ErgoMechKeyboards

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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

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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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Learning new keys (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by hannadryad to c/ergomechkeyboards

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When you are drilling new keys but you absolutely do not want to look at the layout map that shows the keys you are supposed to know already.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good luck with colemak Dh. I'm switching layouts rn to semimak and it's definitely hurting the brain lol

[–] hannadryad 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm really enjoying learning it so far. Semimak sounds really interesting. I think what I take away from reading about alt layouts is, beyond a certain point, you need to start to understand the dexterity and capability of your own fingers because metrics won't tell you much more than the very basics of what a layout can do.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, while semimak isn't necessarily as general purpose as colemak is designed to be, I think I'm just gonna learn it and stick to it. I'm not sure I have the patience to learn another alt layout. I just wanted to move to something better than Dvorak