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
This VA87MR's cherry blues are just mushy with a very weird threshold at the clicky point. It's bordering the tactile feel of cherry browns (i have them on a different varmilo keyboard) with a slight "crunch" rather than a "click." Gah.
Definitely contact MassDrop. I've had a good experience with MD replacing a defective product. They might take ~1 month to start arranging a replacement, though, but that's because they have to first get the replacements from the vendor.
Just as a reference for others if they have issues with their cherry blues, here's what I found out after comparing more carefully with another cherry blues keyboard:
1) The "click" isn't quite there, it's a mushy click over a wide threshold 2) It takes a LOT more than 50 g of actuation force that blues requires 3) Most significantly the travel distance is quite short compared to my other cherry blue keyboard (CM stealth) - keycaps i have are all same height, so i don't think that's the issue
My spacebar goes THUNK, and I love it.