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Built my first ergo keyboard (Keebio Sinc) and would like some recommendations on macros and layers that you find useful. More pics/videos inside! (loganmarchione.com)
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I just built my first ergo keyboard and would like some recommendations on macros and layers that you find useful. For example, I mapped backspace to the left spacebar and setup the rotary encoder, but I'll take any suggestions!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Caps Lock is a dead key in such an important position. I personally remap it to Backspace on tap and layer on hold (though many people do Control for HHKB).

I have arrow keys under my left hand on that layer, so if I need to quickly move in an editor, instead of moving my right hand to arrow keys, it's just hold a key and tap.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I remap caps to enter so that I can quickly paste and hit enter without taking my hand off my mouse. Maybe it makes more sense to have it as backspace and ctrl-caps could be enter.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Hello fellow sinc user (rev2 here), my favorite macros I've set up is having a dedicated set of keys to swap between virtual desktops.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

fancy features i enjoy a lot:

  • home row mods
  • numpad layer
  • nav layer with arrows, home, end, pg up/dn, vol/brightness controls
  • backspace on combo
  • ctrl+backspace on combo
  • del on combo
  • capsword feature
  • layer-taps on all thumb keys
  • vertical combos for parenthetical symbols (although that may not be very usable on rowstagger boards)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I find vertical combos very clunky and inconsistent on MX switches. I'm gonna try on choc but I just couldn't get then to work properly. I think if they work well for you they would be sick but just seemingly not for me (on MX).

I agree with home row mods, they're incredible. I hadn't considered a Ctrl + bs on a combo before but that seems handy. As is I just use hrm Ctrl + bs but I'll probably throw a new combo into the mix now lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh they work perfectly for me :) Very keycap dependent, though! I personally use and recommend DES on MX and CS on choc (both by Pseudoku, stls for 3dp available).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm glad they work well for you. I'm currently on DSA on MX, and will have MBK on choc when I build it. Hopefully it works alright with the MBK caps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

MBK is a nice profile for sure! Not my personal favorite, but still totally fine for vertical combos, and it's all preference anyway :)