Duck Keyboards and Linux

[StylinGreymon]

Any owners of Duck Lightsaver/Orion/Mini here that use Linux?
I'm getting a Duck Viper and Light Pad soon, and I'd like to know how well they work in a Linux environment.

Stuff like setup, keymapping, macros etc.

[StylinGreymon]

Anyone?

[oscillik]

sorry, the Duck keyboards are only compatible with Windows 97

you'll have to buy ErgoDox if you want Linux compatibility, as they're the only keyboard that has a built in xorg.conf

[StylinGreymon]

sorry, the Duck keyboards are only compatible with Windows 97

you'll have to buy ErgoDox if you want Linux compatibility, as they're the only keyboard that has a built in xorg.conf

Dude what are you even saying?

[Hundrakia]

Lmfao. Linux supports anything you throw at it!

[oscillik]

I'm serious. not even the HHKB is Linux compatible, despite having a Control key where the Caps Lock should be, and having Meta symbol on the Windows key.

they're just marketed to people that like to make their Windows 99 computers run and look like Linux. Linux doesn't actually support these keyboards because they don't have an xorg.conf built in.

[irendulic]

Yeah, if you are willing and know how to write the drivers or sth yourself.

[dorkvader]

Both the programming tools (Duck's own and the excellent one that o2 published) only have windows binaries. I haven't tried them in wine or a VM yet.

If I recall correctly, the keyboard comes with a "standard" keymap on it that's very usable. As long as you don't need to change that, then no windows is necessary.

I also think the microcontroller they use on the PCB is compatible with TMK_firmware. Not sure about LED support though.

The keyboard itself works just fine in Linux of course.

[False_Dmitry_II]

I can inform everyone that my IBM Model M works fine in Mint 17. This is very important information.

[keyton]

People still use Linux?

[Hundrakia]

Android users do. Chromebook users do. But I think that's it.

[xybre]

Android users do. Chromebook users do. But I think that's it.

And a good portion of people who program or work in datacenters. They like good keyboards too ya know.

[cooldiscretion]

HHKB works fine with Linux.  I use it with Arch and Debian all day.  Had to reassign the winkey which shows as Henkan_Mode using xmodmap, but that's it.

[osi]

HHKB works fine with Linux.  I use it with Arch and Debian all day.  Had to reassign the winkey which shows as Henkan_Mode using xmodmap, but that's it.

Hhkb works out of the box with slackware. No xmodmap changes needed :¢

[StylinGreymon]

I've never had any doubts about whether or not the keyboard itself works in a Linux environment.

It's more about the macros, and similar stuff.

[xybre]

I've never had any doubts about whether or not the keyboard itself works in a Linux environment.

It's more about the macros, and similar stuff.

AFAIK the macros and remaps are in the firmware and they send the standard keycodes. So it should work fine.

[False_Dmitry_II]

I've never had any doubts about whether or not the keyboard itself works in a Linux environment.

It's more about the macros, and similar stuff.

AFAIK the macros and remaps are in the firmware and they send the standard keycodes. So it should work fine.

You may need to program it in windows, however. You can always try wine if that's easier.