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Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by JoshTriplett »

quarterto wrote: post #18

For people who want an ISO layout, custom keycaps or greater choice of switches, the WASD V2 is identical to this except without the backlighting (how often are you at your desk with the lights off?). I've owned one for a year and it's been fantastic. http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/mechanical-k...

I don't understand the attraction of backlighting in "programmer" keyboards. Seems like it would only benefit people who look at the keyboard. Which explains why it's popular on consumer laptops, but not why any computer professional would want it.

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by arielweisberg »

Cooler Master Storm QuickFire style keyboards (available with or without backlight and TK) are 90$ at Amazon. They are asking a lot of coin for features I wouldn't use.

I use a Kinesis Advantage so I haven't gotten around to buying one for myself, but I want it every time I do something with it.

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by dysoco »

JoshTriplett wrote: post #21
quarterto wrote: post #18

For people who want an ISO layout, custom keycaps or greater choice of switches, the WASD V2 is identical to this except without the backlighting (how often are you at your desk with the lights off?). I've owned one for a year and it's been fantastic. http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/mechanical-k...

I don't understand the attraction of backlighting in "programmer" keyboards. Seems like it would only benefit people who look at the keyboard. Which explains why it's popular on consumer laptops, but not why any computer professional would want it.

I've never had a backlighted keyboard. But I must admit, sometimes when it's dark I have to look closely at the keyboard to find the key I want, at least to orient myself when I first touch the keyboard.

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by MrDosu »

What makes this different to the keyboards with the exact same feature set that are established for years and years already (Filco, DAS, happyhack...)?

Re: Code Keyboards

#26

Post by cbd1984 »

detaro wrote: post #15
cbd1984 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> the included keypuller makes it simple to swap keys around if you are so inclined. You know what would be nice? If the keyboard had enough intelligence to read the keycaps and modify which codes it sent based on which keycaps are attached to which switches. OS key remapping tends to vary from 'xmodmap' to 'worse than xmodmap', in my experience. It would be nice if the stupidly obvious thing worked for once.

Normally keys are scanned group-by-group digitally, but Cherry recently came out with a keyboard that uses analogue readout of the key matrix. They now put different resistors at each switch and measure the voltage (so they save delays introduced by the scanning and can sell it as "super fast" to gamers …) If they put the resistors in the keycaps and managed to get stable contacts to the switches below working, one m…

> Normally keys are scanned group-by-group digitally, but Cherry recently came out with a keyboard that uses analogue readout of the key matrix. They now put different resistors at each switch and measure the voltage (so they save delays introduced by the scanning and can sell it as "super fast" to gamers …)

Interesting to imagine most keyboards are that primitive.

It's also interesting to see gamers continuing to push technology forwards.

> But allowing to reprogram the keys in the keyboard controller probably is easier. Longer initial setup time, but how often do people change their keyboard layouts?!

It's worth it if the setup is obnoxious enough, and, well, this is something which should be possible, and it's annoying that it hasn't been done yet.

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by unfamiliar »

cbd1984 wrote: post #8
bensherman wrote: post #6

I have one, and I love it. It's loud, feels great and the dipswitch settings on it make me not have to worry about any software to make it work exactly as I like. The backlighting on it is also perfect. I don't DVORAK, but the included keypuller makes it simple to swap keys around if you are so inclined. Buy one.

> the included keypuller makes it simple to swap keys around if you are so inclined. You know what would be nice? If the keyboard had enough intelligence to read the keycaps and modify which codes it sent based on which keycaps are attached to which switches. OS key remapping tends to vary from 'xmodmap' to 'worse than xmodmap', in my experience. It would be nice if the stupidly obvious thing worked for once.

Saying the software is so bad you wish it was done in hardware seems like a step backwards to me. Surely a simpler answer is to write a nice xmodmap GUI.

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by Splendor »

I would really love a mechanical keyboard in the split ergonomic layout of a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic keyboard. Something about that shape feels right to me, but most mechanical keyboard either use a standard layout or something radically different (I'm looking at you Ergodox).

Re: Code Keyboards

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Post by hrnnnnnn »

dysoco wrote: post #23
JoshTriplett wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't understand the attraction of backlighting in "programmer" keyboards. Seems like it would only benefit people who look at the keyboard. Which explains why it's popular on consumer laptops, but not why any computer professional would want it.

I've never had a backlighted keyboard. But I must admit, sometimes when it's dark I have to look closely at the keyboard to find the key I want, at least to orient myself when I first touch the keyboard.

The 'f' and 'j' keys usually have little bumps on them, or are more deeply recessed than the other keys, so you can find them by touch.
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