Mechanical Keyboard Sound Isn't That Simple
Figure 1: I couldn't think of a more literal way to represent this article if I tried... Looking back just a few years ago, there’s no doubt that the huge influx of people that joined the hobby at the peak of the COVID pandemic were drawn to keyboards by way of YouTube, TikTok, and other audio-visual content platforms. Even as the output from these content creators has waned in recent months, their collective impact and legacy on the keyboard hobby is rather firmly etched in the history books. As a result of all of their sound tests, build logs, and opinion videos, the message is clear to any new person joining the hobby: mechanical keyboards are all about the sound. Thock this, clack that. Whether it’s keyboards, keycaps, or even singular switches, seemingly everyone new to the hobby meticulously pores over each component of their keyboard not in an attempt to figure out how it will feel in hand, but how it will sound as they’re furiously grinding their way out from...
Mar 27, 2024
Seems like I'm not the only one with this issue. This board should not be advertised as OSX compatible if it is not configurable - or at least have some sort of disclaimer re: needing 3rd party apps to fully configure.
**Update** By using both Karabiner and Seil I was able to get everything mapped how I want it. Here's how I remapped the keyboard to both match Apple's command/option orientation and to use Caps Lock as a Ctrl key:
Step 1. Swap apple internal keyboard option and command, go into Modifier Keys... prompt and swap Caps Lock to "No Action" Step 2. Remap L command to L option, same with R keys using Karabiner Step 3. Swap Caps Lock to keycode 59 (L Ctrl) using Seil
bam, perfectly functioning wireless mech kb on mac
From reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/3cug1a/my_varmilo_vb87m_was_delivered_from_massdrop_this/