One of my current faves is the CoDeKey punctuation combos: I have a thumb key (the old RAlt; the RAlt itself got displaced one unit to the right) and with it followed by a home row key I get a punctuation–space–capitalization 3-for-2. I like how it saves me not only one key press but also curling down to the lower row and reaching for a Shift key. It may be an acquired taste, idk.
]]>I picked up an RGB keyboard kind of by accident. And it was quite cute alongside the xmas tree. A cooler master. There are programmable macros on it. Not quite sure what people are using them for? But I might teach it a few passwords, and leave the instructions buried somewhere. The lights are fun for all of about five minutes, and then they kind of become annoying.
Anyone doing anything quite funky with popular off the shelf keyboards? Is there any software I should be looking at?
Goes off to watch videos of the Atreus...
]]>I'm happy with my Atreus too, it hits that sweet spot of being mechanical, ergonomic, fully programmable, but also readily available as a finished product (i.e. not a DIY kit). I also have a Redox keyboard which is great too. There is also stuff like the Moonlander which is popular I believe, if you want a full size keyboard and don't mind the extra cost.
I held back from these kinds of keyboards for quite a while, as they were mostly self-build projects, and my soldering skills leave much to be desired. But nowadays there are programmable ergo boards that can be bought assembled and ready to go, which for me was the gamechanger. The great thing about being programmable is you can have all your layers (including a Qwerty layer if desired) onboard, so there is no fiddling with software or changing the settings on the OS. This is especially good with my Atreus, as it's small and portable, so I take it with me and can use it should I need to use another computer.
The only real downside is that because these split ergo boards are so much better, I'd wince at the idea of having to use a normal keyboard, even with Colemak-DH on it. I can't live without my thumb keys now.
]]>So given that, what's the most friendly and accessible and utilitarian of these modern keyboards?
Do any have good cross OS support?
And have any of you horrible lot used them to remap say Qwerty to Colemak?
Or gone beyond?
(Personally looking at Keychron boards for the size and build.)
Thanks in advance. Pinky.
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