@tynstar I'm sure I'll get used to it, still disappointing though. The #kinesis #advantage360 shows how small you can make those leds. So i don't really buy the bulkyness argument.
Let's hope the firmware catches up to allow configuring the keyswitch LEDs sometime soon. But doesn't seem too promising right now.
I've got a #Kinesis #Advantage2LF #keyboard. I switched PCB to the #kinT alternative using a #Teensy controller in 2021-02 to get #QMK firmware:
https://github.com/kinx-project/kint
Since a few weeks, I face issues: ESC switched its position with the ` character. I "fixed" that by swapping their definitions in the keymap.c file & re-flashing. Weird but that worked.
Since a few days, they were swapped again. Swapped them back + flashed to their original definition position. Fixed.
However, there's another issue I can't fix: the Alt-keys are behaving erratic. See their position on https://karl-voit.at/2021/05/23/advantage2-modifications/
The left one is not doing anything at all. https://keyboard-tester.com/ doesn't show anything when they are pressed. I don't know if this is OK for that kind of modifier. The right Alt key is working sometimes.
Both were mapped to KC_LALT. I tried to flash both with KC_RALT which didn't change anything.
Could it be that the Teensy controller got faulty?
Any other ideas?
Does anyone do a **wired** split ergonomic #keyboard? I'm getting tired of my #kinesis #advantage360 pro losing sync between the two halves.
Have I mentioned recently how insanely perfect the #Kinesis Advantage360 keyboard is for me as a long-term RSI sufferer?
I've been using Kinesis Ergo Keyboards for around 28 years now, on and off. The traditional form factor I've owned is the split design in terms of #keyboard halves, but still joined in a common piece of plastic, limiting how far apart you can space the keyboard halves.
Much earlier in the year my #RSI flared to Unmentionable Levels and I lashed out the $$$$ to upgrade from the prior fixed-width design to this and I've seriously not looked back.
And yeah, I finally gave in and switched to a trackball for work, too.
But the Advantage360? It's pulled me back from the brink of disability.
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4 weeks with my new #Kinesis #Advantage360
I'm feeling very frustrated today. I needed to write a lot of code fast, and I can't. The arrows still feel wrong, so code navigation sucks.
But the worst mistake was placing esc under my left ring finger, lowest row, between backtick and square bracket. Esc being between printable characters used a lot in code, I press it accidentally A LOT and close my IDE's terminal window in the middle of writing a command.
🚨 Rather niche post for Kinesis Advantage users only
By default left arrow points up, and right one down. I remapped them to follow the same directions as Vim keybindings for J and K which are directly above the arrows. This single remap was a game changer for me.
2 weeks with my new #Kinesis #Advantage360
I'm pretty fluent in typing plain English by now 🥳
Typing code is still hard. I remember where the symbols are but I'm very slow finding them. I often misjudge whether I'm back on home row or a row below that. I still wish there were bumps on f/j!
Code navigation is still hard too. I often use alt/cmd + arrows to move, and I keep struggling to find alt or cmd without looking. My chosen arrow layout is also tricky (on one row: left up down right).
Just learned that there is a way to charge both halves of the #kap360 with a single cable... Well, thats appealing!
I really love my Kinesis Advantage Pro 360. But what somehow annoys me are the unexpected times it's out of battery.
Not that it's not displayed in Bluetooth settings, but I just rarely take care of it...
Also, I'm sure that a wired version would annoy me even more.
Where is my solar-powered 360?
Fifth day with my new #Kinesis #Advantage360
After the arrow and modifiers remapping, I'm trying to use the keyboard the whole day, for basic tasks.
My main problem now is that I only know my favorite keyboard shortcuts by muscle memory, which doesn't work on a new keyboard with a different layout. For example, in WebStorm, I always use "add cursor and select next occurrence", and I only remember that the shortcut uses the letter G, but not which modifiers...
Fourth day with my new #Kinesis #Advantage360
Time to try some remapping:
- two cmds, two alts, and one ctrl like on a macbook keyboard because most mac shortcuts rely on cmds and alts,
- alts get the most comfortable position because I use them a lot to type special DE and PL letters,
- all arrows on one side for easier text selection,
- capslock in its original position because I use it a lot for VoiceOver navigation,
- no need for forward-delete (AKA delete) because ctrl+d does the job
Third day of practicing typing on my new #Kinesis #Advantage360
I keep accidentally pressing backspace (left thumb) instead of space (right thumb), constantly removing characters that I have already typed correctly 😭
Random thoughts after 30 min with my new #Kinesis #Advantage360
- it's beautiful
- I can't type
- why are there no bumps on f and j?
- only one alt and one cmd but two ctrls? that's the opposite of what I need
- how am I supposed to do my cmd+alt+ctrl keyboard shortcuts now that all of those keys are assigned to thumbs? I only have two thumbs
- how am I supposed to select text (shift + arrows) when the arrows are split between two hands? (l/r on the left and u/d on the right)
Riding British bikes has always been exclusive. The parts fit in an envelope. Hey #Kinesis you don't have to bring them by in person.
I have used the #Kinesis #Advantage360Pro for at least a couple of years now. It is without question my favorite keyboard. I love everything about it. I love the separation. I love #ZMK. I love how I've programmed it. This is a great keyboard.
But somehow, I use it wrong and I can't seem to fix my bad behavior. I lean on it in a funny way that hurts my left wrist. It's not carpal tunnel. It's some kind of tendonitis. Yes, I've seen a doctor about it. Strangely, typing on a nice flat keyboard (like the Apple Magic Keyboard with TouchID) does _not_ hurt.
I know it's me. I love this keyboard so much. I don't want to switch; but I haven't been able to change (or even positively identify) my bad behavior. But I think I just have to put the Kinesis away and move back to the Apple keyboard full-time.
This makes me _so_ sad.
I've been fully intent on getting acquainted with the Kinesis Advantage360 keyboard this summer, but life happens and I've been AFK.
Finally figured out how to reprogram it so I moved the super key to the left thumb cluster. So many of my shortcuts use super for a modifier, including with the mouse, it actively kept me from wanting to use the keyboard.
I'm liking it a lot more now, though I'm still much faster on the Freestyle Pro.
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#OpenSearch 3.0 is out! 🍾 🥳
After 3 years of 2.x, it's time for the next leap, which brings major upgrades to performance, data management, #vectorDB functionality, and much more.
📈 Upgrade to Apache #Lucene 10 and #JDK 21+
📈 Pull-based ingestion for streaming data, with support for Apache #Kafka and Amazon #Kinesis
📈 Power agentic #AI with native #MCP support
📈 Investigate logs with expanded PPL query tools, backed by Apache #Calcite
Check out @OpenSearchProject blog:
https://opensearch.org/blog/unveiling-opensearch-3-0/
