Keyboards {Tools}

Personal journey

Only since I started paying attention to it, in reverse chronological order

• Bastard Dilemma choc 36 keys with touchpad
  • photos https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/@utopiah/117138276531998254
  • https://bastardkb.com/dilemma/
  • twilight switches
  • configured but with sane defaults, even for 36 keys, only shifted the arrow keys to match Vim navigation
    • https://docs.bastardkb.com/fw/default-keymaps.html#dilemma
  • includes touchpad, mouse layer, per layer color, home row mod
  • https://docs.bastardkb.com/help/troubleshooting.html#custom-udev-rules
  • update configuration https://argos.bastardkb.com
    • no Firefox support due to lack of WebHID
  • updated firmware to argos 005 3x5_3_procyon
• Piantor Pro BT, 36 keys KLP Lamé
  • replaced Brown switches by Pink Pro
  • official page https://www.keebart.com/products/piantor-wireless
  • photos https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/@utopiah/117008257708036677
  • using home row mods
  • https://github.com/Utopiah/zmk-config-piantorbtpro
  • made own typing_keyboard prototype to train for it
    • code not yet in repository
  • https://zmk-studio-tweaks.numachang.com/
  • https://nickcoutsos.github.io/keymap-editor/
    • relies on Github action
• Corne-ish Zen
  • lowprob
  • https://github.com/Utopiah/zmk-config-zen-2
• MoonLander
• ErgoDox EZ
• Microsoft Sculpt
  • ergonomic but not split

Shortcuts

• Vim the boardgame https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/@utopiah/117309256633773896
• this very page can be edited via E thanks to Tridactyl
• https://mpv.io/manual/master/#keyboard-control
• https://docs.kde.org/stable_kf6/en/khelpcenter/fundamentals/kbd.html
  • for system tray, e.g to set Meta+n for notifications, see https://discuss.kde.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-for-notifications/33695
• https://tridactyl.xyz/build/static/clippy/1-tutor.html
• bash navigation with visualization https://gist.github.com/tuxfight3r/60051ac67c5f0445efee
• https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360036517511-Signal-Desktop-Keyboard-Shortcuts

Online training

• supporting code content
  • https://typ.ing with error as superscript, very nice design
  • https://monkeytype.com
    • see https://monkeytype.com/settings?highlight=indicateTypos to indicate typos below the target letter
      • especially useful while learnig a new layout with hidden layers or with unlabelled keycaps
    • easy access to language setting https://monkeytype.com/settings?highlight=language , e.g. French (with its accents), English, but also JavaScript (and subsets), HTML, etc
• own prototypes
  • ~/Prototypes/typing_training but not get on public repository
  • ~/Prototypes/kbd_ext/aframe.html

To explore

• https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/keyboard-extension
• virtual https://video.benetou.fr/search?search=keyboard&searchTarget=local
• https://precondition.github.io/home-row-mods
• how to support French keys
  • e.g. accented a/e or Euro symbol
  • ideally without changing language at the OS level
• keyboard pants https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/@utopiah/117157231799845118
  • https://evantravers.com/articles/2023/04/06/magsafe-tenting-and-wearable-keyboards/
  • “I Started Wearing My Keyboard” - A Surprisingly Comfortable Way To Type by Ben Vallack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOupyi-lQZM
• own keymaps
  • Path:/pub/home/keyboards/keymaps/
• remappers
  • https://github.com/jtroo/kanata
    • detects keyboard on Razer but no output
  • https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd
    • has Debian package but not tried

Note

My notes on Tools gather what I know or want to know. Consequently they are not and will never be complete references. For this, official manuals and online communities provide much better answers.