[HN Gopher] Show HN: Split Keyboards Gallery ___________________________________________________________________ Show HN: Split Keyboards Gallery Author : Symbiote Score : 23 points Date : 2021-02-18 13:01 UTC (1 days ago) (HTM) web link (aposymbiont.github.io) (TXT) w3m dump (aposymbiont.github.io) | corysama wrote: | Missing the | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fingerworks_Touchstream_k... | | After drooling over the idea of this for years, I finally pulled | the trigger and bought one. But, my order was cancelled because | Apple had just bought the company to work on gesture tech for the | original iPhone. | woodrowbarlow wrote: | what is appealing about this? it seems like it would be nearly | impossible to type without looking; from what i read, the keys | are small bumps that don't move but trigger on contact -- so a | slight brush would be enough to trigger a keystroke, meaning | you can't feel your way around the keyboard at all. (i am | asking in earnest, i'm curious what is appealing about this | keyboard.) | eimrine wrote: | So sad all of those are qwerty. | ashtonkem wrote: | Not all. My Ergodox is in Dvorak (blank key caps though), and I | happen to know that Kinesis Advantage can also be configured as | such. | minieggs wrote: | Another blank keycapper chiming in. Colemak is working great on | my Helix! | | QMK is a wonderful piece of software. | Symbiote wrote: | Most of them can be reconfigured completely, to any layout you | choose. | | I think people take pictures with Qwerty to make them more | approachable. | throw14082020 wrote: | I believe its recommended (on Colemak guide) to avoid moving | keycaps. You will move the F and J key bumps and find it harder | to localize your hand to the keyboard. It also prevents your | brain from cheating (reading the keys) instead of training | muscle memory. | avolcano wrote: | This is a neat gallery! | | I'm personally thinking of getting a split keyboard soon, but I'm | so _split_ on what I want. Currently using a Preonic and find the | ortholinear /compact layout fairly pleasant, so I might just want | to get something like the Let's Split. Still, I can't decide if | I'd prefer a board with thumb clusters and/or staggered rows | (like the Ergodox). | | I'd honestly be fine going back to a more traditional layout on a | split keyboard (not ortholinear, punctuation keys in normal | places, all that stuff), but I've been really unimpressed by what | I've seen of those in terms of features. I really want QMK, and | I'd also like boards that are flat/don't have a strong tilt since | those tend to be a bad ergonomically (in fact, I'd ideally like | optional negative tilting). I also want something that's | relatively low profile, which is also tricky to find in my | experience. | mholm wrote: | Anybody have the moonlander and enjoy it? I currently have an | ergodox infinity, and want something I can swap to Kailh Choc | White switches. The layout and programming seems perfect for me, | though I'm disappointing that it's still wired. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-02-19 23:00 UTC)