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
Sorry about the confusion + thanks guys!
Just my two cents (regarding many other comments on this drop), the price on this drop is good enough that, while I also felt like there's not enough information in the description / photos to really know what's in the kit, it seemed worth the risk. Under $100 for everything but key caps? Even if I have to buy a plate or do some modifications, I'll come out all right.
" The unassembled kit will require soldering --> I will confirm this info " What needs to be soldered going for the kit, leds, "holtites"?
Cheers
Edit: other reports are coming in that it is kbdfans and xd was a mislabel
Got confirmation that the pcb is SMT, w/ Kailh hot swap sockets. No need to be soldered. Will look for the sample and take a pic of the plate as well.
joined for a kit, this had been a rough birth.
What about, get the info first, once received, place the drop. Hope this isn't to much logical thinking.
Is this: "Got confirmation that the pcb is SMT, w/ Kailh hot swap sockets. No need to be soldered." ...an update on this?: "The unassembled kit will require soldering --> I will confirm this info"
I ordered the assembled kit before this new information because I don't have soldering tools, but if the kit requires no soldering then I'd like to know so that I can change my order.
-> XD75am requires soldering the switches. Check this - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/xd75-xd75am-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-alps-matias-mx-compatible-75-keys-Underglow-RGB-PCB-GH60-60/32831044551.html
-> XD75Re has Kailh Hotswaps and should come assembled from factory or self assemble.
The only thing that got lost in translation was whether you want a PCB where you can solder the keys of your choice or get a PCB with hotswappable switches which doesn't require any soldering work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIuAFBRyjj4
Wish you all the best and a lovely day.
But that smile on her face, thats what it is all about and worth it!
@XiK please confirm this once and for all. Hope it helps.
As someone who has no clue or interaction with Drop Leader or Component Vendor, this is the closest to accurate answer I can provide you. :)
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/xd75-aluminum-mechanical-keyboard/talk/2150596?utm_source=linkshare&referer=6PYAQ3
Edit: that was in the context of the prior query being: " The unassembled kit will require soldering --> I will confirm this info " What needs to be soldered going for the kit, leds, "holtites"?
Her response: "Got confirmation that the pcb is SMT, w/ Kailh hot swap sockets. No need to be soldered."
Response to unassembled kit and soldering required is yet to come from @XiK. What I feel about unassembled kit is either of these three possibilities: a) Unassembled: You just have to put the PCB, Top Plate, and Case together. b) Assembled: Read to use out of the box.
Apologies for the confusion.
Note: Editing previous responses which might have lead for further confusion.
Support on the QMK Configurator will come. https://config.qmk.fm/ I think I need to have someone poke the bot that updates the Configurator. Fixed. https://config.qmk.fm/#/idobo/LAYOUT_ortho_5x15 I'm not sure the default keymap in the repo matches what ships on the board. If anyone can confirm/deny on that, reports are appreciated.