Made me think of the MiniDox, but that takes standard switches. Someone seems to have made their own Choc version, but even then idk if the columnar stagger is pronounced enough…
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It's funny to me how everybody on the 40% ergo (maybe split) train wants/likes exactly the corne, but with more pinky stagger
It’s exactly what I want : a Corne with a lower pinky column relative to the ring finger. It’s so weird that this design is not yet popularized !
yea, corne stagger is basically no stagger
What about the Ferris sweep or the Kyria? Both have significantly more stagger than the Ergodox.
I would also consider 3w6. It ticks all the boxes, and the halves connect via USB-C instead of TRRS. I know Beekeebs.com and Keycapsss.com sell them.
If you’re also interested in trying splayed columns the rae-dux is an excellent option. This keyboard does not offer a bigger keycap for the innermost thumb though.
Rather than pinky stagger, consider the pinky mod. I’ve done this on a Lily58 and Sofle (by removing switches), and eventually the PicaChoc came along: https://kbd.news/PicaChoc36-1853.html
Have a look at Piantor or Cantor keyboards. Have built a Piantor myself some months ago and I love it. But - it all comes down to personal taste so keep looking!
There are also keyboard databases for you to scroll through and get inspirations from.
Yes the staggering of the Cantor is perfect but all the thumb keys are 1u and I’d really want a larger key for the inner one.
That's fair. From my experience I probably wouldn't notice a difference if the thumb keycap would be larger as the point of contact is quite small and not a flat area so the keycap doesn't have to provide a large area.
For reference my keyb: Piantor, Kailh Choc V1, Red Pro switches (35g) with MBK caps. Actually, I consider going even lighter on the switches (blue/pink: 20g), at least for the pinkes