Awesome work!
Totally in love with your Layout Khaannn! <3<3
I would honestly much prefer your Arrowed 60% over other options like the WhiteFox Layout and I'm pretty much sold on using this for at least one of my upcoming builds! :)
Really liking the arrow key placement and the fact it stays true to 60% size to fit all kinds of standard cases! :thumb:
Only suggestion I have is going with a split Backspace (R2 Backspace) for cleaner looks (and in my case personal preference)...
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as well as changing alt, ctrl and fn placements because ISO international requires two alt (alt + alt gr),
and my poker has gotten me used to having Fn on capslock... ;)
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Thanks a lot FoC_Tow,
Your layout looks great too, recently I gathered all the GMK Keys I have, to try and assemble the best looking keycap layout, it was very close to yours (Looked like this, for some reason I neglected to take an actual photo:
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/f16e040784f0adbb5720)
Practically tho, as a bit of a spoiler, arrows without gaps are hard to get used to, so Varmilo VA68M tempted me a lot, it doesn't stay within 60%, yet it has an aluminium case and arrows with some gap
If the case was black and if the stabs were costar ones, I would give that keyboard a real chance (since hasu's usb-usb converter theoretically handles programming, it could work)
My next layout trial is going to be this:
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/1a87c0013c86bb9ca963 (both look much better in person :)
- Tackles a bottom row mis-click issue I have, Alt is very functional for me, I usually can't recover after using Alt, instead of Cmd+S, I press Alt+S, adding a gap there will theoretically help, Ctrl isn't very useful anyway
- I can use Dolch keycaps heavily, I like Dolch, with other layouts I end up using too much color, going to use a stepped 1.75 blank, instead of the white "Control" I always end up using
- The arrows are a bit challenging, couldn't decide what to use yet, I can continue using 1.25 blanks, or retry a 1u gapped arrow block again, I'm also thinking of using the 1u arrows in 1.25 slots, so I will use a standard PCB, but the arrows will stay far apart, I've tried arrows in those positions, they are extremely comfortable, yet they are a pain to look at :)
Anyway, I just wanted to share the current state of my 60% journey in case any of my experiences help you, all of these keyboards are practically usable, I'm especially in love with the latest one, I've settled with it, yet I'm a bit bored, so I'm going to try and 3d-print the plate with bronzefill filament and attempt a gapped+arrowed bronze/dolch 60% next
It looks pretty bad, but if you don't use the right shift heavily, I suggest you consider enlarging the arrows or placing them with a bit of gap