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
For those with concerns, as promised by MassDrop, the Black keyboard did in fact ship with black keycaps (I didn't get the typewriter keys). My purchase has taught me that I actively do not like the feel of Gateron reds, especially compared to the Cherry MX reds on my Corsair K65 RGB. I should have paid extra for Cherry Switches. :( Oh well, my curiosity about Gaterons has been assuaged....and maybe they'll grow on me.
I already had this keyboard in silver with white backlighting/Cherry MX browns and love it, so at least I know it's not a matter of keyboard quality, just personal preference. Switch preference aside, it's really a very nice little keyboard, especially for the money.
http://m.imgur.com/gallery/IWsEH
Overall happy with the product, colour is great too, perfect for my upcoming white computer build.