deskthority

Hi everybody!
My name is Luca and I'm a developer from Italy.
I just entered the wonderful world of mechanical keyboards, coming from a Logitech K760.

I spent some time reading about different layouts, switches etc... and I decided to go with the ergo split route.
I prototyped some of the models (Ergodox, Keyboardio...) and I came to the conclusion that the only model that catches my attention is the japanese uTron.
I have quite small hands, and I still have to learn to touch type.
I don't know if I'll go with Qwerty or if I'll jump to Programmer Dvorak...
I use Osx everyday at work and at home, so I have a question for all the uTron owners out there...
What's the best way to adapt the uTron key mappings to a Mac environment?
As you can see in the attached image, the uTorn has keys for switching between Katakana/Hiragana, but these are needed only for Japanese people...

I already bought a Teensy, for the wood section I'm gonna choose something from Italian Walnut, Beech, Maple. Maybe I'll go with a contrasting color scheme, haven't decided yet...
I like clicky mechanical switches so I was going with MX Blues, but I work with other people at the office, so I ordered Matias Quiet Click Tactile switches.
Keycaps will be hand carved from solid wood.

Galvo wrote: Keycaps will be hand carved from solid wood.

Wilkie wrote:

Galvo wrote: Keycaps will be hand carved from solid wood.

Yes, I know it sounds crazy, but woodworking is not a problem, my only issue is that I know very little electronics

Ok, during these days I've been trying out different prototypes I made out of polystyrene... I am finding comfortable with a split layout, which I never tryed out before.
I am making a custom layout based on my fingers length, and I find the most comfortable layouts are the uTron and keyboardio ones.
I have yet to decide if I need explicit navigation clusters, or if I can move them in a Fn layer...
For me typing must be comfortable during programming at the office...
Any developers out there that can share some experiences?

Try it with your current keyboard. Remap your arrow keys to a function layer and disable the hardware arrow keys.

Wilkie wrote: Try it with your current keyboard. Remap your arrow keys to a function layer and disable the hardware arrow keys.

Simple and effective