[steinso]

Could not agree more, it's frustrating that there seems to be such a focus on the 'mechanical' aspect of these keyboards instead of the ergonomic and programmable which are the real stars.

I would love just a low profile programmable keyboard with 5 individual keys instead of the long space bar. That would tick all my boxes.

[alfalfasprout]

You could explore a different paradigm entirely. The svalboard (https://svalboard.com/) is the modern evolution of the datahands and goes much further than mere thumb clusters and programmable firmware.

Really great and active community too!