cherry profile

tuesday, 5 may 2015

keycaps are about 2mm shorter than the “OEM” profile keycaps which come standard with the Poker 2 keyboard. This shortens the keycap stem accordingly requiring a reduction of the O-ring depth previously applied.

The Colemak Shift-DH layout is now more simply tuned with..

key travel

(max) no O-rings  >  red  >  blue  >  red + red  >  blue + red (min)

(single) “red” O-rings: character set..

`~ = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 [ ] Tab - Q W F P B J L U Y ; ' Del Esc / A R S T G M N E I O Enter \ Shift X C D V Z K H , . Shift Ctrl Win Alt Space Backspace Fn Pn Ctrl

(single) “blue” O-rings: with dampened thumb keys Win, Alt, Space bar, Backspace, Fn in inverted position..

`~ = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 [ ] Tab - Q W F P B J L U Y ; ' Del Esc / A R S T G M N E I O Enter \ Shift X C D V Z K H , . Shift Ctrl Win Alt Space Backspace Fn Pn Ctrl

The “Cherry” profile keycaps, besides height differ, unsurprisingly, in their row cross section profile from the “OEM” profile. This lends a different feel many keyboard enthusiasts prefer which I am looking forward to acclimating to.

Towards that end, it’s time to do some typing practice..

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