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
Can't seem to find mention of this anywhere. I understand that they are not full USB ports, but the FAQ reports that they will be able to charge USB-C devices. The question I have is whether they will be supporting 900mA, 1.5A, or 3A output charging. If 3.0A, my second question is where are you sourcing the included USB-C cable from. Is it Benson Leung approved?
edit: let's you have a phone which requires 2amps. they've said that this k-type supports regular usb which means it consumes max 900mA, now if you have a built-in usb c port on your computer then yes you can plug your phone along with the keyboard. That's going to draw around 3 amps, since your computer is able to provide the max rated amperage, through usb-c. if you have USB-A in your motherboard like 99% of the world, then you won't be able to recharge your phone, however, you could get something like this: https://www.asus.com/Motherboard-Accessory/USB_31_TYPEC_CARD/
" Some non-compliant cables with a USB-C connector on one end and a legacy USB-A plug or Micro-B receptacle on the other end incorrectly terminate the Configuration Channel (CC) with a 10kΩ pullup to VBUS instead of the specification mandated 56kΩ pullup[40], causing a device connected to the cable to incorrectly determine the amount of power it is permitted to draw from the cable. Cables with this issue may not work properly with certain products, including Apple and Google products, and may even damage power sources such as chargers, hubs, or PC USB ports.[41][42] "
I doubt they'll be providing a high end cable so better not use it to charge your other devices.