I think kinesis nicked the design?
Idk which is older but didn’t they both blatantly copy the Ergodox layout?
I have commuted with an Ergodox and I honestly just find it a bit too large. If you are set on that many keys I’d suggest you check out SliceMK since they made a low profile Ergodox. I’m not a fan of ZSA since they are overpriced (cheap plastic) and haven’t really ever done anything innovative IMO. Although I don’t use it often my SliceMK wireless Ergodox is really solid.
No, but I’ve used an Azeron for gaming for a bunch of years now. It’s great for gaming but I don’t think I would even recommend anything remotely close to actual typing.
Trying out a Kinesis Advantage was what really got me into ergonomic keyboards. However, I spent very little time with it before getting an Ergodox (Hotdox), that I stuck with for years. That whole time I thought that I didn’t like keywells… but really I just didn’t like the (orthorinear) Kinesis keywells. I know this now after building the dactyl manuform that I use every day.
If you can get a sense for what you want I highly recommend getting a dactyl manuform. Nothing from a company is remotely close in terms of customization. If you can/want to build it yourself even better because you can cheaply experiment and find out what you like.
Yeah, I was using an Ergodox when I bought this set years ago but now I’m down to ~36 keys so I have quite a few extra lol
I don’t see myself changing anytime soon, auto mouse layer is amazing. I have a Draculad PCB and case but no real reason to build it since I wfh.
Why does that matter?
Interesting, you can do that with a single trackball by tapping/holding a key.
My beginner ergo keyboard was the original Hotdox. I bought 2 (one for work and one for home), used them for years. Cheap. Reliable. QMk. No regrets.
I regret buying/building my really nice metal Wireless Ergodox because I simply don’t use it. The idea was it would be convenient for returning to the office now that nobody has a permanent desk anymore. However I’m still wfh and now using a dactyl manuform with a built-in trackball and half as many keys (so I can’t go back lol).
+1 to the MIP display question. Is it a nice!view or something else?
I assume you are using nice!nano’s as well?
You really only need to cover the pins.
AFAIK orientation does not matter as long as it is consistent across the entire board. Double check with the PCB designer/manufacturer.
Edit: Why exactly am I being downvoted? What I said is correct. Hope it helps somebody as adding one line to the firmware is trivial, especially as compared to re-soldering.
This is good feedback for the community. Thank you.
Apologies, I have obviously offended you and that was not my intention. Everyone has bad habits and I didn’t think pointing one out would be hurtful. My intention was only to help.
I never said you were dumb. Frankly, I am impressed with how aware you are of your finger movements. I didn’t realize I sometimes tapped T with my right hand and Y with my left hand until I switched to a split keyboard.
Only using your left hand to type T and only using your right hand to type Y would be considered good/correct form.
The time saved is irrelevant when compared to the extra strain you put in your body. It seems small but the less you move out of an ergonomic position the better. Stretching your fingers sideways, moving your wrist, etc all add up when you do them hundreds of times a day.
Not that I am aware of. However, one thing I learned is that moving to a split keyboard fixes bad typing behavior like tapping T or Y with the wrong hand very quickly.
This isn’t exactly what you asked for, but check out Azeron. It is simply better in every way and I refuse to go back to gaming on a keyboard.
Pretty sure they aren’t making these ever again. Honestly, kinda sad.