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 tried shift on the thumbs, but didn’t like it.
I am using homerow mod shift. If you are on zmk try urob’s timeless homerow mods:
https://lemmy.world/post/206636
Another alternative to try would be one-shot-shift. Instead of holding the shift key while typing the letter you want to shift, you would tap the shift key once and then tap the key you want to shift.
After that one key press the keyboard goes back to typing unshifted characters.
I haven’t been able to try this, because my keyboard doesn’t have the 6th column with the shift key.
But I’ll try it on my next build.