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I've had a GergoPlex for a couple months now and love it. It takes some getting use to of course, but I frequently find myself trying to chord on my 60% board a
by ecliptik 6y ago
I've had a GergoPlex for a couple months now and love it. It takes some getting use to of course, but I frequently find myself trying to chord on my 60% board and wish I had QMK on it so I could mirror the layouts.
Few tips you may find useful,
- Practice with it daily. My typing on it the first week was really bad, but with a couple hours a day my WPM went up and now with alphanumerics it's quick. I also do "learn to type" websites to use the lessons to cover the entire board and force myself to do things I'm not doing as frequently day-to-day.
- Print out a copy of the keyboard layout (https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rRS_TOYuIQQ/XhRERox3moI/AAAAAAABEB0/uTThutO8H9o8HK-sdNgzOKC1-gIdyEFoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Capture.png https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rRS_TOYuIQQ/XhRERox3moI/AAAAAAABE...) and annotate it as you make changes to the QMK layout. I keep it on the desk and use it for reference when learning where the characters are and frequently update it when I change it to better suit my personal layout. There's also http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/ http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/ to generate one.
- Use lighter switches if you can. They work better for chording, and take some getting use too, but your typing speed will increase and they work out much better on a smaller board like this.
The only negative I have with the board, since it's so low-profile and light is that it will move a bit and sometimes the board will rock. You can get the gHeavy case for this, but it's quite expensive. I'm waiting for the day that the GergoPlex sleeve is available which should help with the overall stability of the board, https://www.hidtech.ca/?product=gergoplex-sleeve https://www.hidtech.ca/?product=gergoplex-sleeve.
- antigirl 6y agoI made this app for myself to help me learn my ergodox layout. It’s an always on, on top app. One could easily repurpose it for their keyboard https://github.com/farzd/keydox https://github.com/farzd/keydox
- ecliptik 6y agoThis is super awesome, thank you for linking it and going to try and replace the paper layout I have with it tonight.