clewMar 18

Are there ergonomic telegraph keys?

A friend is looking for maybe a “vertical bug” — not my field but between the #HamRadio and #ErgonomicKeyboards and old tech enthusiasts here, maybe someone knows!

(Am hoping this will persuade my friend onto the fediverse, too.)

Wookiee Parker Mar 18

Ugh, so the Moonlander software (QMK) does have caps word built in. But… using a layer key breaks the word. So, only good if the characters you need are all on the main layout. Or if you want to custom compile the firmware to ignore layer keys.

Of all the things going on, custom compiling firmware for a keyboard is not a thing that I want to add to the pile.

So close, yet so far…

#keyboards #ErgonomicKeyboards
#keyboardfails

Kshitij AggarwalJan 27

After 5 years of aggressive use, my keyboard needed some upkeep and upgrades.

I wrote about it here: https://funkyidol.in/blog/2026-new-year-keyboard-upgrade/

#ErgonomicKeyboards #mechanicalKeyboard

2026 New Year Keyboard Upgrade

Switch maintenance + keycap upgrade on a 36 key ergonomic board using Miryoku layers and the Workman layout.

Kshitij Aggarwal | funkyidol.in
Show threadPeter CockNov 6
@bouncinglime @keira_reckons If the X-Bow caught your interest there are lots of hobby level #ErgonomicKeyboards, often with keys in columns for each finger, with stagger (offset for different finger lengths) and/or splayed (rather than parallel). These are generally #MechanicalKeyboard designs where the switches and keycaps can be changed (silent, smooth, clicky, weak/strong springs). Off the shelf look at eg https://www.zsa.io/voyager - and for small hands in addition too less keys for less stretching, I would focus on the smaller and tighter spaced low profile “choc” keys.
The Voyager: A powerful, low-profile, split ergonomic keyboard

A lean, mean, split typing machine. The Voyager is everything you’d want in a serious ergonomic keyboard, and nothing more. The essentials, refined.

NuclearSquidOct 21

Coming soon…

#Quacken #CdL2025 #Ergonautes #QuackenSplit #Ergol #Bépo #QwertyLafayette #Azerty #ErgonomicKeyboards #RP2040

Show threadcedillaJul 27, 2025

Updated it with the latest technologies.

#vim #meme #oneko #cat #ErgonomicKeyboards

Satya MishraMay 13, 2025

My wrist is hurting from typing too much. May be time to switch keyboards. Anyone use an ergonomic keyboard and like it?

#ErgonomicKeyboards #ergonomic

bacardi55May 4, 2025

Finally wrote a review of my new ergonomic #keyboard, the #dygma raise 2:

https://bacardi55.io/2025/05/04/my-dygma-raise-2-keyboard-review/

#mechanicalkeyboard #ergonomickeyboards

My Dygma Raise 2 keyboard review | Bacardi55's Web Cave

Christopher Bauer   Apr 24, 2025

I've got to say, Boardsource.xyz has done right by me.

I have my beloved lily58 back up and running thanks to a replacement pcb/micro-controller. Many thanks to all who gave me troubleshooting pointers. I think it was a defective micro-controller all along.

My digits are confused but happy to be back to column staggered!

#ErgonomicKeyboards #MechanicalkKeyboard #ergomechkeyboard #mechanical_keyboards #splitkeyboard #lily58

TheMagicalCMar 23, 2025

I've mostly finished building my Lotus58 keyboard, and I've been trying to dial in the keymap, but I'm really struggling to program the rotary encoders. QMK configurator doesn't support it, and I'm having a hell of a time trying to get Vial working. I hear Vial is very convenient if you get it working, but the documentation is not good. At this point I'm considering just manually programming it in QMK. Not looking forward to that, since I have a really hard time telling which place in the JSON array goes to which spot on my keyboard.

Does anyone have a better way to program rotary encoders on a keyboard?

#mechanicalkeyboards
#keyboards #ErgonomicKeyboards