Besides the weirdo ones that maybe a few people might make use of, if just want better 60%, there is already the GH60 for that... would be better to have more buyer for one project than 2 projects that are almost the same thing.yeah i mostly agree with that. nice to see an iso native layout in this size though.
I'd buy a micro if I had a solid case idea available.don't worry about it ;)
Even still, going old school metal plate/riser to prevent grounding/pcb/plate might be enough to get me on board.
It's got a "BS" key...press repeatedly to auto-generate undergrad humanities papers? :pthe BS key is actually the only key on 7bit's personal layout.
Hah, new idea for The_Beast if there's actual interest...
Or use the same guy he's (The_beast again) getting poker/60% plates done through to cut metal plates for it...
Hah, new idea for The_Beast if there's actual interest...
Or use the same guy he's (The_beast again) getting poker/60% plates done through to cut metal plates for it...
WAT?!?!???!?!
Actually, here's another little arrangement that will likely prove more popular with most people:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/y94bB.png)
It has the 1.5 - 1 - 1.5 that people are comfortable with, removes the circle button which most people probably don't care too much for, doesn't require any stabilizers and has all the basic things needed for common text.
While I understand, it's not really possible to accommodate all European characters on the first layer in such a small space. However, since most are just modifications to standard letters (i.e. accents), it would probably be reasonable to get the characters either using the right Alt as Alt Gr, using the OS's way of handling European characters. For example, on some layouts you can press something like /e to get é, and :(letter) to get umlauts, etc. Additional required letters could also be placed on the function layer. Also, the whole thing is customizable! So you could easily also remove the right hand versions of shift, alt, and control and replace them with what you need.
Well, like I said, you could just change one of the keys. Remove right shift and replace it with `~ and you'd have everything you listed. It's also a bit difficult for me to plan to make it possible to use all European characters without knowing them all. I'm from Quebec so I actually use most accents myself when typing in French. I don't have the ~ though, and we're still missing the German ß off the top of my head unless they have a simple way to do that. French is actually missing << >> which is used instead of quotation marks.
Why is the backspace on the right and the space on the left? Most split space bars (or entirely different keys in this case) have those keys switched. I'd say more people hit space with their right thumb than their left. Obviously this could change with everything being programmable, but I'm curious as to why it was like that in the first place!
Either way, these are interesting layouts. I am always hesitant to dramatically switch layouts just for sanity when using standard boards. I love the idea of a layout smaller than 60% though.
Why is the backspace on the right and the space on the left? Most split space bars (or entirely different keys in this case) have those keys switched. I'd say more people hit space with their right thumb than their left. Obviously this could change with everything being programmable, but I'm curious as to why it was like that in the first place!did you not read this thread? the mapping does not matter. its a fully programmable board and you can make the keys do whatever you want. make it all backspaces.
Either way, these are interesting layouts. I am always hesitant to dramatically switch layouts just for sanity when using standard boards. I love the idea of a layout smaller than 60% though.
im in whats the base layout were actually going with though?
o and im a boss because i hit space with both thumbs and my right index finger!
and that is why the 4 spaces i had on my original phantom didnt work out for me at all i would always hit between the keysim in whats the base layout were actually going with though?
o and im a boss because i hit space with both thumbs and my right index finger!
lol, I also do that and a lot, depending on what letters I'm typing.
Alright, last idea. I added one column, so it's now 4x13, which makes it usable for Colemak and Dvorak people while still providing usefulness for Qwerty people and keeping it smaller than usual. Again, don't focus on where exactly everything is since the idea is that this is reprogrammable, just focus on the size of the keys and the physical layout to see what kind of options it provides.This one is the best so far, as it's the closest to providing Dvorak comptability. I'm just no interested in the rest. Why buy a KB if you can't use it in Dvorak?Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/CZLlK.png)
Notes:
Punctuation is grouped together. For European people `~ is available, for myself I'd replace it with hyphen probably.
1.5x - 1x - 1.5x mods on the bottom left which people enjoy and which lets them use part of their RGBY kits.
Arrows available in the top layer, similar to the Race or Deck keyboards.
All characters needed for "basic writing" with the exception of maybe hyphen and parentheses.
' " is pretty close to where it normally is.
Comma and period in their normal places, ? pretty close to normal.
Left shift that reaches to the edge of the board, which is better for gamers.
That circle is back in the middle... Not sure what to do about it. If I removed it then the space and backspace would become too large and need stabilizers. I'm sure 7bit is happier to see it there though for whatever he uses it for! Could be used for another layer or as an Alt Gr for European characters.
Anyways, here's yet another design that I'm even more partial to, but I think that people would be less accepting of. Someone had mentioned symmetrical staggering in the DT thread earlier, so here's one at 0.25x unit staggering.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/rkksR.png)
Kinda made me think there'd be a:Show Image(http://www.baixaki.com.br/imagens/materias/notebookslaptops1.jpg)
Right on the middle of it, :p
I'd be happy with just a re-programmable Poker.there is a programmable poker-esque layout. go register interest on DT! i never meant for this thread to be a separate discussion, just a heads up :P
Yeah, I see it...the ANSIWIN.
is there something preventing people from understanding that the hyper layouts are completely and 100% totally programmable?