Alternative keyboards?

[nottheoilrig]

Is anyone already working on alternative keyboard designs for the Pocket Reform? @jacqueline @jackhumbert

Here are the classic Reform keyboard design topics I found:

• Prototyping system for custom Reform keyboard layouts
• Ortholinear Keyboard Kit
• Ortho Keyboard Mod: that happened already, right?
• Another ergo keyboard design for the reform

[polydactl]

The pocket keyboard is really constrained. I messed about for a while, trying to add some angle to the hands and standard choc key spacing. The simple thing is to repurpose the trackball keys for typing modifiers. Better thumb keys would need a new top.

I ended up with this asymmetric design, where the bottom row is probably replacement trackball mods. I shifted my right hand into the center to get enter and | on the far right. It would be easy to tilt the centre column vertical for a not very ergo set of Atreus style thumb keys. I’d rather keep the number row and rely on chording the trackball keys.

[nottheoilrig]

How much clearance is there between the top of the keyboard PCB and the inside of lid? (How much vertical space is there for switches and keycaps?)

[nottheoilrig]

Where can I find CAD files for the keyboard bezel?