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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Are you using now a full size keyboard?
I tried a redox to begin with and lt was too steep as a learning curve. I was already touch typing and with the keys in weird places + no longer be able to use my cheats feom the row stagger was horrible.
You can get some benefits from switching to a 65% with split space bar to learn how to use layers and so while keeping most of your muscle memory.
Then start investigating what people use layers for and add a couple to your 65%.
Finally, once you have mastered that, you can start reducing the number of keys and thunk of switching to a small keyboard.
Either 42 or 36 keys is what most people end up with (think corne, sweep, etc)
I did full QWERTY> nibble > choctopus44, and now thinking of something smaller with integrated pointing device