Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards
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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A while ago, I bought a pre-built Totem and just enough switches. I could never get used to the large stagger and the splay.
When I saw a relatively cheap wireless Corne on Aliexpress, I thought I'd have another try at a low profile keyboard. I didn't think of checking how many switches I had. Well, I'm two short! Damn.
Otherwise, the keeb uses ZMK and it took me a minute to flash it with my config.
So... whatcha gonna do with all that Totem, all that Totem inside your desk?
I like it. I need the aggressive stagger. I wish it had a full pinky column, but I can do without. Does it have hot-swappable keys? What's the interface?
I have a pre-built Piantor Plus, which I like well enough, but I got the most tactile Chocs available and they still feel really squishy to me. I'm coming to the conclusion that I need a hot-swap keyboard so I can experiment with different key switches.
What I'm trying to say, RedSideOfTheMoon, is: are you looking to maybe offload that Totem? If so, how much? Let me know, if you are. I'm in the US.
I thought I needed the aggressive stagger... until I tried it.
I'm in Europe so the shipping to the US would be expensive. Anyway I'm not sure I want to entirely give up on it.
It is the wireless ZMK version, hotswappable switches, resin printed case. It is very nice.
Aww, it sounds perfectly horrible! You should definitely resell it.
Anyway, yeah, everyone's fingers are different. My fingers are very clearly different lengths; at rest, they sit almost perfectly on a Piantor's keys; I think the designer must have had hands very similar to mine.
One day, if we don't extinct ourselves, 3D printers will be like microwaves, and be able to print circuit boards, and every household will have one. They'll all be able to print custom keyboards for each person. Or, maybe by then everyone will be using cybernetic interfaces and typing will go the way of cursive.