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
I would like to get at least 2 keyboards. One I would like to gift to a friend, but I don't want to spend an arm and leg on the gift. I would like to have the word "SCRABBLE" in the one that I gift, and would really like to have it in the one that I keep...
To end up with the keyboard that is the one on the TOP, what all needs to be purchased separately, from the keyboard itself?
Thank you, Brenda
My KLE image has just the basic ENTER key because I’m not knowledgeable enough to add “Scrabble” in its correct font in that web app.
KLE = Keyboard Layout Editor, which is a free online application you can use to make layouts for any keyboard you can think of - standard, alternative, or anything you can imagine. http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/
Also, Massdrop is running two drops concurrently: this one is selling a variety of key cap kits so people can order the kits they need to cover the keyboard(s) they already have. The other drop (I shared the link above) is a TKL keyboard that comes outfitted with Scrabble keycaps.
THANKS, Brenda
By any chance, are there any "special" keys that can be ordered, that are NOT on that keyboard pictured above?
Thank you so VERY much.
Brenda
But I don’t work for Massdrop, so I’m just speculating.