1w ago

Ereader writerdeck setup

As pictured, I now have a Palma 1 + Planck EZ writer deck setup.

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I like the set up, other than the small keyboard and GPL violating device.
- Ouch, I had no idea about the GPL violation or what that even meant. Thanks for letting me know. I already felt the ick buying a communication device from a Chinese company but convinced myself to push through.... Wish I hadn't.
  The small keyboard is fantastic for quick typing though. I was skeptical at first, but am now totally comfortable using it for daily writing.
  
  I hope I didn't come across as a dick. I am serious, that is a great looking setup. I've been using a split mechanical keyboard for so many years that even normal keyboards feel cramped to me. I have friends that also praise the 60% keyboards, but they are just not for me.

I get the point of removing the number row in a portable keyboard, but... how do you actually type them? I don't see numbers as alternates on any keys. Do you have to exclusively use the screen, or is there a key combination you have to remember?
- Layers. Like you would access capitalization by pressing shift, I access a num keyboard on the right (that lights up in blue) when I press a key. You can customize your own layouts and layers and it's quite important to do so with a small keyboard like this. I can type equally fast on this thing, as I set commonly used punctuation marks next to my thumbs and moved the ctrl/tab/shift keys to places that are easier to reach.
  
  lights up in blue
  Aha! That makes sense. Like I said, I know we all use numbers far less often...

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