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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I understand the appeal of a simple layout. As I said, since I put stuff where it works for my brain, it's not much of a problem and only takes a sec to get used to. That said, if it's not your cup of tea then you obviously don't need to add any extra fancy stuff :P.
That said, a different feature to explore: leader key. It's kind of like a sticky combo. I use it for all my macros, most notably: Leader + ; is esc then save in vim Leader + q is esc then save and quit in vim
Keeps your keymap free of macros, which I'm à big fan of, personally. Again not trying to push you into something more complex, just making sure you know what's out there :)