Mechanical Keyboard Sound Isn't That Simple
Figure 1: I couldn't think of a more literal way to represent this article if I tried... Looking back just a few years ago, there’s no doubt that the huge influx of people that joined the hobby at the peak of the COVID pandemic were drawn to keyboards by way of YouTube, TikTok, and other audio-visual content platforms. Even as the output from these content creators has waned in recent months, their collective impact and legacy on the keyboard hobby is rather firmly etched in the history books. As a result of all of their sound tests, build logs, and opinion videos, the message is clear to any new person joining the hobby: mechanical keyboards are all about the sound. Thock this, clack that. Whether it’s keyboards, keycaps, or even singular switches, seemingly everyone new to the hobby meticulously pores over each component of their keyboard not in an attempt to figure out how it will feel in hand, but how it will sound as they’re furiously grinding their way out from...
Mar 27, 2024
1. what button do i press to change layers? 2. how do i save a layer ( i want to use the colemak layout http://colemak.com/Learn ) 3. how do i load that saved layers into the ergodox?
Thanks in advance. I have been looking thru the literature for about 2 hours. I have the http://configurator.input.club/ up but cant figure out how to save a layer. plus https://keyboard-configurator.massdrop.com/ext/ergodox#tab-discussion but cant figure out out how to make keys like 'lock-2'
At this point you should have one half flashed with the config you made. For ease of use you should perform the same steps for the other half starting from pressing the flash button, although you don't need to run Zadig again since the driver stays installed. This way no matter which half is plugged into the computer the keymap is the same.
As far as keys like "lock-2" it's fairly simple, you click the appropriate key on the layer you want and then you click the "LOCK-2" button below the keymap. There are a few ways to get into layers, you can LOCK-# to add that layer to the stack. LOCKing the same number will remove that layer, if it is the current layer in the stack. LATCH-# causes the layer to become active for one keypress and then the layer will pop off the stack. ƒ# makes the layer number active only while the key is held
If you haven't drilled a hole for the reset button, and you had to take the case apart to be able to hit the flash button, I strongly recommend you make a FLASH button accessible, ideally each half can get to flash mode by itself. You will want to set it behind a layer or two to ensure you can't accidentally put the keyboard into DFU mode.
You're right: the ergodox doesnt come with holes to access it, you have to unscrew everything to be able to press those buttons.