Even if this isn’t really a 40, I’m posting it as it’s my only new board this year so far.

    • tankplanker@lemmy.worldOP
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      13 days ago

      I copy and paste anything that’s missing, Wikipedia has a nice key code page.

      But seriously, it’s on a chord for p and ;, I press both and that’s backspace. ; and " are delete.

      Chords are game-changing on smaller boards, particularly 30%. That and moving the mod keys (control etc.) to the home row (and row).

      • CreateProblemsEnglish
        1·
        13 days ago

        Cool! I hadn’t heard that term (chords) before today. Do you have to press both buttons at precisely the same time or is it more forgiving, like CTRL+C, etc?

        I type too many numbers every day to give up my num pad, so I’ve never bothered to research tiny keebs since 98-100% works well for me.

        But aesthetically I do really like the small footprint on your desk!

        I work in QA so my desk is always cluttered with hardware. I already have a separate numpad at work (after going TKL and regretting it lol) so I’ve been considering going much smaller for my next build. I still don’t think I could give up a stand-alone backspace key though 😁

        • tankplanker@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          13 days ago

          The interval is configurable, so you can allow as much or as little time as you like. Shorter tends to be better for keys that you would press one after like r and e so you don’t trigger the chord for works like read, really, and so on. Chords like qw you could have as long as you want.

    • tankplanker@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      13 days ago

      Thank you!

      It’s an equinox xl that I built with switches I don’t even remember what the recipe I used for them as I prepared them early last year other than they are zealio stems and top housing that are lubed and filmed. I do remember that I wanted the longer stem in a shorter housing.

      I had a very long wait for it, more than 8 months after the rest of the world got theirs.