That's a pretty sweet setup. Also, I like that tube clock / display (are they actual Nixie tubes?)Yeah, you're totally right. Most of the ergo talk has moved over to Reddit and Discord nowadays, which is why it's nice to stir up some life here.
I'd imagine the ergo kb world is mostly sheltered in dedicated Discord servers & reddit, and I'm not by any means an ergo nerd/connoisseur. But perhaps this thread will kick off things in the right direction and have traction =)
My partner uses a QK Alice Duo, which is more on the recent side of staggered splits, and that's been the mainstay on her desk for some time now.
I don't even use split keyboards but I did join Reddit years ago only for /r/ErgoMechKeyboards. There's a lot more talk about ergonomic keyboards there than here for sure.Haha, same here! Joining Reddit specifically for /r/ErgoMechKeyboards is practically a rite of passage for keyboard enthusiasts.
my (somewhat dirty) daily driverHaha that is definitely one of a kind! Is that an actual Ethernet cable connecting the two halves? And are those extra keys down by the palm rests?
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Haha that is definitely one of a kind! Is that an actual Ethernet cable connecting the two halves? And are those extra keys down by the palm rests?It is standard non-crossed ethernet cable; i.e. the one used between a computer and a switch/hub. But only 6 wires (from the 8 present in the cable) are used. The ISO link layer does not use Ethernet protocol.
That is so OG and hardcore—love the clever use of the ethernet cable and palm keys!Haha that is definitely one of a kind! Is that an actual Ethernet cable connecting the two halves? And are those extra keys down by the palm rests?It is standard non-crossed ethernet cable; i.e. the one used between a computer and a switch/hub. But only 6 wires (from the 8 present in the cable) are used. The ISO link layer does not use Ethernet protocol.
Yes, there is a "palm key" next to the each rest. They are pressed by a palm part which is just next to the thumb root. I use the key as a function shift.
I'm pretty happy with the keyboard.
There are some views of it from the sides here (https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?p=357496#p357496).
Looks nice! Seeing that stacked acrylic case reminds me of a friend who had a stacked acrylic Corne. He's out of the hobby now, though.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/Jc8riGH.jpeg)
It's alright :p
Ohhhhhhhhh he's one-upped me, my life's over.Looks nice! Seeing that stacked acrylic case reminds me of a friend who had a stacked acrylic Corne. He's out of the hobby now, though.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/Jc8riGH.jpeg)
It's alright :p
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You could try asking GPT to help modify the firmware. It actually works pretty well for this kind of thing.Ohhhhhhhhh he's one-upped me, my life's over.Looks nice! Seeing that stacked acrylic case reminds me of a friend who had a stacked acrylic Corne. He's out of the hobby now, though.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/Jc8riGH.jpeg)
It's alright :p
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Also wanted to share my recent Reviung41 build. Got the PCB + switches + caps for free, repaired a few ripped traces, and I laser cut a few missing pieces. So I basically spent less than $20 for this :pShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/8iQKdtB.jpeg)
I can't get the underglow LEDs to work with the current version of ZMK. Which is frustrating because when with the previous owner's keymap they worked fine!! I don't know if the BlueMicro840 v1 is no longer supported or if I'm just tech illiterate.
You could try asking GPT to help modify the firmware. It actually works pretty well for this kind of thing.Yah it's all good now! Funnily enough the ZMK Discord help forum explicitly says to not use gen AI, I was just missing a few lines of code.
Nice 😂 Turns out the final boss was just a few missing lines of code.You could try asking GPT to help modify the firmware. It actually works pretty well for this kind of thing.Yah it's all good now! Funnily enough the ZMK Discord help forum explicitly says to not use gen AI, I was just missing a few lines of code.