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So there's a couple different keyboard layouts floating around, all vying for glory and immortalization in the Pyra hardware. Of course, we all recognize that you have the final decision, and we all will get a Pyra wherever the layout lands.
Many of the keyboard designers would like to know the full constraints, in order to be able to submit a version of their own taste, presumably for an official vote among a final selection (if there are a few that satisfy your constraints). There are a few things that we'd like to know if they are real constraints, just desired, or if they are neutral:
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All the current layouts are linked to in the Keyboard comparison matrix:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14mVNNzLhmhyA4sCIAPSoDv404xtctfLSiEMTtTlEzfw/edit
Some slightly outdated layouts in the spoiler (let me know if you want to collect all the most recent ones):
We have also been starting to make a matrix, to determine preferences of people and the community:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14mVNNzLhmhyA4sCIAPSoDv404xtctfLSiEMTtTlEzfw/edit#gid=1574311258
So far it only has a handful of keyboard designer's preferences, but we are trying to encode your preferences (feel free to modify).
Thanks for your time (and please take your time).
Many of the keyboard designers would like to know the full constraints, in order to be able to submit a version of their own taste, presumably for an official vote among a final selection (if there are a few that satisfy your constraints). There are a few things that we'd like to know if they are real constraints, just desired, or if they are neutral:
- Hardware keys only above the nubs.
- ,. on the left like the Pandora.
- Two shifts on the keyboard. (Three shifts total, with one on the shoulder.)
- German symbols (umlauts and eszetts) visible on the keyboard, or the natural letters (A, O, U, S) free of symbols for mapping them there.
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All the current layouts are linked to in the Keyboard comparison matrix:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14mVNNzLhmhyA4sCIAPSoDv404xtctfLSiEMTtTlEzfw/edit
Some slightly outdated layouts in the spoiler (let me know if you want to collect all the most recent ones):
- _wb_1: free space to map Meta symbols as desired, some common defaults in blue, Insert and Delete NOT on the +/- facebuttonshttp://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/b781157950369581cf584baeacee4c61
- _wb_2: some keys only accessible by shift+meta, but board is very clean to map Meta as desiredhttp://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/e1b05961a2c31a6b89288597b9642ae6
- _wb_3: pound sign removed, pipe and stuff scooched around, German symbols labeled(?)http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/994a8ef5327ed5b2d46abcd3afa70649
- Grench old: no punctuation on top layer, all under meta, full DosBox compliancehttp://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/fcd69e93d9f1fdd811c8d13cc212f3a6
- Grench new: no dedicated number row, but full keyboard and DosBox compliancehttp://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/5396ee5f893d78a100dcce1859febcd0
- comradekingu: two modifiers Meta and AltGr, keyboard mostly symbol free for standard AltGr combos, double spacebar but two functions depending on which side you hithttp://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/defa1de156b3f65598ab8ce45e2ac82b
- ible "old main": visible shift+meta symbols, some symbols by shift and meta onlyhttp://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/048b81f5eb11d33da8e526077cb3b160
- ible 2: no more than one visible meta symbol, everything accessible by only 1 modifierhttp://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/3ddf373b13597e32ba4561440ca5e8dd
- ible 3: ,. on lefthttp://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/adb6c1b203882e92f8a3886e9b1a448d
- ible 4: two shifts and ,. on lefthttp://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/65be8aebf04e09c65bd7ee71be89c371
- Saber old: ,. on left, two shifts, keyboard fully populated with Fn symbols, no symbol more than 1 modifier awayhttp://i.imgur.com/gZWXHlU.png
- Saber new: now coding is a bit better spaced, other improvements toohttp://i.imgur.com/WZKWW7c.png
- WizardStan: ,. on left, some symbols need Fn+shift to get to, unbroken F1-F12 rowhttp://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/26c83c7209cb135a24eeed7c901a53a3
- B-Zar: two modifier keys, Fn and Meta, some keys behind two modifiers, though nothing appears to use Meta directly.http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/e97a9926d50ea4ddf4c2daf2793d0abb
- Eight Bit: modified _wb_ layout with ,. on the lefthttp://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/bdf33daff649f278104e533af4530f3f
We have also been starting to make a matrix, to determine preferences of people and the community:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14mVNNzLhmhyA4sCIAPSoDv404xtctfLSiEMTtTlEzfw/edit#gid=1574311258
So far it only has a handful of keyboard designer's preferences, but we are trying to encode your preferences (feel free to modify).
Thanks for your time (and please take your time).
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