[HN Gopher] Show HN: Split Keyboards Gallery
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       Show HN: Split Keyboards Gallery
        
       Author : Symbiote
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2021-02-18 13:01 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (aposymbiont.github.io)
 (TXT) w3m dump (aposymbiont.github.io)
        
       | corysama wrote:
       | Missing the
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fingerworks_Touchstream_k...
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       | After drooling over the idea of this for years, I finally pulled
       | the trigger and bought one. But, my order was cancelled because
       | Apple had just bought the company to work on gesture tech for the
       | original iPhone.
        
         | woodrowbarlow wrote:
         | what is appealing about this? it seems like it would be nearly
         | impossible to type without looking; from what i read, the keys
         | are small bumps that don't move but trigger on contact -- so a
         | slight brush would be enough to trigger a keystroke, meaning
         | you can't feel your way around the keyboard at all. (i am
         | asking in earnest, i'm curious what is appealing about this
         | keyboard.)
        
       | eimrine wrote:
       | So sad all of those are qwerty.
        
         | ashtonkem wrote:
         | Not all. My Ergodox is in Dvorak (blank key caps though), and I
         | happen to know that Kinesis Advantage can also be configured as
         | such.
        
         | minieggs wrote:
         | Another blank keycapper chiming in. Colemak is working great on
         | my Helix!
         | 
         | QMK is a wonderful piece of software.
        
         | Symbiote wrote:
         | Most of them can be reconfigured completely, to any layout you
         | choose.
         | 
         | I think people take pictures with Qwerty to make them more
         | approachable.
        
         | throw14082020 wrote:
         | I believe its recommended (on Colemak guide) to avoid moving
         | keycaps. You will move the F and J key bumps and find it harder
         | to localize your hand to the keyboard. It also prevents your
         | brain from cheating (reading the keys) instead of training
         | muscle memory.
        
       | avolcano wrote:
       | This is a neat gallery!
       | 
       | I'm personally thinking of getting a split keyboard soon, but I'm
       | so _split_ on what I want. Currently using a Preonic and find the
       | ortholinear /compact layout fairly pleasant, so I might just want
       | to get something like the Let's Split. Still, I can't decide if
       | I'd prefer a board with thumb clusters and/or staggered rows
       | (like the Ergodox).
       | 
       | I'd honestly be fine going back to a more traditional layout on a
       | split keyboard (not ortholinear, punctuation keys in normal
       | places, all that stuff), but I've been really unimpressed by what
       | I've seen of those in terms of features. I really want QMK, and
       | I'd also like boards that are flat/don't have a strong tilt since
       | those tend to be a bad ergonomically (in fact, I'd ideally like
       | optional negative tilting). I also want something that's
       | relatively low profile, which is also tricky to find in my
       | experience.
        
       | mholm wrote:
       | Anybody have the moonlander and enjoy it? I currently have an
       | ergodox infinity, and want something I can swap to Kailh Choc
       | White switches. The layout and programming seems perfect for me,
       | though I'm disappointing that it's still wired.
        
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