You can already find Corne-inspired keyboards with these features, but up until the introduction of this Toucan design, you couldn't find a Corne keyboard with all those features together.
I get that it's fully programmable, but can someone explain how you type numbers and the symbols that are on number keys on this keyboard? I didn't see any keycaps for them, and couldn't find any docs on where the symbols live.
EDIT ADDED: I'm guessing maybe there is a control that causes other symbols to become visible on the keycaps, replacing the default A-Z symbols, and they never show those alternate symbols in the photos because we're supposed to know it does that.
It's a shame that trackpoints never caught on outside of the thinkpad crowd. I rarely see them get used for custom keyboards, even though they are IMO the perfect fit for a use case like this.
I started building Dactyl and got bored very quickly, then went back to my Logitech Ergo K860. K860 is $40-50 brand-new (classic eBay auctions), and I got the MX Ergo Plus mouse next to it. This is a proper working combo. I have 20+ keyboards collecting dust in my wardrobe, and this combo was the only one to win. All under $150 combined. I also got razer wireless control hub to make sound control easier ($50).
TLDR; these small split keyboards are so expensive. $190-500 range. Weird.
I was very excited when ortholinear keyboards started to catch on, but then something happened and this ultra-minimalist stuff started pouring out with column staggering and now once again long for someone to make a good ortholinear split keyboard with all of the proper buttons it should have for being actually useful for software development or gaming.
Do all of the users of these just spend their time in vim? I cannot fathom how they’re used otherwise.
I have the Kinesis Advantage 360 which is split but has all the non-numpad buttons.
I do spend lots of time in Emacs, but also use it for plenty of gaming. Just remap in-game to ESDF and only use the left hand. (Or set up layers, but I'm generally too lazy for that).
I think the thumb clusters are great, but may not be to your taste. I'm very happy with it, but have used various iterations of kinesis keyboards for a long time now.
Absolutely love these type of keyboards. But ... with how much security I work with for logins, etc, the fingerprint button on my Mac keyboards are amazing time savers that I don't want to live without. Has anyone found a workaround?
Strictly for BeeKeeb: I got my Corne kit from beekeeb several years ago and I'd happily buy from them again. I was a total custom-keyboard-and-soldering newbie and they helped me figure out what I needed, what I was missing, and even sent me extra parts for the trickier bits.
And <$200 for this combination of features is shocking. I'd have probably been a instant buy if I was in the market for a minimal split.
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- Integrated pointing device
- Aligned 1u thumb keys
- E-ink screen
- Aluminium plate
- Below $200
I'm interested for sure. Thanks for sharing.
It is a nice looking keyboard but do people find value in such minimal layouts?
EDIT ADDED: I'm guessing maybe there is a control that causes other symbols to become visible on the keycaps, replacing the default A-Z symbols, and they never show those alternate symbols in the photos because we're supposed to know it does that.
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TLDR; these small split keyboards are so expensive. $190-500 range. Weird.
Do all of the users of these just spend their time in vim? I cannot fathom how they’re used otherwise.
I do spend lots of time in Emacs, but also use it for plenty of gaming. Just remap in-game to ESDF and only use the left hand. (Or set up layers, but I'm generally too lazy for that).
I think the thumb clusters are great, but may not be to your taste. I'm very happy with it, but have used various iterations of kinesis keyboards for a long time now.
What level of n-key roll over does it support. Ie. can I steno on this keyboard?
And <$200 for this combination of features is shocking. I'd have probably been a instant buy if I was in the market for a minimal split.