Top: KBt RE: 66, Akko Mod 005 Middle: Zoom 65, Qazimodo Bottom: Vault 35, Daisy 40, mISO 34
Can't imagine using full spacebar again after tasting split spacebars and 40's. I'm never typing with 9 fingers again.
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Tell me more. What do you mean by 9 fingers? Is one split a regular spacebar and the other a mod key?
Yes, you can bind something to the other spacebar. Shift, a FN key, backspace, enter, a letter, whatever you want. Normally you would have 8 fingers on the alpha cluster (the letters) and use a thumb for space thus using 9 digits (before someone comes after me for calling thumbs fingers lol). By splitting the space you effectively gain the ability to type with all your digits by giving each thumb a separate key. You can also split the space in more than two keys. Personally I quite like two keys per thumb.
But then you can’t double tap the space bar machine gun style. Jk, sounds smart. Which side do you usually leave for space? I imagine that gets significant more user than the other.
People usually use either their left or right thumb for space (some bring a finger down instead of using a thumb). Whatever side you are used to, you would keep space at in your split space layout. For me that is the right side. The other one is shift for me so it does also get a lot of use, but yes the right one gets used more frequently.
Qazimodo offends me every time I look at it. That 005 looks a lot like my drop entr
It’s honestly really useful having the three keys off to the right. You can just map them to macros or something.
Rational arguments do nothing to quell such emotional response. For the record, it offends me deeply as well.
This picture is very concerning due to the lack of letters and punctuation on some of these keyboards. One has "QAZ" in the wrong place, two more lack those letters entirely, and one has gone so far as to remove "L" too. What psychopath designed these?
Look up layers, each physical switch can be used for multiple keys.
For letters and punctuation though? Seriously? Like, okay, lesser used punctuation like carets, tildes, lesser/greater than, stuff like that seems reasonable to stick behind a layer. Letters though?
I understand removing numpads for people who don't enter a lot of numbers since you have a second set, but removing things beyond that, I don't know, I don't get it. I don't even think I can give up my function row (f1-f12)
I can see using Fn+# for function. I’d keep F11 for the full screen shortcut though.
Dasher SA, nice, but pricey
Could you share your keymap for the qaz boards? I'm curious to see what those look like
Here's the map I've been using for the past month or so. I use pretty much the same layout minus the macro keys on the Vault 35.
I also have used this unhinged map and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. It's the default map that I wrote for the firmware.
And then I started trying out this gaming layer on the Vault last week. Still getting used to it.
So few f keys mapped :O
Have you looked into home row mods at all? I find them quite nice to use once you get used to them.
Edit: wtf is that second keymap LOL
That, my friend, is the keymap of the future.
I haven't tried home row mods, but I really should. I use a Mac most of the time, so most of the stuff I would do with F keys is just mapped to media controls on the third layer. I've barely even used any of the QAZ boards on Windows since I pretty much only use W for gaming.
Thanks a bunch for sharing :)