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
I'm having rough time picking a TKL keyboard. Note that this is going to be my first mechanical keyboard. Before like 1.5 month I was complete Noob in the mechanical keyboard world but I did a lot of research I'm glad I ended up here, it's a place to be!
Now as for the keyboard, I have some options but I'm not completely sure which should I buy. I'll give an ordered list (1 being the one I like most) of some keyboards so you can give your opinions, If you have any other option you think might be good, feel free to recommend. The preferred switch type is Cherry MX Blue.
60%-65% keyboards are not an option since I need F1 to F12 and arrow keys, but absolutely don't need numeric keypad. It doesn't REALLY HAVE to be a backlit keyboard but I would appreciate it.
1) IKBC MF-87 RGB (Anyone has any information about this keyboard being ACTIVE on Massdrop again? I'm really into this one)
2) Ducky One TKL RGB
3) Cooler Master: Masterkeys Pro S
4) Varmilo VA87MR
5) Filco Majestouch 2 TKL
And the last one is K-Type form Input Club. As far as I know this keyboard should already be released but they've pushed it even further into 2017. Is it worth waiting tho?
Thank you for your advises.