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
This set will be shipped with our inventory of box switches and will not incorporate any changes Kaihua might potentially make to the box switch tooling.
I did do some testing with various SA and GMK keycaps with our box inventory and I haven't been able to replicate the issues some people have reported in the past month (although that doesn't make their issues any less valid).
With this information, I do think the box issues are not as widespread as the posts seem to indicate. Here are some before and after shots of some of the keycaps we've tested in the past week.
Quiet a few measurements given: https://www.keebtalk.com/t/kailh-box-switch-stem-measurements-and-possible-problems/2926/1 - Keychatter: https://www.keychatter.com/2018/08/16/unpacking-the-kailh-box-switch-debacle/
Sorry for the large picture, hard to see for my old eyes otherwise.