oh my this looks to be even better than before, this looks like something that would actually replace everything, use it for home+travel
though i do want to add my input, just throwing this out there:
1. Cosmetically all the bolts really is unappealing, looks to be 18 of them. maybe if they were countersunk and black on black then i think i would like it. I also hate this about my ergodox, i think of them as warts. You may have mentioned this is only for prototyping in your designs and sorry if i missed it if so
2. I know you are going for getting a bunch of keys on there but i just dont see the point of 2 of the keys in the top center.
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it may look better without them and be one less 1.5 key cap i would have to acquire (i do like "bringing my own" key caps)
1. I agree. I'm working to minimise them, but right now I go a little nuts because it lets me remove some and test to see which are absolutely needed, and which aren't.
2. yeah, I've been debating on this, it was mostly to match the number of keys on the straight board, but just like the thumb boards I can easily vary the number of them.
Third design, yes!
Remove the keys in the center, and add a trackball, maybe remove the 1.5x on the sides to make it more portable.
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=47220.0
It's something I've got marked down for the second batch of board designs, as it would require a heavy modification to the board design to make it work. But I'm not counting it out yet.
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now, this, I would use. The original 70% didn't seem like a good idea to me due to the ulnar deviation. I was envisioning something like this instead (which in all honesty, is somewhat like a catboard, but with more buttons). And man, you sure do get these prototypes out fast. Can't wait for these to start selling.
Well the non split was put together rather quickly based on daerid's concept, and I imagine there will be some who prefer it. I however agree about the deviation, and thus this was the logical next step. I actually didn't turn this one around as quickly as I wanted, but I'm not used to working at angles like they are on this one (OCD is not my friend with this sort of thing.)
Are you still accepting Beta testers? If so, please add me.
http://multiplxd.com/ergogp/beta - Fill that out, I'm still taking applications.
Design three - yes, yes, yes. Think that'll become my travel board. An otherwise crappy day has been salvaged with awesome updates to this thread.
Glad I could pick up your day for you