Txus OrdorikaJun 24, 2020

Dear Mastodon, may I ask for some advice choosing a keyboard? (chiclet-one [1])

Some background: my work is done in an apple laptop, and I currently am using a chinese copy of "magic keyboard". It works, but springs are harder and I´m not 100% happy with it.

By night I use an old thinkpad between other laptops (100% GNU/linux). I find T430's quite comfortable (backlight is a plus)

So, as you can imagine, I look for a keyboard that can be paired with multiple devices.

I've two tentative keyboards: Logitech k380[2] and Lenovo 0B47189[3]. The first, cheaper, the second includes trackpoint.

Any other suggestion (even a wired one) with chiclet-style keyboard is welcome (no mechanical keyboards)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiclet_keyboard
[2] https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/multi-device-keyboard-k380?crid=27
[3] https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32315384951.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.53c696056GVRVj&algo_pvid=99845a0c-9b36-4230-93e7-57ad7ee77153&algo_expid=99845a0c-9b36-4230-93e7-57ad7ee77153-0&btsid=0b0a182b15929902154608976e64e9&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_

Chiclet keyboard - Wikipedia

Show threadCarlos Fdez Llamas
@txusinho

All input I can give is that a coworker is happy with the K380. It's really compact.

For me, it's missing dedicated keys that I use extensively like SUPR, START, END, and the pagination ones.

In that sense, I would prefer for myself the Lenovo one, because I already have a ThinkPad T495 and love the keyboard, and second, it isn't only bluetooth: It includes a USB with 2.4ghz connectivity.
Jun 24, 2020 at 10:46amWeb
Show threadCarlos Fdez LlamasJun 24, 2020
@txusinho

I think I would have a problem with the Lenovo one, though.

I tend to rest the hand on the keyboard's left side, on the table, in a more natural position (thumb looking up). From there I can reach keys like ESC, Ctrl, Start, Alt, without moving the hand.

The Lenovo has a little border that will probably block my hand to do so comfortably, thing that I can do with my Ozone Strike Battle, a mechanical keyboard without borders.
Show threadTxus OrdorikaJun 25, 2020

@sirikon thanks you very much for your input. It´s very apperciated.

TBH, I didn´t realize the lenovo one includes a 2.4ghz dongle

Show threadTxus OrdorikaAug 19, 2020

@sirikon Finally I decided for the K380. I bought a refurbished one from Amazon.

First impressions are really good, apart from the obvious drawback: with a new keyboard, you loose all the mental references you had previously

Show threadCarlos Fdez LlamasAug 19, 2020
@txusinho Awesome! Glad to hear :) time for new muscular memory :D
Show threadTxus OrdorikaAug 21, 2020

@sirikon Regarding pagination issues you addressed, and I misread and ignored, I've come up to a solution:

Thanks to this chinese guy [1] I discovered there is a posibility to enable page up/down in osx, as well as windows (haven't tested on gnu/linus atm)

The answer (for osx, and page up/down support) lies behind this software named Karabiner [2] and afterwards installing the karabiner file living here [3]

Feel free to reach me if you need more assistance/interest

#k380 #pageup #pagedown #logitech #bluetooth #keyboard

[1] http://ddphi.com/?p=37
[2] https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/
[3] karabiner://karabiner/assets/complex_modifications/import?url=https://gist.github.com/haodong/dbf831e7273d49a7e8700025c0c7d796/raw/179e3efb826005247536504abc48411c3f6d9105/left_fn.json

教程：在 Mac 系统上部署 K380 蓝牙键盘 – DDPhi

DDPhi
Show threadTxus OrdorikaAug 21, 2020
@sirikon and yes, I'm favouriting this toot because I know myself and I'll need in the future, for sure 😄
Show threadCarlos Fdez LlamasAug 21, 2020
@txusinho

Seems like just aliasing some combination of keys to have it work like pagination keys. I'm pretty sure that can be done in Linux, too, without too much hassle.

Thanks for the tip anyway, all my coworkers are Mac users so maybe this is helpful for them :)
Show threadTxus OrdorikaAug 21, 2020
@sirikon I've tested in Linux, and Fn + arrows work as expected :)