My Goldilocks keyboard, is 30 to 32 keys just right?

A month ago I wrote about my Bivvy16D and Bivouac34 keyboard designs, and since then have built both and been using them - taped to a cardboad frame to make sure I'm comfortable with the angles before making a case. My new Goldilocks32 design aims to take the best of both - the 30 to 32-key layout, better roll-over, and a navigation button from the Bivvy16D, and the gold-fingers and ribbon cable from the Bivouac34. And I'm trying tighter 16mm y-spacing too, only a subtle change but welcome all the same.

 

Goldilocks32 PCB rendered in purple-and-white

Naginata Style (薙刀式) Update

Back in August 2025, I wrote up an explanation of the kana-based Naginata Style keyboard layout for typing Japanese. Lately I have started doing touch typing practise with this, and have just updated to Naginata Style v17 from Jan 2026. Time for a brief review, including how I've tweaked it for slightly smaller keyboards.