ErgoMechKeyboards
Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards
Rules
Keep it ergo
Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)
i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²
¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid
No Spam
No excessive posting/"shilling" for commercial purposes. Vendors are permitted to promote their products/services but keep it to a minimum and use the [vendor] flair. Posts that appear to be marketing without being transparent about it will be removed.
No Buy/Sell/Trade
This subreddit is not a marketplace, please post on r/mechmarket or other relevant marketplace.
Some useful links
- EMK wiki
- Split keyboard compare tool
- Compare keycap profiles Looking for another set of keycaps - check this site to compare the different keycap profiles https://www.keycaps.info/
- Keymap database A database with all kinds of keymap layouts - some of them fits ergo keyboards - get inspired https://keymapdb.com/
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I'm desperate to find a mod or standalone device like a track ball or track point that can be comfortably mounted near the right half of my Ergodox Moonlander. So far I've seen people buy the Thinkpad keyboards to mangle and remove the red track point nub.
Ditto on my Keyboardio Model 100. This thing is nearly perfect but the lack of mouse makes me wish I could cross this design with a Charybdis.
I wish someone would make a mounting case with clamps for sticking a mechanical keyboard and trackpad of the user's choice together, laptop-style.
Maybe also have mounting points for screws like a VESA-style mount does, so that trackpad and keyboard vendors that explicitly want to support it can have a less-ad-hoc mount.
The laptop form keyboard/trackpad form factor can be really convenient, but the handful of all-in-one devices out there are kind of limiting.
Ploopy mouse?