It’s missing essential keys or hides them unnecessarily behind modifiers. Some keys are in odd places (FN). On the other hand there are two space keys without good reason.
But the worst thing: it’s a wired keyboard. Which means it’s being used on a desk, which means there’s enough space to have all keys.
It’s just stupid. Some people like stuff others deem stupid and that’s completely okay. I don’t have to buy it, I don’t have to like it. But omg is this a stupid, stupid keyboard. For the sake of stupidity.
FN is rarely used I have the function and media keys on that layer. It’s deliberately there bc of the little use I make of it.
All my modifiers are at my thumbs, holding left space bar jumps to nav layer for hjkl as arrows and some other nav keys, holding right space jumps to my symbol/number layer.
Here’s some similar layer setup on an ortho linear: ibb.co/SPqBvHM
It’s not about real estate, if I would be devils advocate here, why have a shift key or why have ctrl key if you could have capital letters as separate keys? Or all of your symbols in extra keys to your numbers? It’s all about low travel with your fingers, I rarely mistype bc I dont have to aim for a key that’s far away, and I can customize the layout however I need it.
I’d encourage you to try some leaner layouts for a while, maybe you find out it’s not stupid after all.
Yes being Hot-Swap was very important to me. All the ducky one 3’s are hot-swappable right? I have some older mechanical keyboards but they are not hot swap. For example i have one with red switches and It’s really not bad at all but I just don’t use it because i don’t love the switches. If it was hot-swap i could just try out some new switches on it instead of buying a new board.
Thanks for your advice! I always like to double check that I’m not buying a brand that is generally regarded as poor quality or something.
So, the issue is that if you desolder and remove the switch, then take a pair of fine wirecutters and… disassemble the plastic stabilizer housings, you’d still have a small screw from each stuck in the pcb?
I’d try first try unscrewing the screws with the wirecutters or some small pliers, grabbing and turning from the side.
There’s no screws, just that the stabilizer is held between the board and the plate. I guess that trying to break/cut it would be the way to go, but I was hoping someone with experience could tell me if its a terrible idea :P
Yeah, sorry, I don’t have experience with exactly that, but if you’re sure that getting that out of there will allow you to place two switches instead – and that they’ll work (did you try closing their circuits and see that you get what you want?) – then personally, I’d just go for it. Carefully, taking time, controlled cuts, minimal forceful twisting, pulling, and turning, etc. It seems like you have nicely much “elbow room” to work.
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