you're reading is a condensed version of the full post. If you're left with unanswered questions, you'll most likely find the info you're looking for in the original write-up. On my imaginary top list of the most useful keyboard features, tweaks and hacks, SpaceFN would deserve a podium finish for sure. But what makes it so special? In short: SpaceFN is easy to implement, easy to learn, costs nothing, can be used with any keyboard, and can improve your productivity instantly. I will list its benefits below, but can state right at this point that the SpaceFN concept, setting up your space key as a layer switch when held, is clearly one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby....
Apr 30, 2024
I wanted to take the time to thank you all for supporting the K-Type! I know it has taken a long time for this keyboard to finally come to life but I am so glad that it is finally here!
The idea behind the K-Type was simple: Make a keyboard that could be loved and appreciated by all and cross over between enthusiast, gamer, and consumer. Boy did we learn that was not as easy of a task as we thought!
There are a lot of really awesome features in the K-Type: USB Type-C connectors, Hot-swap switches, Individually controlled RGB LEDs, the list goes on. The one feature that we are the most excited for is the open-source hardware and software.
The K-Type is a well polished consumer and enthusiast-grade product. Having both open-source hardware and software is virtually unheard of. We feel that the K-Type is a perfect representation of what open-source hardware and software can be.
Thank you all in the community for the unwavering support and suggestions. From the Idea Hunt campaign to the suggestions at meet-ups to emails we received and forum posts where suggestions were brought up: Thank you! This project could not have been a success without you in the community.
Thank you all from Brandon, Jacob, Andrew, Gennadiy and Jeremy at Input Club.
Special thanks to Angelo Tobias for his help bringing the K-Type to life with his amazing renders and Yanbo Wu and Megan Ford for making the project a reality.
No more opening up your whole keyboard to change the angle!
For what it's worth, the original ErgoDox and the GH60 Rev.C are both totally open source, hardware and software. This is not even taking into account the other Input.Club boards.
I should say, while I'd probably flounder with writing embedded code, I mean I've never done that before, I'm not scared of system side of things. I mean, libusb has bindings in the systems language I want, and has cross compile support for Linux, Mac, Windows, so that's cool and good.
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-input-club-k-type-mechanical-keyboard/talk/1679408
How many actually hot swap? How often?
Lights is just bells and whistles the only great thing about this keyboard that you don't get on cheaper keyboard and is more than nice to have is it being programmable.
Hot swapping is pretty desirable for someone wanting to try different switches out without having to buy several different boards or do a bunch of soldering and desoldering. Trying different switches out is a pretty big part of the hobby. This stuff is so obvious it just seems like you're trolling to be honest. If you're not trolling then yes, I get it, you don't like the keyboard. Bully for you. The sale has been live for like a couple of hours and has sold 890 units as I type, so it looks like there's plenty of people who disagree with you on this.
You should go get some help man. And learn English, because you don't understand what you read but understand what you want. Your great vocab in the previous reply is an evidence of that.
And for the record, I ‘attacked’ your ridiculous and needless critique of this keyboard and, by extension, its designers. A personal attack, to be sure, but well within the context of the comment it was meant to attack. You, on the other hand, chose to ignore my entire argument and instead attack my grammar; hence the ad hominem, which requires both a personal attack and willful ignorance of context. Good day, sir.