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
However recently I wanted to try MX browns and had some credit card points, so I ordered a CM Storm QFR from Amazon for next to nothing. At this point I had obviously seen many TKL size boards, but had all but written them off thinking that I wouldn't like the size. And I ended up loving it! I have no clue why either. I NEVER use the navigation cluster outside of the "delete" key; I rarely use the function keys, and I have gotten very used to using the function layer for arrows and the like.
So my question for all of you is; what is your favorite size board and why? I know the simple answer is "because it just feels better to me". But for me personally I don't know if it feels better. Maybe I just like the way it looks. I really have no clue.
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