I don't know if I could get used to using the numpad with my left hand, personally, but I really like this layout! It'd be cool to have an option where Art5 is replaced by a knob. And what are your thoughts on making the righthand bottom row modifiers 1U, so you could have a FN key too?

That’s a good point. I never thought of that

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What is “HHKB” central part?

Only thing you need to know is that they're flat - all rows are same height (like DSA, MA,etc)

If you're used to the curve where top rows are higher, you may not like flat profiles

Eh, a lot of power users go the macOS route for a Unix operating system and greater software availability. It's disingenuous to suggest all Mac users are Apple evangelists.

Well shit, look at me being enabled lol. Any weird quirks I need to know regarding the XDA profiles? I know some keycap profiles are supposed to be a little finicky and don't just work with any board or something.

Well then f-that

Jk. I like those but Im too dependent on my f-row

I like that the Esc key is named Panic

my guy has a fridge temperature sticker on his laptop

I’m so sad I didn’t win this in the original raffle! Someday when I have some extra cash laying around I’ll go searching for it.

Enjoy it in your collection!

Another Mac user here.

I can't seem to find the Apple logos on my custom designed 69-key ortho, or my hand-built macropad either.

Amen

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Thanks. A few others have mentioned this and I’m glad I asked for feedback. I never thought to switch them but it makes sense

A few specific thoughts. . .

Not sure what Art1 through Art5 are supposed to be. Macro keys? I have nothing against macro keys really, but I would be thinking of other things that could fill that real estate.

I mean, I don't even see a Home or End key. Well, I guess you could put those on your function layer. . . but, oh wait, I don't see a Fn key either! Hmm.

You do have Home and End on your numpad (when Num Lock is disengaged), but you can't see them because you have no secondary legends over there. (I gripe about how those secondary legends have disappeared from so many keycap sets.)

I love my southpaw! I have a Holyswitch southpaw 75. My coworkers all hate it bc I use novelties for command (macOS) and the wasd keys are arrows. Cannot get my boss to understand that it’s just wasd unless you hold function then it’s arrows. Keeps him off my computer at least lol.

Yea, unfortunately 😢

Yeah I don't have 200$ to spend on a board I hate the sound of.

I love how this hobby is so diverse, that if you see the "10u gang" title without looking at the picture, you're not sure if it's going to be a 10u spacebar appreciation post or a 35% board where the whole thing is 10u long lol.

OP, both your boards are sick. W1-AT is great, and that retro board is super cool for a lot of reasons, but the one that sticks out is the single escape in the numpad cluster. Never seen it before!

What do you use ‘Home’ and ‘End’ for? I don’t think I’ve even used them

poverty keys !!

I like it but the reason I kept the arrows on the right is because they are both used for navigation. So the way I see it, by keeping them on the right, it allows me to choose the mouse or arrow keys with my right hand and then use my left hand for data entry using the numpad

Been in this hobby for awhile. I still can’t solder lol

Consider my recent design, which I'm still looking into producing in some form. . .

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/xty653/refactored_fullsize_worth_pursuing/

Mine is a bit more radical with the split spacebar and split backspace, which I am a believer in. However, it can still be completely covered with a recent GMK or NicePBT keycap set.

Note also. . . The main alphanumeric key block is fully functional, so there could be a more portable "mini" version with just that part, and it would be possible to switch between the mini and full-sized versions without any adaptation or retraining.