muppetjones

joined 1 year ago
[–] muppetjones 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just some black acrylic. Not my idea, but I'd have to go diving through reddit to find the original.

[–] muppetjones 1 points 1 year ago

Didn't mean to mark it as 18... I'll see if I can fix it.

You're right: Layers are essential. I use three primary layers -- colemak dh, numpad, and nav -- along with several combos. Another key feature is what are called Callum-style mods, which are essentially "sticky", one-shot modifiers.

I've been using this layout for quite awhile now, so I'm pretty used to it. It took a month or so to switch from qwerty to colemak, but the switch to ortholinear (like this one) and column-staggered took under a week. Switching to home-row mods took a day, and switching from those to Callum took about a week.

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My Current Favorite (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by muppetjones to c/ergomechkeyboards
 

This board is so comfy to use. If I'm not at my desk, this is the board I use.

Board: ToTeM by GEIST
Case: GEIST's design in black resin (JLC)
Switches: Sunsets by lowprokb.ca
Caps: LDSA by lowprokb.ca and CS artisans by asymplex.xyz

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Blanked Planck (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by muppetjones to c/ergomechkeyboards
 

Updated my planck a few months back, but thought I'd reshare here.

Board: Planck v6
Case: Wenge
Switches: Boba U4 55g (black)
Caps: DSA

[–] muppetjones 4 points 1 year ago

In general, I see more negative Moonlander reviews than positive -- largely due to hand size (as others have noted).

I'd recommend starting off cheap: Get a couple of cheap PCBs, a soldering iron, and some bumpons. See what you like with your own money before using your work money.

[–] muppetjones 2 points 1 year ago

As others have mentioned, it's very much personal preference. I program with 34 keys every day with three primary layers: colemak dh, numpad, and nav. After having used Miryoku for almost two years, I've been using Callum-style mods for the past several months, and I really, really like it.

I'd recommend taking a look at keymaps in the QMK repo -- especially for layouts similar to the board you're using. You could also search github for zmk-config repos. It's a different firmware, but layout is layout.

[–] muppetjones 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This. As someone else mentioned, lowprokb.ca is currently working on a silent choc switch (called "ambients", I think)

[–] muppetjones 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd be willing to bet that just about everyone here used a 3rd party app...

[–] muppetjones 1 points 1 year ago

Even better, it's predecessor: Gorillas.

[–] muppetjones 1 points 1 year ago

This. I loved that game.

[–] muppetjones 1 points 1 year ago

What other community? On lemmy? (Also, nice build!)

[–] muppetjones 1 points 1 year ago

It was fun, but the CGI was dated in parts. Overall, glad I streamed it instead of seeing it in theaters

[–] muppetjones 2 points 1 year ago

You can if you keep it up. I regularly switch between several physical layouts, and it's not a problem if the keymap is the same.

I can still use my laptop keyboard, but it's annoying without the keymap efficiencies. But I do have Colemak DH installed as a layout. I haven't really kept up with qwerty, but I can do it if needed (I'm using it on my phone).

My solution was to switch to smaller, wireless boards that sit on a "bridge" over my laptop keyboard.

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

P55CS3

Looks great! I wish there was a little more customization available: I use Colemak DH, and I would prefer icons instead of full "backspace" on a 1u.

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