Hey guys,
Thanks for all your input on something I've always wondered about.
The click has nothing to do with bottoming out. It's the slider hitting the stem at ~ the time of actuation that creates the click and some additional haptic feedback.
So then there's actually
three things going on—bump, click, bottom out. Wow, what could you possibly add to that? Celebrity impressions? :?)
I don't use cherry anymore (personnal preference), but I use the modelf F daily and the sound is music to my ears now. It just feels right and when I type the sound seems natural... You might not like it, that's why there's so many different switches around. But to some, the click is nice.
Don't get me wrong—I'm a big MK fan, and in almost all cases, MKs mean noise. I just wondered why it was necessary to add
extra noise.
Why? I like them simply because I like hearing the added noise. Also I think that subconsciously and somewhat consciously it helps me know when I have activated. But I flat out enjoy noisy keyboards.
Okay then! I knew there had to be at least some people who felt that way. If you like something, you like it—fair enough!
Sigh. Are these serious questions? A return to your attention-seeking, trolling posts?
Nah, I was genuinely curious, and this seemed the place to ask. (I've never noticed any hesitancy to discuss KBs here yet.)
As for the "trolling" thing, well, I'm a creative artist, so I'm afraid I'm never going to come off as left-brain as some of the excellent, more technically based folks here. Yes, I've posted here a few times when I probably shouldn't have, usually due to excess caffeine or alcohol consumption (or both, yikes). But I think I've managed to act sufficiently humiliated after. If there's ever any question, feel free to post some of those shocked-looking photos with the big white captions—you know, that thing people do in forums? The shocked-photo thing? It creates a very humorous effect, although some of the really technical guys might not get it. Okay, I'm glad we got all that straightened out.
Having the bump and the click makes it feel more like I am typing on a machine.
I absolutely get that! For those of us who grew up watching sci-fi movies and TV shows with huge unlikely computers in them, it makes even more sense. We're into mechanical stuff
and computing. And there's the retro thing too. This is all starting to fall into place.
Plus, just having the click on linear would be unsettling as I would expect there to be that bump to accompany it. It's the worst feeling when your mind expects something to happen and it just doesn't happen.
Yes, you'd think the smoother the switch, the better you could type, because there'd be less distraction. But what I'm getting from you guys is, cool sounds can
motivate you type because it's more fun. Totally legit!
Okay, you've won me over. See, that wasn't so tough. And if anyone else comes along who doesn't get blues either, you can just point them here and save a lot of time.
Unfortunately I'll have to acquire a board with blues now, and my wife has quite seriously announced that she'll divorce me if any more KBs turn up here—so if anyone has a couch I can sleep on for a while, I'll appreciate it.