Hhkb layout cherry case pro#
Hhkb layout cherry case code#

Once I decided on the HHKB, (and it was approved by my wife :P ), I purchased it on Amazon. However, after waiting months for the planck, and noticing I kept comparing everything to the HHKB, I realized I would eventually end up with an HHKB anyway, and decided to just go for it now. My main reasons for not getting it originally was that it is a good bit more expensive than the majority of mechanical keyboards on the market. I started researching it again and learning about how I could program the layers to have a layout I would like… and eventually realized I just kept re-creating the infamous HHKB layout.

With my planck order canceled, and a refund imminent, I started to look at other options again. I thought the order cancellation was something you opted in to do, but it was actually an opt out situation… so my lack of response had my order canceled, pre-maturely ending my planck experience. The planck got delayed so much, that they eventually allowed people to cancel their order and receive a refund. Unfortunately, the planck drop had several delays, but as I previously stated, I didn’t waiting. So I joined the drop.Īfter joining, I purchased a soldering kit so that I could construct the keyboard once it finally shipped. So, you can actually customize and hack together the firmware, which was very appealing to me.

Hhkb layout cherry case code#

The Planck is fully open and the firmware C code is available on Github for modification. When I say programmable, I don’t mean that you can just bind some keys.

While I was waiting for a Pok3r drop… something interesting caught my eye on Massdrop… the Planck keyboard… The planck is a keyboard kit that you solder together to create a programmable, ortholinear, 40% keyboard. Additionally, I knew that I wanted to stick with a small, minimalist layout, so I exclusively looked at 60% keyboards, with the occasional 40% board catching my eye. They are quiet enough I could still reasonably use them in an office, but still had the nice tactile bump that I love (more than what I experienced on the Browns). After purchasing and playing with a switch tester, I confirmed that I would likely enjoy MX clear switches best. I searched long and hard, looking at different layouts designs, and learning about the various switch types (mostly the commony cherry MX switches). Time for a Mechanical KeyboardĪfter years of using the standard rubber dome HHKB lite, I wanted to finally switch to a true mechanical keyboard.

Hhkb layout cherry case pro#

I enjoyed the layout so much, that years later when I needed to replace a keyboard at work, I had them order me a HHKB lite (again, the Pro was very expensive). However, as a broke college student, I opted for the much cheaper lite version to test out. This is when I first learned about the HHKB. To be kind to my wrists, I wanted something that was optimized at the hardware level for my heavy CTRL key use. By senior year, I found myself sitting in front of an Arch Linux install, configured with a tiling window manger to organize the scattering of VIM and VIM-like terminal applications I used every day. In college, I started diving deeper down the rabbit hole, learning more about shells, window managers, and programming. I started using Linux during my senior year of high school. My Computer (HHKB lite included) during my senior year of college