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The keyboard you’re looking at is cherry MX based, and I have practically no experience in that area.
The first link that comes up for me in a search for a switch comparison sheet:
https://thegamingsetup.com/gaming-keyboard/buying-guides/keyboard-switch-chart-table
Oh my god! Yes! This is exactly what I need. Thank you!
You’re welcome!
So I thought cherry MX stood for that plus shape interface between the switch and the keycaps, is there more to it than that?
There's also how they connect to the pcb and electronics. E.g., dine switches are optical: can't use those on cherry MX compatible pcbs. Also cherry MX low profile switches have a different pin position, and a thicker center plastic pin.
My understanding is that Cherry MX compatible is both the board pin out and the key cap stem.
For short travel, you probably want either speed switches, kailh "pro" switches, or "long pole" switches. I'm not sure offhand the market for silent ones of those, though. There are a few websites that collate switch data, but they usually aren't really kept up to date with new releases.
Okay, I'll take a look at those! I've found a new websites with lots of listings, but none with any decent filtering mechanics beyond general categories.
Okay okay, I kind of had a breakthrough when I figured out I could use KeyChron keycaps to ensure that I had the right sizes for the space bars. Plus I need an extra B anyway and couldn't find sets like that otherwise. This forced me into keycaps with letters on top, but the second breakthrough was finding replacement stickers for Mac keyboards. Those have small letters so I'll cut them down and apply them to the side of each key for Dvorak reference.
Here's the build in my head:
##Empty Board
KeyChron V10
https://divinikey.com/collections/keyboards/products/keychron-v10-qmk-alice-keyboard?_pos=5&_fid=dc1643ec3&_ss=c
##Switches
Haimu X Geon HG Red Silent Linear
https://divinikey.com/collections/silent-switches/products/haimu-x-geon-hg-red-silent-linear-switches
##Keycaps
White on Black
https://www.keychron.com/products/cherry-profile-double-shot-pbt-full-set-keycaps-white-on-black-wob?variant=40176096575577
##Stickers
MacBook Keyboard Decal
https://www.etsy.com/listing/469257863/solid-black-macbook-keyboard-decal
##Wrist rest
Sexy Sexy Wood
https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-keyboard-wooden-palm-rest?variant=40255045730393
This is, of course, a work in progress, but I'm happy to at least have a solution, even if it might not ultimately be the solution. I'm trying to find a side-printed keycap set that comes with an extra B somehow so I can relegate the QWERTY layout to the side. That way, I can use uncut stickers on top for the Dvorak layout instead of having ugly cut stickers on the edge.
So https://shopmech.com/ has a keyboard builder you can try out. They pull from a lot of the popular sites but it doesn't have everything. Alternatively you can try keeb.gg, there's no builder but personally I find the layout easier to use.
For switches I think switches.mx is exactly what your looking for. The only downside is that you can't sort, but the travel distance is outright a column so at least you can get that info pretty easily.