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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Little on Mon, 22 July 2013, 06:03:46

Title: compact keyboard + colemak
Post by: Little on Mon, 22 July 2013, 06:03:46

Dear Geekhack community,

I want to buy a compact keyboard and change the letters to colemak layout.
I was thinking about a  FC660M or a Poker 2.
Except for the messed up hotkey labels, is there any other problem doing this?
what are your thoughts on this? is it a bad idea?

Thank you!

Title: Re: compact keyboard + colemak
Post by: korrelate on Mon, 22 July 2013, 06:09:19

FYI: WASD Keyboards recently unveiled their V2... a TKL that comes with a controller that supports colemak natively.

Title: Re: compact keyboard + colemak
Post by: Lupizza on Mon, 22 July 2013, 07:05:38

Don't the keys have different profiles?

Title: Re: compact keyboard + colemak
Post by: CommunistWitchDr on Mon, 22 July 2013, 08:09:33

Quote from: Lupizza on Mon, 22 July 2013, 07:05:38

Don't the keys have different profiles?

Blank keys work with any layout.

Title: Re: compact keyboard + colemak
Post by: yasuo on Mon, 22 July 2013, 08:21:27

for letters on the keycap, you can order from SP or WASD

Title: Re: compact keyboard + colemak
Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 22 July 2013, 12:03:17

Quote from: Lupizza on Mon, 22 July 2013, 07:05:38

Don't the keys have different profiles?

Colemak and dvorak keycaps have both been options for a while from WASDkeybaords

Title: Re: compact keyboard + colemak
Post by: jspark on Mon, 22 July 2013, 12:43:32

I haven't type on a Poker II, but I have on a Poker X with Colemak layout.
I haven't had any problem with Colemak on Poker X.

Title: Re: compact keyboard + colemak
Post by: davkol on Mon, 29 July 2013, 04:08:19

WASDv2 should be tenkeyless, w/ HW support for Colemak and custom keycaps (and standard physical layout, so you could easily replace full set).

My another recommendation is TypeMatrix 2030. Sure, it isn't mechanical, but still very good, quieter and thinner than any mechanical keyboard (maybe except some Cherry G84), and with HW Colemak support. My favorite keyboard for traveling. You can get a Colemak skin for it.

Or you could go with a custom keyboard like ErgoDox or GH60.