Keyboard Simulator
Creative
keyboard design visualiser
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
12 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score +0.30.
Design: 1 for, 3 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Smooth 3D view, including on mobile
From 3 comments
The 3D viewport is super smooth on mobile, great job & awesome tool!
maddyboo on HNOh wow this is great, very smooth on my PC! Lets me look at various colour combos. Is this just meant to be a visualisation tool? Imports from…
raynr on HNVery cool. I love how even on mobile I can just rotate, pan and zoom in the 3D view.
mherrmann on HN
Satisfying and fun to play with
From 2 comments
It's somehow very satisfying to play with this :)
stanislavb on HNDelightfully useless.
jerome-jh on HN
Objections
Missing 75% and split layouts
From 3 comments
This is great. From the title, I thought it was http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/ but this is a nice addition. Almost wish it combined the functionality of the two, or at…
airstrike on HNAt least one split layout would be nice too.
toyg on HNVery cool! I've been going down the mech keyboard rabbit hole for the last week ... think you could add a split layout option?
hanklazard on HN
40% ortho spacebar width is inaccurate
From 2 comments
I think the 40% ortho keyboard model doesn't really accurately represent what that class of keyboards look like.
ivanstojic on HNYeah I just realized that too. The spacebar should be 2u instead of 3u.
raihansaputra on HN
Case finish selection bug (Matte selects Glossy)
From 1 comment
Issue: clicking Case Finish Matte selects Glossy. Reload; click CASE OPTIONS; for Case Finish, expect Brushed to be shown as selected. Click on the Matte radio button circle.…
mncharity on HN
Requests
Split keyboard layout option
From 3 comments
This is fantastic! If I had a wish I'd wish for the addition of split keyboard layouts (like Ergodox) and the Granite color scheme. One minor thing: I can scroll through the list…
weinzierl on HNVery cool! I've been going down the mech keyboard rabbit hole for the last week ... think you could add a split layout option?
hanklazard on HNI guess that's pretty cool. The 65% is not 65% IMO, but the Drop 65%. There's a key missing left of the arrows. Also would be nice to have keyboard height, split keyboards,…
127 on HN
Buy button
From 2 comments
Congratulations, this is great. Now add a "buy" button!
subsubsub on HNIf only there was a [BUY NOW], you would make a serious load of cash.
g105b on HN
Switch type and sound simulation
From 2 comments
Need to be able to select the switch type then :P
Aeolun on HNAnd simulate the sound.
Zak on HN
Import from keyboard-layout-editor
From 1 comment
Oh wow this is great, very smooth on my PC! Lets me look at various colour combos. Is this just meant to be a visualisation tool? Imports from…
raynr on HN
Questions
Which 3D technology is used
From 2 comments
Which technology did you use for the 3D stuff? I've never seen anything quite like this!
Rokid on HNThis is an amazingly slick 3d system in my browser. What tech stack is this?
ReedJessen on HN
Alternatives named
keyboard-layout-editor.com
From 2 comments
This is great. From the title, I thought it was http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/ but this is a nice addition. Almost wish it combined the functionality of the two, or at…
airstrike on HNOh wow this is great, very smooth on my PC! Lets me look at various colour combos. Is this just meant to be a visualisation tool? Imports from…
raynr on HN
splitkbcompare
From 1 comment
While not the same, you can use this to compare split layouts. https://jhelvy.shinyapps.io/splitkbcompare/
rickyc091 on HN