Keebs

2022-01-25

ᚠᚱ ᛖ ᛚᛏᛚ ᛟ ᛖ ᚣᚱ, ᛁ ᛒᚾ ᛏᛁᛈᛝ ᛟᚾ ᛖ gergo[1] ᚳᛇᛒᛟᚱᛞ. ᛏ ᛏᚳ ᚴᛗ ᚷᛏᛝ ᚣᚢᛞ ᛏ, ᚴᚾᚴ ᛏᚴ ᛖ) ᛖ ᚴᛈᛚᛏ ᚳᛇᛒᛟᚱᛞ, ᛒᛇ) ortholinear, ᚴᛇ) low-profile, ᚾᛞ ᛞᛇ) ᛖ 40% ᚳᛇᛒᛟᚱᛞ (I think).

ᚴᚹᛝ ᚳᛇᛒᛟᚱᛞ ᛚᛖ ᚳᛁᚾᛞ ᛖ ᛏᚱᛈ, ᛒᛏ ᚹᚾᚴ ᛁ ᚷᚫᛏ ᛇ ᛚᛟᚳᛖᚾ ᛇ ᚳᛇ ᚠᚷᚣᛞ ᛏ (ᚾᛞ ᛇ ᛚᛖ) ᛏ ᚹ ᛖ ᛚᛟᛏ ᛇᛇ. ᛁ ᚴᛏᛚ ᚳᛁᚾᛞ ᚴᛏᚱᚷᛚ ᚹ ᛇ ᛚᛟ ᛈᚱᛟᚠᛁᛚ ᚴᚹ ᚴᛗᛏᛁᛗ, ᛒᚳ ᛖ ᚾᚫᛏ clicky ᛏ ᛟᛚ ᚾᛞ ᛟᚠ ᛚᛏᛚ ᚱᛇᚴᛏᚾᚴ. ᛁ ᚷᚴ ᛁ ᚻ ᚻᛇ ᚻᚾ, ᛒᚳ ᛗ ᚳᚫᚾᚴᛏᚾᛏᛚᛇ ᚴᚾᛞᛝ ᚳᚴᛞᚾᛚ keypresses.

ᚴ ᚣᚱ ᛁ ᚹᛟᚾᛏᛞ ᛏ ᚷᛏ ᚾ ᚳᛇᛒᛟᚱᛞ ᚹ ᛗᛁ ᚳᚱᚴᛗᚴ ᛗᚾᛇ ᚠᚱᛗ ᛗᛁ ᛈᚱᚾᛏᚴ, ᛒᛏ ᛄᛇ ᚻᛇ ᚾᛞᚴᛏᚱᛇ (ᚻᚹᚱ ᛁ ᚷᚫᛏ ᛗᛁ gergo) ᚹ ᚻᛝ ᚴᛗ ᚢ (ᛒᛟᚦ ᛈᚴᚾᛚ ᚾᛞ supply-side), ᚴᛟ ᛁ ᚳᚴᛈᚾᛞᛞ ᛗᛁ ᚴ ᛖ ᛒᛏ ᚾᛞ ᚹᚾ ᛇ ᚳᛇᛒᛟᚱᛞ ᛏ ᚹ ᛚᚴᛏᛞ gergo-like ᚹ ᛇ ᛁᚱᚴ ᚠᚱᛗ keeb.io[2].

ᛁ ᛟᛚᚹᛇ ᛒᚾ ᚾᚴ ᛏ ᚴᚫᛞ, ᛒᛏ ᛖ ᚻ ᚴ ᛖ ᚾᛇᚴ how-to ᛞᛇᛟ ᛏ ᛁ ᚦᛟᛏ ᛁ ᛗᛁᛏ ᚷ ᛏ ᛖ ᚫᛏ. ᛒᛏ, ᛇ ᚳᛇᛒᛟᚱᛞ ᚹ back-ordered ᚾᛞ ᚱ ᚹ ᛖ ᛗᛖᛚᛝ ᛚᚴᛏ ᚣᚢ ᚳᛞ ᚷᛏ ᛟᚾ ᛏ ᛒᛇ ᚾᛟᛏᚠᛁᛞ ᚻᚹᚾ ᛏ ᚳᛖᛗ ᛒᚳ ᚾᛏ ᚴᛏᚫᚳ. ᚻᚹᛁᛚ ᚱ, ᛁ ᚴᛟ ᛏ ᛇ rev6 ᛒᛟᚱᛞ ᛞᚾ ᚱᚳᚹᛁ ᚾᛇ ᚴᚫᛞᛝ, ᛏ ᚻ hot-swap ᚴᚫᚳᛏᚴ ᛟᚾ ᛏ. ᚹᚦ ᛇ ᚹᛖᛏ, ᚾ ᛗᛁ ᛈᚾᚣᚾ. ᛁ ᚷᚴ ᛁ ᚳᛞ ᛚᚾ ᛏ ᚴᚫᛞ ᚴᛗ ᛏᛁᛗ. ᛁ ᚷᚫᛏ ᛟᚾ ᛇ ᚹᛖᛏ ᛚᚴᛏ ᚾᛞ ᛈᚱᛟᚴᛇᛞᛞ ᛏ ᛚᚳ ᚾ ᛇ ᚹᛒᚴᛁᛏ.

