Overwhelming the biggest question I have been asked is, "Where's the full keyboard?!?!?" As Geekhack is a well respected community for all things keyboard related I have a question that I'd like to get your feedback on. Someone else asked about a full keyboard instead of the standalone device we are currently focused on. The plan is to add at least two more analog keys that would be reachable by the pinky and the thumb so that those fingers would have analog functionality accessible to them. Slightly peaking just your head around a corner is pretty dang nice, but this location can also be effectively used when adjusting your yaw while flying helicopters or your spin in jets in BF4 for example. The Q and E analog location works very well in FPS games that have analog lean such as ARMA II and DayZ. The equivalent location on a keyboard is the WASD keys as well as Q and E. In our current prototype we have 6 analog keys. jacobolus asked where the analog keys are. I was pulled into a few other threads, but I'm back for a bit. I think it's a very interesting project, but I am skeptical of the gain in this context. I don't see another advantage for making this modification other than to affect the feel of the switch, yet if there's another one I would be happy to hear it! If you are able to describe it I would be quite curious about it. So I am quite curious as to how removing the metal contact inside a cherry switch influence the feeling when pressing a key. I don't know if it comes from the accuracy of the charts, but if they are accurate it would mean that it does not really affect the feeling of the switch in a significant way. Yet, when you look at the force charts for liner switches, I don't see any change before or after the actuation. I am no expert, but the only change coming from it would be a little less friction. What I see from you cherry modification is that it would remove the contact with the metal part while retaining the contact with the slider. So the switches are relatively light yet super tactile.
Yet the fact that it's capacitive make it relatively light to actuate. Yet, what I like in the model F is the huge tactility it offers AND the solidness that you feel when you type. And even if I prefer it, not everyone would prefer it since the buckling spring comes with both tactility and click. I recently went from cherry to model F Buckling spring and the difference is BIG. I am quite curious about the benefit from this modification feeling wise.