- Kinesis Advantage360 Professional
- Kensington SlimBlade Pro
Modifications:
- I remapped the Kinesis to Colemak layout, both in the firmware and by just swapping around the physical key caps. I do not necessarily mind the fact that the lighter home row keys are now out of place.
- I used a tiny dab of hot glue on each half of the Kinesis to add tactile homing bumps
- On the function layer of the Kinesis, I set the
T,S, andRkeys toleft click,middle click, andright click(respectively). I do not use the buttons on the Kensington at all; I just make use of its trackball for pointing/scrolling, then click with the Kinesis - I tented the Kensington using a double magnetic ring phone stand. I also placed a sheet of scrap metal under the desk mat to help keep the magnetic stand in place
I tend to have a very pointer-heavy workflow, so it is important to me to have an efficient pointing solution. Because of that, I do prefer my Svalboard with its integrated trackballs situated just millimeters away. But this is a sufficient secondary setup that has the bonus of being wireless.
Do the keycap profiles not bother you since moving them around?
I genuinely do not notice the small difference between the key caps! If I am thinking about it, yes, I can feel the difference between the the keys. But while actually typing, I can't tell. I also had moved the keys around before I had ever used the keyboard, so I did not get used to the home row feeling different than the rest of the keys.