This topic has been talked about in the context of ANSI and ISO layouts, but I haven’t heard much news about the potential of other orthogonal keyboard layouts.
I saw the existing thread regarding this for the framework 16, but I thought that making the issue more generalized would be useful.
I haven’t seen much news on actual consumer options since the teaser of an ortholinear split keyboard on the Framework X page almost a year and a half ago. I am sure that the ortholinear keyboard cultists (including myself) would be willing to pay a premium for an ortholinear keyboard option, and I think that offering this kind of unique customizability on a laptop would be a reason a certain type of person may choose Framework.
Given the space, I’m sure that something even like miryoku (as a new user I can only use 2 links, google miryoku layout) is certainly possible, but the generic ortholinear layout would already be an incredible addition to framework. For me, the ability to customize the laptop keyboard experience is one of the amazing advantages of Framework laptops as opposed to other laptops. The prospect of giving a Framework laptop an even XPS (as a new user I can only use 2 links, google Dell XPS 2024 keyboard or something) with a ortholinear layout is a fascinating thought, and many people would love a greater number of keyboard offerings from Framework.
tl;dr will there be a (premium?) ortholinear keyboard layout offered from Framework anytime soon?