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
If you're doing a scratch-build with this plate an an off-brand pok3r-compatible case, then you're good to go.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mechanical-Keyboard-Plastic-Case-Poker-Universal-Frame-With-Screw-for-GH60-/351960745939?hash=item51f27ec7d3:g:f6AAAOSw4DJYgDFb
Oh, and I've had the Deep Space set a year so so back before I sold it. I think with a purple case and one of these plates, it would be thematically solid, no doubt.
What's cool about the pok3r / GH60 platform is that it's extensible. Sort of the Honda Civic of keyboards. Lots of mix and match parts.
That's a lot of money for something that doesn't support SA keycaps.