ᛏᚴ ᚻᚹᚾ ᛁ ᚴᛟ ᛇ Dilly[3]. ᛏᚴ ᚠᚱ low-profile ᚴᚹ, ᛒᛏ ᛁ ᚻ ᚳᚴᛈᚱᛇᚾᚴ ᚹ ᛟ, ᚾ. ᛈᛚᚴ, ᛁ ᚳᛞ ᛟᚱᛞ clicky ᚴᚹ, ᚻᚹ ᛏᚳᛚᛞ ᛗᛇ. ᛏᚴ ᛇᛈ ... $15. ᚾᛞ ᛏᚴ ᚴᚢᛈ ᚴᛗᛈᛚ. ᛁ ᚠᚷᚣᛞ ᛏ ᚹᛞ ᛒᛇ ᛖ ᚷᛞ ᛈᚱᚳᛏᚴ ᚳᛇᛒᛟᚱᛞ ᚠᚱ ᛚᚾᛝ ᛏ ᚴᚫᛞ. ᚠᚠᛏᛇᚾ ᛞᛟᛚ ᛞᚾᛏ ᚴᛇᛗ ᛚᛁᚳ ᛏᚢ ᛗ ᚾ ᚳᚴᛈᚾᚴ.

ᚴᛟ ᛁ ᛒᛟᛏ ᛏ.

ᚠᚠᛏᛇᚾ ᛗᚾᛏᚴ ᛚᛖᛏ, ᛁ ᚷᛏ ᚾ ᛇᛗᛖᛚ ᛏ ᛇ ᛁᚱᚴ ᚹ ᛖᛚᛒᛚ, ᛏᚢ.

ᚴᛟ ᛁ ᛒᛟᛏ ᛏ.

ᚠᛏ ᚫᛈᛝ ᚠᚱ ᚴᚹ ᚾᛞ keycaps ᚠᚱ ᛒᛟᚦ ᚳᛇᛒᛟᚱᛞ, ᛏ ᚴᛟ ᚻᛈᚾᛞ ᛏ ᛇ ᚴᚹ ᚾᛞ ᚳᛇ ᚠᚱ ᛇ ᛁᚱᚴ ᚹᛞ ᛁ ᛖ ᚹᛇᚳ ᚠᛏ ᛇ ᛞᛚᛇ ... ᚻᚹ ᚹ ᚳᛚᛇ ᚳᛁᚾᛞ ᛈᚠᚳᛏ.

ᛇ ᛞᛚᛇ ᚾᛞ ᛏᚴ ᚱᛇᛚᛖᛏᛞ ᛈᚫᚱᛏᚴ ᛁᛞ ᚾᛞ ᛁ ᚻᛞ ᛗᛁ ᚠᚴᛏ ᚴᚫᛞᛝ ᚳᚴᛈᚱᛇᚾᚴ ᛟᚾ ᛖ ᚳᛇᛒᛟᚱᛞ ... ᚾᛞ ᛁ ᚦᛝᚳ ᛁ ᛗᛁᛏ ᛒᛇ ᛞᚳᛏᛞ. ᛏ ᛟᛚ ᚹᚾᛏ ᚴᛟ ᚹᛚ. ᛁ ᚱᚷᚱᛏ ᚾᚫᛏ ᚷᛏᛝ ᛇ leds ᚠᚱ ᛇ ᛒᛟᚱᛞ, ᛒᚳ ᛏ ᚹᛞ ᚻ ᛏᛖᚳᚾ ᛇ ᚻᛟᛚ ᚦᛝ ᛏ ᛇ ᚾᚳᚴ ᛚᛚ, ᛒᛏ ᛇ ᚴᛏᚴᚠᚳᚾ ᚴᚫᛞᛝ ᛇ ᛒᛟᚱᛞ ᛏᚷ ᚾᛞ ᚻᛝ ᛏ ᚳᛚᛇ _work_ ᚹ ᚴᛟ ᚾᛇᚴ.

ᛇ ᛁᚱᚴ ᚳᛖᛗ, ᚾᛞ ᛁ ᚳᛁᚾᛞ ᚹᚾᛏ ᛟᛚ ᛏ ᛟᚾ ᛏ. MX ᚱᛇ ᛒᛚᚢ ᚴᚹ, ᚴᛏᛇᛚ ᛈᛚᛖᛏᚴ, ᚾᛞ ᛖ ᚠᚱᛟᚴᛏᛞ ᚳᚱᛚᚳ mid-layer ᛗᛖᚳᚴ ᛇ ᚳᛇᛒᛟᚱᛞ ᛒᚣᚢᛏᚠᛚ ᛏ ᛚᚳ ᛏ. ᛁ ᛈᚳᛏ ᛈ ᛖ keycap ᚴᛏ ᚳᛟᛚᛞ "matcha" (ᛒᚳ ᛇ ᚾᛇᚴ ᚷᚱᛇᚾ ᚳᛚᛝ) ᛟᚠ ᛞᚱᛟᛈ, ᚾᛞ ᛏ ᛟᚾᛚᛇ ᛏᚳ ᛒᛏ ᚾ ᚱ ᛏ ᚴᛗᛒᛚ ᛇ ᚻᛟᛚ ᚦᛝ.

ᚾᚫᛏ ᚳᚹᛁᛏ fulfulling ᚴᚫᛞᛝ ᛏ ᛗᛁᚴᛚᚠ, ᛁ ᚷᚴ, ᛒᛏ ᚾᛟ ᛚᚴ ᚴᛏᚴᚠᛁᛝ ᚾ ᛇ ᛈᚱᚾᛏᛖᚾ.

ᚴᛟ, ᚾ ᛁ ᚷᚫᛏ 3 ᚣᚢᚾᛇᚳ ᛗᚳᚾᚳᛚ ᚳᛇᛒᛟᚱᛞ, ᚾᛞ ᛗ ᛚᚳᛝ ᚠᚱ ᚳᚴᚳᚣᚢ ᛏ ᛒᛚᛞ ᛗᛟᚱ, ᛒᚳ ᛗᚾ ... ᛏᚴ ᛞᚳᛏᛝ.

[1] gergo

[2] Iris from keeb.io

[3] Dilly