Mental_General_5445 t1_j2e8jtq wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:44 PM

Reply to Smart way to adjust. by e3w2

Ooo that is fantastic! How many degrees of freedom are there? Is each "plate" in the Pangaea a separate PCB, or is the matrix done with a flex PCB or something else? Very cool work.

Mental_General_5445 t1_iugdneg wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:51 AM

Reply to Small list of websites related to mechanical keyboards, any more to add to my collection? (* means less resources) by natebn

Check out my collection of links about keyboards and related topics.

Mental_General_5445 t1_iu9llmi wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Reply to 40% or 60% keyboard for beginners? by doodoori_3

I suggest going 60% (or larger) for a first custom keyboard. This way the base layout has enough space for most of the common keys, including a number row, that you would find in a conventional keyboard layout. This will be easier to adapt to.

Mental_General_5445 t1_iu37kl6 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:40 AM

Reply to What is your favourite layout, regardless of the available keycaps/PCB layouts by GreatGarage

It's got to be split columnar for me. Thumb keys are cool, too.

Mental_General_5445 t1_iszylup wrote on October 19, 2022 at 10:45 PM

Reply to How much time do you spend using your mechanical keyboard and what types of activities do you use it for? by JarJarAwakens

I'm a software engineer and naturally spend a lot of my time at the computer writing code, plus quite a bit of non-code writing (emails, reviews, ...). Since RSI is something of an occupational hazard, mechanical keyboards are for me mainly about preventative ergonomics and comfort. Though, writing custom code within QMK keymap has interesting productive possibilities... I've been having fun with that.

Day to day, I switch between working on a Dactyl Ergodox and a Moonlander. Both are fantastic. I strongly recommend to consider split, columnar keyboards with QMK firmware—here is a quick tour of features of why I think these keyboards are so great.