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
Pretty flexible on other attributes. I can adjust to most switches, though I do look longingly at the upcoming Wooting's Flaretechs and some of the other exotic non-contact tech out there. A big-*** enter key would be nice. I enjoy RGB when I have it, but don't need it. For the case (which should be a real case, not "floating key" nonsense), plastic is fine; adding a wood effect makes it a bit nicer, and making it out of actual, well-finished wood makes it really nice, though really just plastic is good enough. Keycaps aren't important, but it'd nice to have PBT dyesubs (for a non-backlit keybord) or shine-through doubleshots (for a backlit keyboard).
EDIT: Oh! And another cool feature which isn't really necessary, but would be nice to have: multi-pairing Bluetooth as a secondary interface on a primarily wireless keyboard. Basically I want a normal, wired keyboard (and I mean actually wired, not just charging through a wire while sending data wirelessly), except with the ability to just press a button and instantly send keystrokes to, say, my phone instead of my PC.