ErgoMechKeyboards
Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards
Rules
Keep it ergo
Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)
i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²
¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid
No Spam
No excessive posting/"shilling" for commercial purposes. Vendors are permitted to promote their products/services but keep it to a minimum and use the [vendor] flair. Posts that appear to be marketing without being transparent about it will be removed.
No Buy/Sell/Trade
This subreddit is not a marketplace, please post on r/mechmarket or other relevant marketplace.
Some useful links
- EMK wiki
- Split keyboard compare tool
- Compare keycap profiles Looking for another set of keycaps - check this site to compare the different keycap profiles https://www.keycaps.info/
- Keymap database A database with all kinds of keymap layouts - some of them fits ergo keyboards - get inspired https://keymapdb.com/
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Can you tell me about your experience with it?
Do you find it easy to lug around in a backpack? Is it easy to set up after you've ported it?
I'm slightly worried that the layout configurator is web-based and could disappear at any moment. Is there an offline tool you can use for the same purpose?
I enjoy it, though there is a little effort friction with deploying the tilt legs, but beyond that it’s a delight, and highly configurable, and well-supported both in the community and from the company. For example, the USB port on mine had some demonstrable connection issues after I received it; I contacted the company and they replaced it immediately under warranty.
While Oryx is a convenient online configuration tool, the firmware is open-source, called QMK (https://qmk.fm/guide), and it seems the project also has a GUI configurator.
When folded and stored in its case, the Moonlander is quite compact, though it’s not tiny. It will fit in a regular-sized backpack if it’s not already packed to the brim.
Thanks!