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
1 . Accent keys! Yellow lower rise will be beautiful for beige-gray combo. 2 . Code-Code-Hack-Hack won't do justice. Only 4 keys left to fill and all you get is only 2 type of text but each of them being doubled? I suggest go with Ctrl-Meta-Fn-Alt like usual. Or Ctrl-Code-Fn-Alt. 3 . Icon mods! With programmability is the heart of ortholinear keyboard, different approaches will be taken by different users and there will be the time your beautiful icon mods to shine. Because then there will be no obvious miss-legended keys! 4 . Spacebars. I still count spacebar as a (punctuation) character, not a modifier so with that in mind I believe beige color will be a more suitable choice than gray. Form follow function, right? (Also, the 2u spacebar in this kit will be convex? I mean like usual 6.25u spacebar on base kit).
Now for Dieter Rams / GOAT kit. 1 . These are just novelties, no doubt, but for a way this can be used to give touchtypist-planck guy a cheaper option to cover their board but only you add some keys to replace .,? So the planck will be fully covered. 2 . Again, while this is just novelties, wouldn't it be better if they use the same line and top-left positioning you use for the alphas? The way I see it now these runic is quite 'pointy' at the end of the line stroke.
Will add more suggestions later if there're any 👍🏼