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Show HN: Bayleaf – Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard
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Re: Show HN: Bayleaf – Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard
#122Personal opinion, but I really don’t get low-profile keyboards. I always need a foam cushion for my palms, which means that a normal profile always feels best for me. Low feels too low with a cushion, and yet still feels too high without one.
I know what you mean, but there's also a big difference between key height and keyboard height.
There's also a common misconception that it's ergonomic to angle a keyboard "upward" (elevating the back of the keyboard), when correct ergonomics is actually to angle the keyboard downwards (elevate the front).
See if you have a long object a little shorter than your foam cushion that you can scotch tape to the bottom of the front of a low-profile Apple keyboard, so that you still use the foam cushion but the front of the keyboard is at the same level as the cushion, and then angles downwards.
And then you get the advantages of the short key travel, which just means your fingers move less and so there's less force/strain.
You may find it shockingly comfortable!
Re: Show HN: Bayleaf – Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard
#123The link when you mention Mikefive's post only goes to the subreddit, not a specific post. Searching for "Mikefive" on reddit yielded a lot of results. I'd love to see the specific post you were referring to.
Beautiful keyboard.
Sent from my Allium58 Low Profile :D
Re: Show HN: Bayleaf – Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard
#124Do the two sides communicate with each other or do they act as independent devices?
Re: Show HN: Bayleaf – Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard
#125I always wanted Apple to make a split keyboard. Then I realized I could just buy two Magic Keyboards and use them at the same time -- typing on the left half of the left one, and the right half of the right one. After all, the proper ergonomic position is for your forearms to be parallel (not angled inward), which means the keyboard halves you're using should be approximately shoulder-width apart, so there's tons of…
Can you use modifier keys spanning the two keyboards? E.g. shift on the left, and a letter on the right to type a capital?
Re: Show HN: Bayleaf – Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard
#126Personal opinion, but I really don’t get low-profile keyboards. I always need a foam cushion for my palms, which means that a normal profile always feels best for me. Low feels too low with a cushion, and yet still feels too high without one.
As a low-profile keyboard zealot, I'm trying to imagine why you'd need a foam pad under your palm. But maybe I'm odd. My entire forearm rests on my desk and supports my arm weight so nothing is pushing down on my hands. Then my hands flow directly over the LP keyboard without any appreciable bend in my wrist.
Re: Show HN: Bayleaf – Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard
#127Nice work, very impressive!
What software did you use to create the design? Any recommendations for CAD and PCB design newbies?
Re: Show HN: Bayleaf – Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard
#128Very cool. Goes well with your Ghost S1 as well I see in the background. I love mine, though I will say it's getting harder and harder to find decent 2 slot GPUs.
Ah, I was wondering if anyone else noticed the Louqe case in the background. Legendary sffpc case, and I agree the custom keyboard matches very nicely.
Re: Show HN: Bayleaf – Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard
#129I always wanted Apple to make a split keyboard. Then I realized I could just buy two Magic Keyboards and use them at the same time -- typing on the left half of the left one, and the right half of the right one. After all, the proper ergonomic position is for your forearms to be parallel (not angled inward), which means the keyboard halves you're using should be approximately shoulder-width apart, so there's tons of…
Can you use modifier keys spanning the two keyboards? E.g. shift on the left, and a letter on the right to type a capital?
Yup. Though I think I may have had to install (free) Karabiner to enable that:
https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/
So I'll e.g. page down by holding Fn on the left keyboard and down arrow on the right.
Re: Show HN: Bayleaf – Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard
#130Great work! Maybe in the next iteration try adding a lite haptic tracking device(or similar) on the inner sides.