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
We also made the keyboard hot-swappable, so you can pull the switches out and replace them if you don't like the ones you initially chose. A video could help, but at the end of the day, it would just be a picture of a person elegantly pushing a button, which while entertaining, doesn't provide you with enough information to make a decision.
At some point, you may just have to trust that we made something cool, and I do apologize if we haven't met that criteria for you yet! We will have to do better on our next switch, and we will explore other forms of visual communication for the Halo project, so that your concerns are addressed.
In the meantime, I can answer any question you might have about the switch, but I would need to know what sort of knowledge you are looking for.
The sound is fairly comparable between the two. Neither sound baffled or mushy. The overall feel is very smooth, sponginess is something that occurs when you have resistance, or a spring not intended for a slider, so I am not sure that it applies here. Worst case scenario, you will be able to replace the switches at some point in the future, after we've shipped the first round.
It's silent, but I'm just wondering, since I have a switch tester at home and I can give it a go.
I love the Cherry Clears, But love the smoothness of my Gateron Browns. The Halo True seems to be well-designed. Also the higher force after actuation makes the True more interesting than the Clear... worth a try... I've never felt a Topre.