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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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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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Choc cap recommendations (self.ergomechkeyboards)

submitted 2 years ago by nydas to c/ergomechkeyboards

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I’m looking for a recommendation for choc keycaps based on a 24 key keyboard. Each side will have 2 keys per finger (4 for the index). Pressing the upper and lower key simultaneously will be the equivalent of the home row.

My challenge is finding a cap that ‘plays nice’ with pressing two keys next to each other with the same finger. They’re mostly concave to allow you to press into the middle of them.

Before I go about designing a set, I wanted to see if anything was already on the market.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If you mean two keys in the same column, then Chicago Steno should be fine. I resin printed a set for my humla and they are nice and comfortable (I like them more than LDSA).

[–] apfel 2 points 2 years ago

+1 for CS, my favorite choc caps by far and great for vertical combos

[–] nydas 1 points 2 years ago

Awesome, thank you!

[–] KMS_XYZ 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am using MCC from Moergo Glove80 with convex 1u in thumb cluster - should work for double press of adjacent keys and steno mode. Besides, POM is pleasant material. https://www.moergo.com/collections/moergo-keycap-collection

[–] nydas 1 points 2 years ago

Nice, thank you!

[–] yanma 1 points 2 years ago

I use MBK choc for vertical combos, it is stable and reliable. I like it.

[–] mangotop 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

probably the keycaps that people use for steno should do what you’re looking for. Idk specifically what keycaps any of them use, but take a look at the Uni (https://stenokeyboards.com) and see if you can figure out which keycaps they use - those should play nice with your idea

[–] mangotop 1 points 2 years ago

this example seems to use Cherry style keycaps, but that direction should take you to a choc set that works