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Wylderbuilds Dactyl Manuform Keyboard Build — Wylderbuilds
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Full Dactyl Manuform ergonomic keyboard builds! Wired with QMK or wireless with ZMK firmwares! With options for trackball (even dual trackball!), displays, rotary encoders, and RGB lighting. From minimal 3x5 36 key builds up to monster 6x7 96 key builds, we have a beautifully crafted and healthy-
Usage Demo: PolyKybd Latin extended letter selection
PolyKybd Split72: Use and change Latin extended letters
https://youtu.be/3h96KhmJhUs?si=rHAo-_tkZzZIPiie
For Build instructions head to https://github.com/thpoll83/PolyKybd
Rec for portable alternative to ZSA Moonlander
My first ergo mech keyboard was a ZSA Moonlander which I got a little over a year ago. I love it. However, I am now being asked to come into the office more often and am looking at getting something similar, but more portable.
I was looking at the ZSA Voyager since the split keeb, low profile form factor, and columnar layout seem to check a lot of boxes, but I can't tell if I can go cut out that many keys/rows. Mostly concerned about losing the bottom row where I often hit CTRL, and losing out on the 3 thumbcluster buttons I always use.
Questions I have are:
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Is it easy to switch from keyboard layouts that have dedicated ctrl keys, vs long pressing?
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If this is used for an office setup where the keyboard is going to basically be straddling my laptop keyboard, do folks often just dance between the split keyboard to the laptop keyboard for those extra keys or muscle memory chords?
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Are there low profile split type keyboards I should be considering?
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If I like U4Ts, what type of switches should I be looking at for low profile tactiles but not too thocky and loud?
What term to search for "oversized" keycaps?
I'm looking for "fat"? keycaps similar to what Matias uses for Esc, Ctrl, Option, Cmd and Space keys on their ErgoPro.
What search term should I use to find similar keycaps? I've tried "tall", "fat", "oversized", "big", etc., but I only find extra wide (in the X direction) or extra tall (in the Z direction) rather than in the Y direction.
Any help welcome.
Any Svalboard user here? What is your experience?
Svalboard - Datahand forever!
https://svalboard.com/
Svalboard is a modern customizable keyboard in the tradition of the Datahand.
Discovered the Kinesis Advantage 360, might be the keyboard that finally makes me switch to split layout. Any experience to share?
Kinesis Advantage360 Ergonomic Keyboard
https://kinesis-ergo.com/keyboards/advantage360/
Split-adjustable, contoured design that maximizes comfort and boosts productivity. Mechanical switches, onboard programmability and more. Available Bluetooth and ZMK open-source firmware.