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Title: Hello
Post by: drsprite on Thu, 16 June 2016, 18:22:00

Hello

Got my first MK this past Christmas (2015), a Das Keyboard 4 Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Blues. I love it!

I'm in the process of making a macropad now. Going to do a clone of this one! https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/3zsf4k/photos_handwired_macro_pad_with_round_5_caps/

Thinking I might use a Trinket as the controller and AutoHotKey to manage my macros

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: xtrafrood on Fri, 17 June 2016, 07:40:29

Welcome. Autohotkey for managing a custom built macropad? But why? Why not use a teensy and flash your TMK/QMK goods onto the macropad? Teensy can't hold all the characters? Forgive me if I seem noobish; I've yet to build a keyboard.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: drsprite on Fri, 17 June 2016, 07:53:09

Chances are I'm the noob.

Currently I use a trinket to run keyboard commands like "Win+Alt+F1" which then AutoHotKey parses to open Putty with auto log in with SSH key auth.

Can TMK/QMK do those kinds of multi-key-press macros?

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: xtrafrood on Fri, 17 June 2016, 08:24:30

Quote from: drsprite on Fri, 17 June 2016, 07:53:09

Chances are I'm the noob.

Currently I use a trinket to run keyboard commands like "Win+Alt+F1" which then AutoHotKey parses to open Putty with auto log in with SSH key auth.

Can TMK/QMK do those kinds of multi-key-press macros?

TMK/QMK could probably handle Win+ALT+F1. Now I kind of understand why you would want to use AHK ^-^ 

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: drsprite on Fri, 17 June 2016, 08:26:05

Yeah I use AHK for a ton of multi-key macros!

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 19 June 2016, 01:39:13

Welcome to Geekhack!

I'm not sure about the TMK firmware, but there's a whole thread (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=41989.0) about it - you can ask your questions there for an informed and accurate response.