You loved our video with nine secret features of your Dygma keyboard, so today we're back with more.
This time focused on the different options available in the redesigned settings menu on the configurator software.
We recommend reading until the end. I'm sure you'll find something you didn't know about. And we've just added a little new feature that many will find very useful.
Keys and Layers
Let's start from the top with keys and layers.
Here you can adjust the timeouts for your Superkeys and the cursor and wheel speed for the Mouse Keys.
1. Default layer
But if you scroll down a bit more, you'll see the option to set the default layer.
That's useful, for example, if you create a new layer that you later want to make your default without having to redo or lose layer one.
Right now, I'm testing Colemak on layer 8. And when I'm ready to fully switch, I will make that layer 8 my default while still keeping my QWERTY layer in case I want to go back or someone else needs to use my keyboard.
Other people have different layers for Mac and Windows. And this setting lets you easily change the default, depending on which one you use most.
2. Minimum Prior Interval
However, my favorite hidden feature on this submenu is the Minimum Prior Interval in the Superkeys settings.
It sets the minimum time that must pass between pressing a normal key and pressing a Superkey for the HOLD function to be possible at all.
This is helpful because it allows you to hold TAP on a Superkey without triggering the function assigned to HOLD.
It makes more sense with an example.
I have a Superkey on one of my thumb keys that's Backspace on TAP and Shift on HOLD.
That means that I can't hold Backspace to delete multiple characters, because holding the key triggers Shift.
But if I increase the Minimum Prior Interval just a bit and press that key quickly after any other key, I can hold Backspace without Shift being triggered.
So if I hold it normally, it's just Shift. But if I hold down Backspace after pressing another key, everything is deleted.
Just a small warning. This only works with Superkeys that have TAP and HOLD assigned and nothing more.
LED settings
Let's move now to LEDs.
Here you can configure the backlight and underglow brightness for both wired and wireless modes. You can also choose the time before the LEDs turn off.
For example, I can set my underglow to 0% or 100%.
3. Infinite LEDs
But what if you don't want them ever to turn off?
Well, that's the hidden setting. If you set the timer to zero or off, it means there's no timer, and the LEDs will glow forever, or until the battery runs out, of course.
4. Highlight layer change
In the LED submenu, you'll also find another secret feature that we mentioned in the last video, but that I love so much that I'm going to tell you again: Highlight layer change.
This feature briefly increases the LED brightness to 100% when you change layers.
Yes, I have many layers.
It's very useful for increasing battery life. You can keep the LEDs off or at a very low level while still getting a helpful visual indication when you change layers.
Battery settings
Next, we have Battery, which includes two of my favorite hidden features.
5. Energy-saving mode
First, the energy-saving mode, which gradually lowers the brightness of the LEDs once the battery reaches 40%.
6. True Sleep
But the best one is True Sleep, which puts the keyboard into a deep sleep when you've stopped using it, significantly increasing battery life.
And to wake up the keyboard, simply press an alpha key on each side.
RF settings
Then there's the RF settings, which I think most people overlook.
7. Reconnect sides
Reconnect sides changes the radio frequency channel, which can help avoid interference with other radio frequency devices, such as a mouse.
8. Radio signal power
And you can also manage the power of the radio signal in case you want to use the keyboard farther from your computer.
Application settings
Under Application, you can choose the appearance, System, Dark or Light, the language of the key layout, access the release notes, and even see how Bazecor is built and communicates with the keyboard by activating the Developer Tools.
9. Developer Tools
The Developer Tools let you see how Bazecor is built and how it communicates with the keyboard.
Backups
Finally, my favorite section: Backups.
In case you don't know, Bazecor saves a backup of your configuration every time you make changes to the keyboard.
10. Change the backup folder
In this submenu, you can choose the folder where those backups are stored and how long you want to keep them.
And here's the hidden feature. You can sync your backups across computers by selecting a cloud folder, such as Google Drive, for your backups.
That way, you can easily sync changes between keyboards, even if one is at home and the other at the office.
You only need to make changes to one keyboard and restore the automatic backup on the other.
And even if you only have one keyboard, it's also useful to sync the names of your layers, macros, and Superkeys between different computers.
Simply restore a backup from the computer where you made the changes, and the names will be restored as well.
11. Restore default configuration
And when it comes to restoring, besides loading a custom backup, you can also restore the last one, which is useful if you've loaded the wrong one.
Export your current backup, great for sharing, or our new little feature, restore the default configuration.
This last option is great if you've made too many changes at once, feel a bit lost, and want a fresh start.
Bonus: Customize your keyboard's name
As a bonus, remember that you can customize your keyboard's name by pressing the edit button next to it.
And that's it.
Let me know which one is your favorite hidden setting.
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