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
My point here relates with an individual asking why there was no sets for specific European languages instead of a large common international set, as we know that is because there is no enough demand for Language specific sets, as the data warrant. For this particular issue the Cyrillic kit does not count, as it is not a Latin base European character set.
I'm patiently waiting for SWE/FI layout to be the next fad in cyrillics place, so I can get my sets cheap ;)
The way you worded basically implies you have to be made of money to buy anything from anywhere whilst living in the EU which is obviously not a thing. You pay VAT for (mostly) good reason, just gotta deal with it.
PS: actually, if you really think about it, buying stuff inside the EU (if MD were to have an EU warehouse, for example) will mean you pay VAT invariably whilst buying outside can some times mean you don't - be it because your customs lets some things slide, someone makes a mistake, some businesses help customers out by under-declaring parcels, omitting shipping costs... In Portugal our staff is overworked and underpaid, it's happened on several occasions that I've not had to pay VAT on MD parcels marked over $100 in value each.
Makes everyone's life so much easier.
All in all it was quite easy though it was hell for a few days until your muscle memory began to rebuild itself. :)
Currently the only ANSI vs. ISO issues appear when I switch programming languages. PHP and JavaScript work with ANSI muscle memory, but CSS/Sass and HTML work with ISO muscle memory for some reason when I type. Need to write more CSS and HTML with ANSI it seems.
EDIT: To access ÖÄÅ I use OS language quick switchers. LGui+Space on Ubuntu and Shift+Alt on Windows. The switch is instant on Ubuntu and there is a few millisecond delay on Windows, which makes it a bit like a keyboard Fn layer to change languages.