ErgoMechKeyboards

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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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My introduction to ergo keyboards was not nice. Consider being kinder to newbies please. (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 years ago by Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/ergomechkeyboards@lemmy.world

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[–] PeachMan@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Welcome to the Internet. You're going to find assholes with crappy opinions here. It's a bad idea to get defensive and combative with that minority, which is exactly what you did in this case.

[+] Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone -32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I was poking fun that all these crazy keyboards exist, but when i asked for my layout, there was pushback. People telling me that i was doing it wrong blah blah.

It feels like you are being defensive?

I'm just trying to hang out. I don't get why people are reading so negatively into my words

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A few people told you that, and you decided to engage with them, which is a bad idea. Most people (myself included) gave you helpful advice. Consider it a learning experience; don't engage with the trolls.