Poker 3 Keyboard Layout
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Vortexgear Poker 3 keyboardcame out in 2014-10.(Vortexgear was known as KBC (KeyBoard to Cheer you up))
This keyboard, like theHappy Hacking Keyboard, has strong hacker connection for some reason. I suppose it's the quality of build.
This keyboard features a innovation, of programble keys, in such a way that you just press keys on the keyboard to start programing key macros, without needing to install software. The keyboard has 4 layers, 3 of which can be programed.
Major features:
- Compact, 61 keys.
- Your choice of Cherry MX Switches. [see Keyboard Key Switch Mechanisms]
- Different choices of keycaps (ABS, PBT). [see Keyboard Keycaps: ABS, PBT]
- Individual LED coding (Backlit version only)
- Hardware based programming key macros.
- 3 layers customization
- Metal bezel
- Builtin choice of layout: {Qwerty, Dvorak, Colemak}. By dip-switches at back.
Programming Instruction:
- The POKER 3 built in 4-layers. The default layer can not be programmed. Only layer 2 to layer 4 can be. FN + R_ctrl, M, <, > and ? keys are fixed can not be programmed.
- Step 1. Choose the layer (FN+<,> or ? key) which you want to programming.
- Step 2. Press FN + Right CTRL to enter the programming mode (Spacebar right LED steadily lit)
- Step 3. Press the key you want to program (Spacebar right LED flashing)
- Step 4. Key in the programming content and then press PN (Spacebar right LED steadily lit again)
- Step 5. Repeat step 2 and step 3 to program other keys.
- Step 6. Press FN + Right CTRL to exit programming mode ( Spacebar right LED off)
- Support FN layer programming, you can select the FN combination key (e.g., FN + A) to program it
- Under SELECT state (step 1), you can press PN + any key to view its content in a word processing Software (e.g., Notepad)
- Support time delay, press 15ms key (FN + T) each time to delay 15ms, press 0.1s key (FN + G) each time to delay 0.1s, press 0.5s key(FN + B) each time to delay 0.5s. Consecutive delay will add up but will only be counted as 1 key stroke.
- Every key can program up to 32 key strokes.
- If there is no key pressed for 15 sec in programming mode, it will exit to normal mode.
Dvorak, Colemak, Qwerty, Layouts
Look at the arrow keys. You need to hold the Fn to press them. And Fn is positioned on the right side. So, it is awkward. Good thing is that you can set CapsLock to Fn.
In the back are 4 dip switches.
dip switch | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
QWERTY | off | ◆ | ◆ | ◆ |
Dvorak | on | off | ◆ | ◆ |
Colemak | on | on | ◆ | ◆ |
CapsLock as Fn | ◆ | ◆ | on | ◆ |
Swap Fn and Pn | ◆ | ◆ | ◆ | on |
[see Ergonomic Keyboard Layouts]
Conclusion
In the end, i think this is a great keyboard for programers. Incontrast to other gaming keyboards, this one, got dynamic key macros featurewithout needing extra software.
However, the keyboard does not have physical arrow keys. You can't play pacman with it.
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3 Card Poker Layout
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Recently I got my first mechanical keyboard Poker 3 with the Cherry MX Brown switches. Here is how I configured the keyboard to match the familiar Mac layout:
- Use
FN
,PN
,Ctrl
andShift
as arrow keys. You’ll have to learn to use the leftShift
for capitalising letters which I’m still getting used to. - Map
CapsLock
toFN
becauseFN
is now the left arrow key. - Map left
Alt
toCommand ⌘
. - Map left
Win
toOption ⌥
.
Keyboard Layers
The keyboard has three programmable layouts or layers. I’m using layer 3 (red LED) to store this configuration. Use FN
+ >
to switch to layer 3. Note that the default layer 1 can’t be configured.
Enable the Arrow Keys
Next we want to turn CapsLock
into FN
because FN
will become the left arrow key. Switch the 3rd dip switch on the back of the keyboard to enable this.
Press left Win
, Space
+ right Alt
to turn right FN
(left), PN
(down), Shift
(up) and Ctrl
(right) into permanent arrow keys. Please note that this setting isn’t preserved between keyboard reboots.
Swap Win/Cmd and Alt
Finally we need to switch the left Win
and Alt
keys to match the Mac layout where the Win
or Command
keys are right next to the spacebar. Enter the programming mode by pressing FN
+ right Ctrl
:
Poker Table Layouts
- Press
Alt
thenWin
thenPN
to set theCommand
key. - Press
Win
thenAlt
thenPN
to set theOption
key.
Poker 3 Keyboard Layout Creator
I used this Pok3r layout guide for reference.