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
Quite the set of unicorn mating ritual lighting modes by default there, xmit! I'll definately be onboard for the next time these are dropped. Hopefully we see an aluminum case for them!
My only complaints are that it didn't include my alternate set of springs, but thankfully I like the 70g just fine. Massdrop offered a 5 dollar discount, which I took...More worryingly...the USB, while working, and not experiencing the complete failure of other folks here, is very loose and wobbly, and this makes me worried about reliability in the future...
I'm going to go find a much better quality cable and see if it fits any tighter, but would like some info on if there will be any kind of fix issued on this.
Very happy overall with my purchase besides those minor flaws.
So you know: every piece of feedback goes into a long document I've got that goes right back to the factory. Keep the feedback coming! :)
(hoping for USB type C on both sides for the next board!)
USB C would have driven up the price of the boards a bunch, maybe next time we'll find a cheaper source!
Thanks for being so attentive and for your work on this keyboard. I look forward to your next project.
For key caps in particular we may offer a bare bones version of the board since everyone has key caps they love. Even if the glyps aren't ideal (though I don't personally mind them so much) they're still PBT double shots!
Also, what is the hotkey to change actuation heights on the 60% board? Doesn't seem to be listed in the manual.
I thought Rn+RShift was the actuation height shortcut, that's what is in the manual, but this is one feature I've not tested extensively (and may be going away depending on how we address the NKRO issue).
Either way, food for thought. Really looking forward to my board coming in next week!
Part of the reason for this is that we use one PCB for all sizes and it gets chopped down for 87 and 61. Yes there is some waste potentially, but it also makes fabrication and inventory way easier. I think the factory added a via for the 87/104 and not the 61 looking at the board.
There are a few things we'll do differently for the next round, one of them being to send me a schematic and layout before signing off. (Another is further improved quality control.)