Wanted to play some games recently. Apparently, changing key bindings is not a solved problem in '25. Both No Man's Sky ('16-'25) and Cyberpunk 2077 ('20-'24) have the option to rebind the keys, but ultimately both fail and use the default keys for some of the most common actions. The former is at least still very much playable, the latter not so much.
This is probably the biggest downside of my #ortholinear #4x12 #keyboard layout. Having Enter, Control, etc. in the center makes WASD not viable
so I've been using an #ortholinear 40% keyboard with #colemak layout (all 3 things are a first for me) for 10 days, doing a bit of programming, and testing my typing speed every day
I'm now finally hitting 100 cpm, which is, i feel, roughly 60% of my typing speed before the switch
the first week was harsh. i knew where the keys were, but my fingers just wouldn't hit them
I wish we could see more of the keyboard underneath. It looks like it has really cool keycaps!
#MechanicalKeyboard #ortholinear #keyboard
https://mastodon.social/@keyboards/113747086839098608
second day of learning #colemak
first day of actually using #colemak
wow, it's so comfy
also, my new #ortholinear 40% is cute and comfy as well (the keeb in the background is for emergencies, but mostly is just there as a USB hub)
@mntmn @jacqueline: A very pleasant surprise: The announced parcel actually was the #MNTPocketReform 
plus the cable and antenna! All in one parcel. And despite #CrowdSupply still claims it would be sent out end of November. CrowdSupply should really try to get their order pages in sync with what they actually sent out. 
![Partial screenshot of the Crowd Supply order page for the just received parcel:
Product Status Qty. Each Subtotal
Crowd Supply Basics
5G Antenna with Cable & Adhesive Backing
Stock
Actually shipped on Oct 24, 2024 PDT
Tracking number: [censored] 1 $3.00 $3.00
MNT Pocket Reform
Pocket Reform Black
Keyboard Switch Options: Clicky Switches (Kailh Choc White)
Pre-Order
Estimated to ship:
Nov 29, 2024
Originally estimated to ship:
May 31, 2024
Check the latest project updates 1 $999.00 $999.00
Crowd Supply Basics
ix Industrial Ethernet RJ45 adapter cable
Stock
Ships within three business days. You will receive a shipping confirmation email with a tracking number when your order ships. 1 $34.00 $34.00](https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/113/384/745/129/135/947/original/61fca7bd92bc9f31.png "Partial screenshot of the Crowd Supply order page for the just received parcel:
Product Status Qty. Each Subtotal
Crowd Supply Basics
5G Antenna with Cable & Adhesive Backing
Stock
Actually shipped on Oct 24, 2024 PDT
Tracking number: [censored] 1 $3.00 $3.00
MNT Pocket Reform
Pocket Reform Black
Keyboard Switch Options: Clicky Switches (Kailh Choc White)
Pre-Order
Estimated to ship:
Nov 29, 2024
Originally estimated to ship:
May 31, 2024
Check the latest project updates 1 $999.00 $999.00
Crowd Supply Basics
ix Industrial Ethernet RJ45 adapter cable
Stock
Ships within three business days. You will receive a shipping confirmation email with a tracking number when your order ships. 1 $34.00 $34.00")
Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the (Mc)Cool Typewriter https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-mccool-typewriter/ #ortholinearkeyboard #PeripheralsHacks #McCooltypewriter #HackadayColumns #machinelearning #footkeyboard #ortholinear #blueM&Ms #ringHID #QMK
Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the (Mc)Cool Typewriter - Image by [ambrush] via Hackaday.IOOkay, so this isn’t a traditional keyboard, but ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-mccool-typewriter/ #ortholinearkeyboard #peripheralshacks #mccooltypewriter #hackadaycolumns #machinelearning #footkeyboard #ortholinear #bluem&ms #ringhid #qmk
Hum, @mike has been talking about keyboards for the last two days, and so now I'm infected.
I want a small non-split #ortholinear #keyboard that I could reasonably map similarly to my Ergodox (pictured, unhelpfully, here https://blog.narf.ssji.net/2024/02/29/musings-on-input-devices/)
I'd need the same number of keys (76), including two columns of verticals in the middle. I could compromise on putting 2*5 keys from the thumb blocks on a separate layer.
I was initially looking at the #Ergo60 / #BoardWalk / #Promenade https://kbd.news/From-Boardwalk-to-Promenade-2248.html, which essentially looks like what I want, but it doesn't have enough keys.
So, dear Fedi, does anyone know of Boardwalk-like designs with more keys?
But… isn't it an #ortholinear keyboard ?!
We all (companies more that "we" actually) need to stop with these staggered #keyboards.
split #Ortholinear keyboards are infinitely better.
@apfel @0x17: Uargh, Katana-Layout! 
Da würde ich mir als Emacs-User bei Ctrl-X Ctrl-S noch mehr die Finger verknoten, als ich's schon bei ortholinearen #Keyboards tue. 
Die einzigen beiden mehr oder weniger ortholinearen Keyboards mit denen ich gut klarkomme, sind das #Zlant (eigentlich "uniform staggered", sieht aus wie ein jeweils um 0.25u verschobenes #Planck) und das vorhin schon genannte semi-ortholineare #Alpha28, weil da das X rechts unter dem S ist.
TIL : the first #1DFH keyboard (= 1u distance from home) is 110 years old, and it was #ortholinear ! Meet the 1910 Bennett typewriter : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeDkb2h8zIo
(#ErgoL and #QwertyLafayette are not as disruptive as I thought. :-))
@Cairn_Devices J'ai vu dans votre FAQ que vous mettiez en pause l'option «clavier orthogonal».
Ceux qui ont pris cette options seront remboursé du coup ?
https://www.kisskissbankbank.com/fr/projects/cairn-mesa-key/tabs/faqs
#ortholinear #orthogonal #cairndevice #cairn
This video about a mini #ortholinear #mechanicalKeyboard somewhat unexpectedly goes Full European around 6:44 and I am both amused and impressed. Nice of him to give the Americans a little warning ahead of time 
Trying my first planck-like/40% ortholinear build, it's a cstc40 from kprepublic running qmk. Currently with gateron black that came by mistake, soon with either brown or purple.
#mechanicalKeyboard #mechboards #qmk #qmkkeyboard
#kprepublic #ortholinear
@chrisisgr8
Impressive! I guess that should help you adapt a lot.
If you're interested in better comfort/health, you could visit a #MechanicalKeyboard meetup in your area & try any #ortholinear keyboard (where rows are not staggered, but keys are in nice columns). Even if it's not split or contoured, that should give you an impression whether it'll screw you or could work well.
IMO, the absolute worst is row staggered & positively tilted & non-split & flat. Killing any of those = improvement.
Meet my new keyboard!
Learned about ortholinears and realised that I absolutely must check them out.
Picked Gateron Green switches if anyone is interested.
#ortholinear #mechanic #keyboard
Yakamoz, my latest ortholinear mechanical keyboard, designed and built by @ozkan , which also got featured on kbd.news
I'm super jazzed that @petejohanson's Blank Slate #ortholinear #mechanicalkeyboard is making progress towards being in stock at Little Keyboards!
I suppose I ought to start digging into #ZMK while I'm waiting...
My Mechanical Keyboard Endgame
A few weeks ago, as part of one of my keyboard side quests, I got myself an artsey.io 8-key Bluetooth keyboard, which might seem a tad extreme where it regards both minimalism and practicality.(...)
| R.I.P Natenom 
