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
All of this being said, you don't need to buy any switches if you get this drop with the keycaps and switches. Not only that, but Cherry switches are overall pretty mediocre compared to other MX switch manufacturers' offerings these days. All of the switches in this drop are almost assuredly better than their Cherry equivalent, so just pick the linear option (Kailh Speed Silver) and enjoy. I encourage you to look up switches in case you'd like something different from what this drop provides, but still want the stock keycaps. Here's a place to start: https://input.club/the-comparative-guide-to-mechanical-switches/
if you want linear switches for the board, then Cherry MX Red RGB switches would work. This page has an example image of the difference between the normal and RGB versions of a Cherry switch: https://m.hexus.net/tech/news/peripherals/85265-cherry-mx-silent-mechanical-keyswitches-launched/
What wouldbe the difference between this and let's say a GK64. Like o said fairly new at this and looking up options!