looks like most thinks that BUCKLING SPRING is the best old new thing for keyboard.
what about this layout. i have got it from FranBunnyFFXII a 10 year mmorpg gamer.
dose she finely got it right?
it will have led lights and 5 programmable macro keys.
windows key toggle.
and i can add any good suggestion you might have
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IMHO, nope. But it can be made into a better version.
I have read most of the ideas behind the design from here:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1472283/the-keyboard-of-my-dreams-that-no-one-will-ever-make-an-mmorpg-keyboardThat particular player's design criteria are very personal. I don't think it represents the majority of gamers by any means. For instance, I prefer the F keys split up so I can locate the ones I want more easily by touch. If they're in a block together I can't quickly hit F5 or F8, etc.
Drop the numpad completely. Unnecessary on a gaming board. Despite what some gaming boards look like, you don't need extra macro keys to the left of the normal keyboard. If you don't have enough keys around the movement keys including Alt combinations, you're using too many keys when playing, IMO.
Keycap sizes. The bottom row needs fixing. You need an Alt on the right side of the spacebar (for Alt Gr functionality for international use). I would say to use 1.25x, 1.25x, 1.25, 1.5x, 2.25x, 2.25x, 1.5x, 1.25x, 1.25x, 1.25x. That gives you Ctrl, Fn, Super, Alt, Space / Backspace, Space / Backspace, Alt, Super, Menu, Ctrl with oversized Alt keys and swappable Space / Backspace thumb keys (the size of right shift).
Use Cherry MX Greens instead of Buckling Spring to make it easier to design and build and allow more aftermarket keycap choices. Not to mention the possibility of offering the same design with different keyswitch options to appeal to more gamers.
That would be a BETTER gaming board, but a QWERTY style staggered rows board will never be great for gaming. The whole design is a compromise.
An HHKB layout Buckling Spring board, however, is a completely different thing. A thing a lot of GeekHack members would pay a lot of money for
(especially if you can make it with a fully programmable layout, particularly the Fn layer).
