Compact Keyboard layout

[fos1x]

- A compact.... 78 key (18:5) .... keyboard design of mine , inspire by old Dell laptop keyboard + Cooler master fire TK compact keyboard

 

- with 4 layers , Normal black / Shift yellow / FN (toggle) Red / Numpad Green. combine with useful media key vol up / down / mute (Pause and Scroll not media key) , and a brightness recycle key

 

- The color design quite odd ... . golden yellow , Lime Neon Green , blood Orange Red .... and Greenish gray ,but i try to aim at Retro Style and seem like it not work that well.

 

- I want some opinion for key-layout , will it fit your hand? , is it confuse to use? , how can i redesign the color combination? (send hex color code)

i have the .json file included incase you want to base on that and edit your own in this http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com website

* Edited 1 Fix the Fat menu , Fat window , up spacebar to 6,25U up Right control to 1.25Ukeyboard-layout (2).json

 

[8-Bit Ninja]

Honestly the only problem i have with it for me is that its a single row key for enter, i normally hit the enter key down low, meaning i would hit either the up arrow key or the right shift 

[Molten]

4 minutes ago, 8-Bit Ninja said:

Honestly the only problem i have with it for me is that its a single row key for enter, i normally hit the enter key down low, meaning i would hit either the up arrow key or the right shift 

What shape is your enter?

[fos1x]

9 minutes ago, 8-Bit Ninja said:

Honestly the only problem i have with it for me is that its a single row key for enter, i normally hit the enter key down low, meaning i would hit either the up arrow key or the right shift 

Well since it's a compact key so it's hard for me to snuck a Fat ass enter key or ISO enter key....

[Spuriae]

Might consider moving the spacebar up to a standard 6.25U to help with keycaps and shrinking menu to 1u to compensate. 

[Guest]

how do you use green keys? for red there is FN but for green?

[fos1x]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

how do you use green keys? for red there is FN but for green?

Uhmmmmm.... the OBVIOUS numlock?

[fos1x]

5 minutes ago, Nimrodor said:

Might consider moving the spacebar up to a standard 6.25U to help with keycaps and shrinking menu to 1u to compensate. 

yeah! why do i make that fatty menu anyway?!
fixed i decide to make a fat right Ctrl and short out the window key , and also max out the space bar to 6.25 unit

[Spuriae]

7 minutes ago, dafo446 said:

yeah! why do i make that fatty menu anyway?!
fixed i decide to make a fat right Ctrl and short out the window key , and also max out the space bar to 6.25 unit

≣?

 

For some reason the font size on the smaller menu annoys me.

[fos1x]

6 minutes ago, Nimrodor said:

≣?

 

For some reason the font size on the smaller menu annoys me.

kkk! symbol so be it! since the "MENU" can't be fit

[el_vper]

I like how the numbers are incorporated. I don't know what the goal of this is, to create a custom keyboard for yourself or something to sell?

 

- Iso vs Ansi: a 2nd space for a key-switch beneath the left shift, allowing it to be replaced by 2 keys.

 

- Is it really worth it to remove the function key row? Horizontal space is often a real problem but vertical space?

 

- An extra ~macro layer, replacing caps lock (let's call it 'mod'). Change "normal" caps-lock to shift + caps. The mod working as a modifier key (hold), being programmable to for example add quick access diacritics éñùà etc... or as letter combinations i.e. for programmers, let's say pure javascript: mod + d types "document.getElementById", mod + f: "document.getElementsByClassname" etc. With an option to create multiple profiles and quick switching. For example mod + numpad1 = profile 1 javascript, mod + numpad2 = profile 2 diacritics, mod + numpad3 = C++, mod + numpad4 = VBA etc...