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
considering getting a topre keyboard, but am uncomfortable shelling out cash until I’m sure I won’t regret it instantly. I don’t mind spending the premium price for a HHKB but only if I’m convinced it’s worth that hefty price tag.
Can an anyone share their experiences with either keyboard to help me make a decision? Any comparison would be helpful!
yeah, i love the layout of this plum cause i'm used to it, but have also heard good things about the HHKB (but i've never tried it and don't know anybody near me with one).
How close are they in terms of how they feel to type on? From what I read from others, the Plum feels softer and less snappy than the HHKB? Did you find that you liked this feeling more or not? Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions ^^
The Cherry MX Cap compatibility honestly would win me over with this board. That and the price is unbeatable. Man, I want to pull the trigger with this one.
Comparing to the HHKB, the keys feel softer to type on, if that makes sense. The sound is dampened a bit as well. The keys also require less force to actuate, so make note of that. I had to add the included springs on my alpha's because I found myself typoing without them because I was used to the force required to actuate a HHKB key.
These keys are not the same as HHKB, but they still feel really fricken good. For 85 bucks, it's a good addition imo.
-Edit: I'd like to add, because I use HHKB primarily, I always hit Caps Lock on my Plum because thats where I expect CTRL to be... First world problems, really.
could you explain how the HHKB is bad (or worse compared to the plum) when gaming? I saw Matt reply to someone else in the discussion that he found the HHKB to be great for gaming.
It's like starting crack. Don't start. You won't be able to resist. Unless you dislike the keyboard layout, which is the reason I got rid of mine.