Get a good switch puller. The small ones they bundle in with Keychrons aren’t great and if you ever think you’ll swap out switches more often it’s worth getting a good switch puller. Enjoy the board!

Flight Attendant: “Hello sir may I ask what you’re doing?”

OP: “Uhh… I’m j-just tuning this um switch to kill some ti-“

Flight Attendant: runs to the air marshall

Technically, it's not if you look at the "correct" way to touchtype... but it is stupid, so just ignore it.

I SUCK at putting films on switches. I cannot imagine doing this on a plane.

That's because it makes far more sense, because it's closer to the left hand than the right. The "correct" fingering for six is just stupid and makes no sense.

>Somebody ought to standardize an Alice 2.0 layout

Like we keep saying.... no one is stopping you. Put your money where your mouth is... or is that some kind of "feminine thinking"?

"feminine thinking" LOL Dear oh dear.... Yeah... who needs that feminine thinking... sheesh.. I mean, what did women ever give the world, right?

{invitation to start a Python "Roman sketch" thread}

Awesome thanks for the detail may I ask what bottom plate you used

>No problem! Somebody just needs to make an Alice 2.0 layout with the things I mentioned

Get on with it then. This is what this hobby is about... this is how it all began: People wanting things that no one made, so we made our own. Stop whining and get designing.

Great idea really

Yeah this is brave. I always end up dropping a few springs and stems when I’m lubing. Can’t imagine trying to locate them on a plane.

"Yeah how much was that?"

OP: "XXXXXVIIII dot XXXXXXXXXVIIII"

>The second 'B' should have never been a 'feature' on any of them

Wow... you some kind of typing nazi? LOL. Loads of people type B with the right hand. This idea that there's only one way to type is just a bit silly. I type C with my left index instead of left middle. It makes no difference whatsoever. I may even be a better typist than you for all you know. These are custom boards. You don't have to have the second B - just map is as something else and fit another keycap. It's not like there's a key missing or anything.

>" The second letter 'B' the right side. The reason this is an issue is because standard touch-typing technique is to hit the letter 'B' with the left hand. Therefore, it does not make sense to have second 'B' on the right side. "

Not everyone types the same way, and many people type B with their right index finger, so that's why some have two B keys. these are custom boards, so you can have whatever you want in that position, and if you look at enough boards, you will see many do not have the second B there.

As for the 6, it's just for aesthetics... which I admit, is not where it should be technically, but most people who need to touchtype numbers quickly and frequently would just use a numpad. I only actually use the number keys casually if I need to write the occasional number is an otherwise text heavy piece. For data entry, or spreadsheet use etc, I will use a numpad. I never bothered to learn touchtyping for the number row (apart from the commonly used modifiers)... it just didn't seem important.... just use a numpad... I mean, that's what they're for :) Also... 6 is closer to the left hand than right, so the "correct" way to type 6 is actually fucking stupid.

[edit] I'd hate to see this guy with 40s LOL

yeah its the bow but simple i think is the name

what caps are those?

Must be a long flight

Oh yeah, being flat is a problem, especially with the flat profile XDA keycaps on there. I would never have built it that way for myself, but it's for a 3 year old who's a long way from touch typing.

That's one reason I built mine with actual Legos and used a thicker plate piece on the bottom, so that I could add little feet in the back to prop it up if I want. I'd recommend doing the same. Unfortunately if you buy the bricks from KBDCraft, they use the thin plates for the bottom that you can't add more Legos to.

As for the 1u shift, it hasn't been a problem at all for me. It feels really natural, and I'm looking into doing something similar going forward on my own keyboards. I can't say whether that's the case for everyone, but for me it's where I naturally seem to reach for the shift key. I've had other keyboards with bad changes (the worst being my skyloong gk68x which moved the whole backspace key 1u to the right. What a nightmare), but this one I actually like.

Overall it's a great PCB, especially for the $40 price. Every time I get on that computer to type on it, I'm pleasantly surprised.

So? You're judging people, and making assumptions about them when it's none of your business.

Yup, definitely Keytronic F&F... very unpleasant to type on...

Every day i see some new ortho layout is a day i get closer to putting my own together and building one

Hey just curious how you liking the keyboard was debating on ordering just worried about the 1u shift key and the face it is completely flat no angle

I got the same as well, brown switches as well. I've just been missing the right Option key, but managed to replace it using the Karabiner app on Mac.

If you ever have the extra $20 I totally recommend the case for it! It’s my favorite keyboard to travel with

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