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
If anyone from MD sees this, I completely understand that stuff happens & things get delayed, but having no recourse when that does happen is pretty unacceptable. At least offer a shipping refund or upgrade or something. I ordered two units, that's a pretty good chunk of change to be spending here & for that I'd expect slightly better from you guys.
Hopefully the potential buyers are aware of the multiple delays. I also hope the awaiting shipments do not have QA issues.
Sorry for your situation but good luck with the new boards!