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Slinkyy
Skiidata
when purchasing the skiidata keyboard make sure to test out asap especially if you game. I had ordered mine and was gone for some time for work when i got back and tested it feels amazing but mine came defective as the W key will stop working while gaming for brief moment every so often very annoying, anyway i spent 300$ on this keyboard i love it but cant aa replacement because its been over 30 days which i think is terrible customer service granted how much this keyboard cost and im a repeat customer
Jan 30, 2023
bossj
Is there a Wireless/Bluetooth Keyboard made by DROP?
Or planning to have one? I'd like to try the DROP + OLKB Preonic keyboard but it only connects with the cable.
Jan 26, 2023
monzuul
Drop Ctrl Keyboard Shutting Off
Hi, I've had a drop ctrl for the past year and I've never had any issues after flashing it with a config, but after I moved and rebuilt my set up I've been having this issue where if I press too many keys at once or too quickly, it completely shuts off for a few seconds. This only happens when I have n key rollover turned on and does not happen when 6 key rollover is on. I've tried flashing it with the config again, restarting my computer, changing usb ports, creating a new config with the modern firmware version which resulted in the keyboard shutting off entirely after turning on n key rollover, and creating a new config with the original firmware version which resulted in the original issue. If you can offer any help, it would be greatly appreciated. Here's a video of the issue
Jan 25, 2023
samholmes
The Planck Shift (keyboard idea)
The idea starts with the Planck Light. We take this keyboard with it's low-profile switches and keys and hyper minimalist/slim design. Then, we make changes to the design. First, we change it from a MIT layout to a grid layout. We don't have an orientation problem because of the color of the keycaps are different on the bottom row and outer left and right columns. Now the thumbs can do their thing as modifier keys (space as well). Now for the "big idea": changing the key caps: What if each key cap had capacitive touch sensors which can communicate to the board. As you lay your fingers on the home row, this communicates to the QMK firmware that you're in the default layer. Once you shift all four of your fingers up a row entirely (left hand on QWER and right hand on UIOP), then this will change the layer to of the keyboard, enabling an entirely new layer. If you shift down from the home row, (left hand on ZXCV and right hand on M,./), then you enable another layer. By shifting...
Jan 25, 2023
HoffmanMyster
Mech Keys How-To - Table of Contents
As we publish more articles in the "Mech Keys How-To" series currently ongoing, navigating the various topics and finding previous articles will only become more difficult. This thread will serve as a table of contents to help add some structure to the whole project. Feel free to also suggest future topics in this thread, as it will surely be easier to identify gaps and opportunities for further exploration when viewing everything as a whole. Mechanical Keyboards Introductory Topics Mechanical vs Membrane Sizes and Layouts of Mechanical Keyboards Staggered and Ortholinear Layouts Low-Profile vs High-Profile Keyboard Designs Build Materials and Other Case Design Considerations Selecting Your First Mechanical Keyboard (The_Manic_Geek) Keycaps Keycap Materials Keycap Profiles How To Design a GMK Keycap Set (GMK_Andy) Switches Introduction to Mechanical Keyboard Switches (ThereminGoatMK) The Three Main Types of Switches (ThereminGoatMK) Switch Marketing Terms...
Jan 24, 2023
AND, here's my rough build guide on the easiest way to put the keyboard together - pics coming soon!
1) Install Stabilizers onto PCB 2) Place 3-4 switches into opposite corners of the case for pcb alignment('esc' + 'z', `]' + 'fn' etc.). 3) Turn keyboard upside down and place pcb onto switches, making sure none of the switch legs get bent. 4) lightly screw in the pcb to the top case. 5) Turn keyboard back over and install remaining switches 6) Tighten pcb screws and screw in bottom plate. 7) Add rubber feet to bottom of keyboard. 8) Install keycaps 9) Start typing!
what are these rubber things on the top of the case? do you remove them to put screws in?
That should have been removed during the manufacturing - it's used to block off the screw boss during anodization.
Try L-Shift + R-Shift + 0 to reset to the default alpha/num layer.
Here's some other cool stuff you can do by holding left + right shift: https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/blob/master/docs/feature_command.md
Did you get this figured out?