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
There is nothing wrong with preferring the Pok3r to the V60, but that preference doesn't mean the V60 is inherently bad. This keyboard is popular because it's affordable and lots of people (apparently) like the layout. I've read through your posts and you have a history of trashing the V60, seemingly because you prefer the Pok3r. Just chalk it up to a difference in taste and leave it at that. You can continue to wonder why people like things that you do not without having to rain on their parade.
>Just chalk it up to a difference in taste... While taste is a thing, often times people have just had different experiences that result in different "opinions". For example, many people that are just getting into the mechanical keyboard community will flock toward browns, but experienced typists tend to dislike browns. Many would dismiss this as a difference in taste when it's just a trap many new people fall into. This same situation happens in many other communities as well, like with GNU/Linux distros, knives, tools. If I've had a few years of experience with something and I come off sounding aggressive, perhaps it's because I don't want people to have to make the same mistakes as me if it's not necessary.
Your entire point is predicated on the assumption that new people will share your preferences. I know people who like and prefer Browns. Browns are a decent entry point because they are accessible, whether MX or Gateron, and not extreme in terms of spring weight and tactility. We should be encouraging newcomers to try various mech configurations (switches, layout, keycaps, etc.) as much as they can whilst offering our recommendations if they know they have specific criteria they want met. Let them decide what they like and don't like. The real trap is the hype that pervades any enthusiast community and convinces newcomers that what is popular is necessarily best for them.