jackielii OP t1_jeel07i wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:26 PM

Reply to comment by Hagya15 in My Ideal Layout by jackielii

That's what I'm thinking. Custom design just takes too much effort. I'm not sure it's worth it at this point. Just ordered the Keebio Convolution, have to try it out. Seems close enough.

NoOne-NBA- t1_jeeu7gp wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:32 PM

But, will "close enough" also be "good enough" for you, in the end?
It ultimately wasn't for me.
I realized a while back that nobody, except me, could design my perfect keyboard.

My one no-compromise feature is a proper numpad.
Designing my own layout gave me all the functions of my 1800s, including a full-size, properly laid out numpad, while keeping everything in a 60% case, with HHKB blockers.

Here's the "improved" version of my HHKB-layout board, for Mac use.

https://preview.redd.it/95h3vmugl4ra1.jpeg?width=1208&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=683a66e8eb818096203ff56f2b374de1fde3d83f

For the record, it was worth every penny I spent, and every minute I put into it.

jackielii OP t1_jeeutya wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:36 PM

Cool! I probably will go down this route in the future. I just need to experiment with different options first to see what exactly I want - I don't think I have tried enough to know.

NoOne-NBA- t1_jefakjo wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:19 PM

I highly recommend keyboard meetups, if you can find one near you.

That's saved me a ton on money, by allowing me to test all kinds of stuff (different cases, layouts, switches, keycaps, etc...), all at someone else's expense.

jackielii OP t1_jefcc4p wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually did a bit of googling on this. Turns out there isn't many near me (Surrey, UK). There was one last September in London, but doesn't seem to have announced another one for this year.

Will definitely search a bit more on this. Would love to go to a meet up!

NoOne-NBA- t1_jefr2ay wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:06 PM

Looking at the posting for that September meetup, there's a Discord channel listed for MKUK.
Joining that may get you into the loop for any upcoming events, or at least put you into touch with other users in the area.

jackielii OP t1_jefr7g7 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:07 PM

Joined! Thanks

NoOne-NBA- t1_jefunp0 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Good luck.
I hope it all works out well for you.