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
My Setup :
This is my beloved current clacker, the Ducky Shine 3 TKL, that I picked up for 35 euros. One of the LED's is defective (the "W" key), which is why it was so amazingly cheap. (Repairing and modding hardware is a hobby of mine, just look at the Deathadder 3.5G on the desk --> different scrollwheel, carbon fiber sides and different slippy feet) I'm planning to solder blue leds in the WASD and ESC keys. It's outfitted with the Vortex backlit PBT keycaps, an artisan gem ESC keycap and translucent WASD keycaps. I'm also using the nice braided cable that came with my Quickfire TK. I might also do some more fun stuff with the case, cable and keycaps, I have not yet decided though.
The Ducky Shine 3 TKL :
The Artisan "Gem" Keycap :
I also have a French AZERTY Blackwidow Chroma which I bought for 20 euros and repaired, which, of course, I'm, going to sell again, and a blue CM Storm Quickfire TK, which was my very first mechanical keyboard and has been such for about 2 years :) I have also had and repaired a Logitech G710+ and a Corsair Vengeance K70.
I do apologize for the terribly long story, I got a bit too much into it I guess... Anyway, thanks for reading and have a great day/night/etc, and don't be afraid to ask if you want to know something, of course !