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
My interests in keyboards were not solely rooted in gaming. I like to write and work in web design so I spend all day with my fingers on keys. This was my push to get something that truly fits my needs. About 2 years ago I bought my first enthusiast keeb, a Pok3r, and since then my collection has grown exponentially.
I now have seven go to boards with one on the way and another on the horizon: Pok3r with Cherry Browns and 1976 SA TADA68 with Gateron Blues and GMK Skeletor White Fox with 65g Zealios and GMK Carbon Red Scarf II+ 68 with Gateron Clears and Quartz DSA MiniVan with Matias Quiet Clicks and Lightcycle DSA Realforce Hipro JS Silenced Novatouch w/Norbauer case and Pulse SA Shipped today :) - Infinity Ergodox with 67g Zealios and Borealis DSA waiting On the horizon - I plan on picking up a Planck for my Overcast DSA ortho kit I have sitting in a drawer
Obviously this hobby has taken its hold on me as it has many others in our group. Furthermore, it's not just the keyboards, it's the community. Everyone along the way has been incredibly positive and helpful and I think it's a testament to why there are those of us who care so much about this hobby.