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
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This week, Kevin takes a bit of a break to recooperate. Make sure you look after yourself everyone, and those around you. Your own health and mental well being matters a lot. Be good to one another.
This week, as a solo, I talk through:
- Analog Keyswitches https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/9ii6gw/this_is_my_first_unmodified_analog_cherry_mx/
- Tarrifs on Keyboard items https://www.keebtalk.com/t/keyboard-parts-are-hit-by-the-new-trump-china-tariffs/3626/23
- Guessing the next keyboard posting picture trend https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/9jq8rs/did_someone_say_gunpla_keebs/
- Ladybugs in Keycaps.... https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/9jps2k/ladybug_in_amber/
- How far do you go to show your love of Keyboards? https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/9jkl53/congratulations_some_sos_do_understand/
- Oh no! https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/9jf7y5/well_it_finally_happened_a_coworker_complained/
- Prototyping CNC service? https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/9jdpxh/interest_check_bespoke_cnc_cases/
- Homemade desoldering iron https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/9inu05/home_made_vacuum_desoldering_iron/
- More 3D printing handwire goodness https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/9ihgw5/hand_wiring_with_kailh_sockets_and_diode_holder/
- 2000 Subscriber IdleKey v2 Winner https://typehype.net/threads/giveaway-idle-horror-keyboard-show-the-board-podcast-2000-subscriber-giveayway.454/#post-2443
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