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Lydia Conwell 2d ago

Do people type on split keyboards?

Are they easy to use?

Is a split keyboard a good thing?

Split keyboard makes me feel queasy.

#SplitKeyboard

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Peter Cock Mar 20

I made another #ErgoMechKeyboard, taking the ribbon cable idea for my Bivouac34, and the 32-key layout and a 5-way navigation button from my Bivvy16D #SplitKeyboard. This is my Goldilocks32 #MechanicalKeyboard - another diode-free design with a #GraphTheory based sparse scanning matrix https://astrobeano.blogspot.com/2026/03/goldilocks-30-to-32-key-keyboard.html

smeikx Feb 27

When using Blender I’d like to keep my right hand on the pointing device (pen or mouse) and the other on the keyboard.

But I use a steeply tented split keyboard, and a few keys I need regularly are on the right half; with a flat keyboard I’d reach over to the other half, but because of the almost 90° tenting this is difficult and slow.

I think I will try solving this issue by making one key flip the two halves (temporarily).

What do you think, how would you approach this problem?

#blender #blender3D #b3d #mechanicalKeyboard #mkb #splitKeyboard #ZMK #QMK

Aviac Feb 19

@phlimy remember when you brought your #splitkeyboard when we met IRL?

That stuck in my head for quiet a while now and inspired me to also build one. Thanks for the inspiration and for introducing me to it! 😇

Den Feb 14

Hm, maybe I found a successor to the Magic Keyboard.

The Elora looks like exactly what I wanted. This is significantly better for my hands than the Adv360.
I'm playing around with custom QMK, and now I think I know what I want.
The keycaps are a mix of what I have, and a custom set is on the way. #splitkeyboard

Luke Feb 13

RE: https://mastodon.social/@AccordionBruce/116058449786188674

Team #SplitKeyboard was already going strong in 1850

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AccordionBruce Feb 12

@mwichary
Was that Wheatstone #SplitKeyboard a prototype for an upgrade to his beautiful ABC alphabetical telegraph?

Might have given it an “ease of use” chance against Morse’s code

But the need for multiple copper wires in Wheatstone & co’s systems cost more

https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co33456/wheatstone-military-telegraph-1840-telegraph
#MechanicalKeyboard

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AccordionBruce Feb 12

@anders
Depends what features you want. The Dygma boards have great tenting. Glove80 and Advantage360 or things like the Bastard or Cyboard have keywells

Many things can be found in DIY kits or the maker scene.
Kinesis may make the best Microsoft Natural copycat. Goldtouch is perhaps the most affordable entry-level board with above average tenting, but limited split

Moonlander and Dygma can argue with others about who has the easiest or best software
#SplitKeyboard #MechanicalKeyboard