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I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanical keyboard

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Re: I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanical keyboard

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Post by Lukineus »

layer8 wrote: post #35

Everyone is different, but personally I won’t buy a keyboard without separate Delete and Backspace keys, without Home/End/PgUp/PgDn/Insert keys, and without a dedicated Menu key [0], for any kind of serious work. I’d also imagine that one is prone to bump into the rotary knob if one is not fully conditioned to that keyboard. I applaud the T-shaped cursor block and the full-sized function keys, although it would be us…

> ... without Home/End/PgUp/PgDn/Insert keys ...

My laptop has Home/End/PgUp/PgDn as the Fn function on the Arrow keys, and its actually really good. So good I've actually setup other machines with the same shortcuts wherever I can.

Re: I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanical keyboard

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Post by baldfat »

layer8 wrote: post #35

Everyone is different, but personally I won’t buy a keyboard without separate Delete and Backspace keys, without Home/End/PgUp/PgDn/Insert keys, and without a dedicated Menu key [0], for any kind of serious work. I’d also imagine that one is prone to bump into the rotary knob if one is not fully conditioned to that keyboard. I applaud the T-shaped cursor block and the full-sized function keys, although it would be us…

I use a 84 keyboard. It is basically a laptop keyboard layout and it works great for me. It has del, backspace, esc and 4 arrows. It shares the function keys with media keys but I have it using function keys as its default and works great as a layout. I don't know why it just isn't the most popular layout.

Re: I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanical keyboard

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Post by cuu508 »

elliotpage wrote: post #117
mromanuk wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More Website advice: - the text is too big - Add padding to text and images - Add space between elements (look crowded) - too much moving stuff: Loose the marquee text Pictures and videos looks awesome, the product looks superb, love the concept of having different height for keys. Congratulations on your launch!

I am sorry, but I strongly disagree. The Marquee text is what catapulted the site from "This is nice" to "This is Art" for me. But then again I am more viewing the page as a piece of performance art than an actual attempt to sell me a keyboard!

It looks good at some viewport sizes, but the margins are a bit messed up at other sizes: https://i.imgur.com/8XLzD0S.png

Re: I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanical keyboard

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Post by chewbaxxa »

DoingIsLearning wrote: post #48

This comment section is full of people complaining about a 70% keyboard not being a full-size keyboard, but that is what makes it a 70% keyboard. If it doens't fit your preferences or use-case then you are not the customer but it seems bizarre to focus so much on the sizing.

The comment section is full of people complaining in general. Nice job OP, I think it looks great.

Re: I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanical keyboard

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Post by davidivadavid »

JaneLovesDotNet wrote: post #151
pimlottc wrote: post #133

Looks striking, but does this actually exist, or is this (so far) just a design project? There's a lot of promises here - recycled materials, machined aluminum, assembled in London - but I don't see any evidence that a single keyboard has actually been built yet. I know, you gotta fake it 'til you make it, but I think it's important to be honest with your customers. We've all seen plenty of speculative designs that s…

You know, it hadn't crossed my mind when I first browsed the page, but now that I've read your comment, it seems very likely that this is entirely an art concept with 0 progress made towards making it a real product. And I agree about your conclusion that this level of detail making it close to dishonesty, rather than faking till you make it. Hopefully you're wrong.

This level of detail is mandatory to have a spec that can actually be executed at some point.

Re: I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanical keyboard

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Post by alksdeef »

jitl wrote: post #51

First off, I love the design. I signed up for updates, etc. To me, this is missing an opportunity to be ortholinear - a grid instead of the standard finger straining zigzag pattern. That’s an ergonomic feature you can fit in a low profile keyboard. I think the grid would harmonize quite well with your design aesthetic while adding another feature on top of “pretty and slim”. I am the sort of person who buys every vag…

Yes, ortholinear is the way.. add a slight split for ergonomics and I will buy one instantly. I have the atreus as well and use it as my daily driver (removed 6 of the keys (3 bottom left & right) and taped over the holes.). With QMK, combo keys, it's a great experience but I miss the low profile keybed sometimes.

I don't think one realizes until you try an ortholinear keyboard with some ergonomic split just how uncomfortable the angled/rectangular style keyboards are. My hands, wrists and forearms have never felt better, as someone who is typing 8+ hours a day.

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