I wanted to experiment with a better pinky column, as for me using the bottom row with the pinky felt awkward and sometimes painful. Thus I created an alt version of my arkenswoop (swoop based), and named it the altenswoop because my brain thinks it is very original and funny. It will take some getting used to, and I’ll need to get batteries for this prototype too!

Is there a proper name for this kind of pinky formation? I’ve seen this elsewhere too, and I’m calling it pinky cluster in reference to the thumb cluster but it doesn’t feel right

Edit: I forgot to add a link to the PCB files: https://github.com/SuperFola/arkenswoop (under pcbs/3x5_nw_pinky_cluster)

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    I know nothing about ergomech keyboards but this looks like a genuine work of art and got me interested in seeing more. Thank you for sharing this!

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      Thanks! That’s truly heartwarming to read

      Do not hesitate if you questions, the community is very friendly

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      Yes! Custom ones I ordered on FKCaps. I may have put them hastily, in the wrong orientation and place but since I can’t read it (yet… another project!) it does not bother me haha

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      It depends on the layer. I have volume, screen brightness, tab/shift tab (pair it with ctrl/cmd and this is very versatile), command left/right (browser history), ctrl left/right (macos virtual desktops), undo/redo, scroll up/down, page up/down. Since it can also act as a normal switch, I put play/pause on it when it controls the volume, and mouse click when it scrolls.

      You could map them to mouse movement too quite easily!

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    I think one of your keys is upside down? Right split, second row, third from the left.

    Or maybe it’s just the font

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      I think the idea is, that is supposed to be the top pinkie key, some people find moving laterally is more comfortable than stretching upward?

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        1 year ago

        Exactly, I tried this configuration on paper and then on a Cantor (42 keys, 6 columns) and this felt better for me and a friend than reaching down.

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      1 year ago

      The convex caps are awesome ; I felt uneasy with concave ones before, now my thumbs are lying on plastic cushions. They are not textured and allow your thumbs to glide on them.

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      Thanks! They were like 45€ without shipping, and I got 36 (the thumb ones are concave and I prefer convex caps). That makes the caps more expensive than a MBK legends set but it’s 100% your own, which makes it worth it to me.