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So does raising and lowering the layers change something visible on the keys or is it that you just have to know?
by dv_dt 5y ago
So does raising and lowering the layers change something visible on the keys or is it that you just have to know?
- carlf79 5y agoIn most cases you just have to know. There are some ortholinear keyboards with some sort of display or indicator and you could program the backlight to show your current layer. It sounds like it would be hard to get used to but a few days was all it took for me to be proficient and I type faster now than I did on a conventional keyboard.
- dv_dt 5y agoAww I was hoping there was some trick with the backlighting and multi-colored keycap transparencies
- mumblemumble 5y agoYou just have to know. It's not a big deal. I have an Atreus, which has even fewer keys, and correspondingly makes a bit more use of layers, and I had it all into my muscle memory within 3 or 4 days.
- mgbmtl 5y agoIt's something you need to know. I have a Moonlander and had to print my layout on paper so that I could glance at it until I got used to it. Did a few adjustments, and eventually settled and enjoy it.
- meepmorp 5y agoAlso have a Moonlander. I found it helpful to set a color scheme for my upper layers, matching the corresponding activation keys in the base layer (e.g., my function key layer is yellow). I also color coded special things like modifiers, whitespace keys.
- ethanbond 5y agoErrr, contradicting all the other responders: yes it does (or can) change the backlight colors per key. It still takes a ton of practice/trial and error, but you’d be surprised how much you can communicate with just lighting changes.