I just copy and paste them from Wikipedia
tankplanker 39 points 7 months ago
tankplanker 6 points 7 months ago
From here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A?wprov=sfla1
i_am_not_a_robot 17 points 7 months ago
Who needs Q, Z and, erm, A, anyway? Nobody!
Reverendender 5 points 7 months ago
How did you even type those characters?!
tankplanker 6 points 7 months ago
What looks like left sided mods of esc, tab, shift are in fact q, a, z. Esc is q and w together, tab is a and s, shift is if I hold down Z.
Why would I choose to do this? To get me to use my pinkies more for normal typing. On a 40% (which is my normal keyboard) I use only the three larger fingers, which is a bad habit if speed is your aim.
Reverendender 13 points 7 months ago
It’s a good thing it has dual spacebars, or else this board would be seriously flawed.
CsXGF8uzUAOh6fqV 9 points 7 months ago
Indeed, multiple spacebars is what really makes these types of boards work. I like having four of them personally.
tankplanker 5 points 7 months ago
While a 1u spacebar may sit on the council we will not grant it the rank of master
wjrii 1 point 7 months ago
Then it's a good thing the gang of four there are all 1.25u!
Which is not to say your decision is anything other than ourageous and unfair. We'll see what the Supreme Chancellor thinks.
Reverendender 3 points 7 months ago
This is sexy. I need details.
wjrii 2 points 7 months ago
DIY board. I designed a no-stabs matrix-only PCB (the Pi Pico MCU has to serve as the "daughterboard"). It's FRL 1800 and is one of my personal favorites, though I've since replaced the black spacebars with a couple of BOW keys that reflect the hold-tap mapping I set up; I've also changed it from KMK to ZMK.
Anyway, PCB orders usually have a minimum order of 5 pieces, so I snapped the numpad off of one and laser-cut a case of sorts, really just plates and spacers, and got "half-height" switches. My laser can sort of half-assedly dye-sub cheap PBT blanks, so I did a Timex Sinclair design. Later, I added feet, a 3D printed replacement one-piece spacer with a sidewall, and a MagSafe ring so it could be the keyboard for a Chrometab I converted to Debian.
arviceblot 3 points 7 months ago
Seeing this board again inspired me to revisit my own custom. I really love how even with 14 columns it remains symmetric without using too many odd-sized keycaps (not against using a few blanks for the mods). And the arrow keys! This is the layout I've settled on for my own use: https://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/...
If it turns out OK I might have to get a case milled.
wjrii 3 points 7 months ago
Very cool!! I think your bottom row may ultimately prove slightly more user friendly than mine, though I certainly got used to it. The ortholinear number row has proven to be a non-issue for me, though I have the "advantage" of not truly touch typing, and my hand-eye coordination therefore doesn't have too much trouble with losing that 0.5u stagger.
tankplanker 5 points 7 months ago
Its for academic purposes, makes double spacing easier
tankplanker 7 points 7 months ago
Congrats you've unlocked extra hard mode, we removed the backspace and delete keys from all layers
pirateKaiser 2 points 7 months ago
Vim users: i have 73 ways to delete text and those aren't even my favourite ones.
tankplanker 2 points 7 months ago
I have plenty of combo and macro space on the complied hex for this board, so I can just shove those into there and :!unix_command rm -rf -no-preserve-root /
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Yes! I never liked typing the letters in the left column, now it's not possible!
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