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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Thank you. I'm not exactly interested in layers either but I will check this brand out.
Do. The ErgoDox (also from ZSA) comes pretty close, and I'd programmable with their web app. All you need to do is reprogram it to swap the "Y" key, and pop off the key caps and swap those.
Or, do you mean keys in the same order, but only the "Y" key is moved to the other half? Like, next to the "T"? If so, you're in luck, in a way, because the ErgoDox(en) come with an extra column of keys on the inside; you could program the big key next to the "T" to be "Y". Then do whatever you want with the spare "Y" key. I think ZSA sends you a couple of extra key caps with the keyboard, so if you really wanted to, you could swap the "Y" out with a blank.
You can choose your switches when you order, IIRC. Mine was no buckling spring, but it clicked just fine.