Yep to all of that! I took a bunch of keys off my Moonlander after I got used to it, but I put them all back on when I passed it along to my kid. Learning to use a split keyboard is enough cognitive load on its own; further optimization can come later (and is super individual!).

My keyboard was made to be used this way! https://www.zsa.io/voyager/

I have a trackpad on my lap desk, though, and for that I used Velcro, because yep.

Having had a full numpad on one of my layers for the last few years, I hate having to stretch my fingers all weird to hit 6, for instance, when using my laptop's keyboards with a number row.

Having had a full numpad on one of my layers for the last few years, I hate having to stretch my fingers all weird to hit 6, for instance, when using my laptop's keyboards with a number row.

They're the NReal Air.

Yep, those ones!

Yep! And for mouse control I mostly use the keyboard itself, or a trackpad on a lap desk. https://www.lauralangdon.io/blog/

Just the Voyager by itself is 419g.

They're often called "jewel" or "gem" stickers, and these are the ones I have. I just had them on hand from an earlier project (bedazzling Flo masks!), so most of the stickers in that pack aren't suited to the keycap use case.

So far they're staying on well, but if they start falling off I'm going to try using silicone glue to keep them on.

You’re welcome! Yeah, the magnetic base plate on the Voyager was really tipped me into buying it, since otherwise it’s so similar to the Moonlander. I did add MagSafe stickers to the base of the Moonlander to use with the tripod mounts, and that worked well, but it wasn’t quite as amazingly adjustable and the magnetic attraction was sufficiently strong but not as strong as the Voyager’s.

For me it’s all about major tenting—like nearly 90 degrees—to keep my wrists in a neutral “handshake” position. Having my wrists rotated to be use a keyboard that’s facing straight up gives me carpal tunnel. You could try tenting your Sofle or Kyria to see if that helps.

Okay, I've updated the post with lots more pictures and details at the end, including links to the all the bits and pieces. 😊

Stickers! To help me know which row I'm touching.

Ah, darn. Thanks for checking into this!

Thanks so much!

There are not nearly as many options for choc keys, particularly if you are mainly interested in ascetics.

Yeah, that's the impression I've been getting. Thanks for the links!

That's so, so cool! At the moment I'm looking for more of the pre-designed sets like I linked to, but I'm bookmarking this for future needs. 😊

I opened this bracing for a condescending tech bro, and that couldn't be further from what the interview was actually like! As a Developer Advocate and documentarian, I especially appreciated this bit:

Finally, because I’m creating keyboards that are going to be built by multiple people with different backgrounds in DIY, I need to make sure the process goes smoothly. This means that during the design process, the 3d and electronic parts have to be made in a way where it’s expected there will be mistakes. It can and will happen that the screw inserts are not installed properly, the components are installed in reverse, there are shorts and cut traces and burnt plastic. People will make mistakes, and I need to work on making those mistakes less likely to happen, but also make sure that the keyboard is easy to fix.

This is so important, yet so infrequently prioritized. 👏

OMG, how embarrassing. Didn't read closely enough!

Edit: mea culpa, didn't read closely enough