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
There's going to be some talks, presentations, and positively enough keebs and caps to keep your interest.
DATE: Sunday, September 3rd
LOCATION: Code Chrysalis 〒106-0046 B2 Vort Moto-Azabu 3-1-35 Moto-Azabu Minato Ku Tokyo
REQUIRED RSVP FORM HERE: • Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Tokyo-Mechanical-Keyboard-Meetup/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/323628108048914/
SCHEDULE: 13:00 - 14:00 — Opening 14:00 - 16:00 — Talks (the content is still being finalized) • Tokyo60 Project • Voidkeys Keycaps • Matt's Let's Split GB • Make Your Own Keyboard Doujinshi by @Pekaso • Video reply from OLKB • Zambumon's Projects
16:00 - 17:00 — Raffle and Wrap-up 17:00 - ??? — Afterparty
GOODIES & OTHER SPECIALTIES • /u/jackhumbert aka OLKB offered us to make a video reply on your questions. If you got a question post it here or on twitter with hashtag #tokyomk3, we'll try to sort through them and ask the most interesting ones :) • We might have some goodies donated by local members which we are going to raffle. If you want to donate us more stuff, please don't hesitate to contact me • Free stickers with new logo design!
SOME PHOTOS FROM PAST EVENTS:
And if you can't make it out, or your nowhere near the meetup, that's okay! Follow their channels to stay in the loop of when the next ones are going on, or to vicariously take part from afar:
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1726891124190363/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23tokyomk3&src=typd
Is there a Mech Key Meetup in YOUR area that we should know about? Tell us about it in the discussion. Thanks!