Can someone build one of these please...?

[RominRonin]

Until somebody makes trackpoint units widely available and easier to integrate to mechboard projects, a wrist rest with a trackpad is really the next best thing. If somebody rendered one of these in 60% size, that looked sleek and sexy, that'd generate some interest, right?



(taken from http://www.fentek-ind.com/mwrtpb.htm#.XFKzLs9Kgsk, in case sleek and sexy is not your thing)

[suicidal_orange]

Not a bad idea, are there any good DIY friendly touchpads available though?

I've long thought about a 60% that's split and angled to be more ergo with arrows in the middle gap, but a touchpad could work there too.

[JianYang]

Hmmm. Trackpoints are widely available and easy to integrate? Just order an old lenovo replacement keyboard, should be around $13, cheaper than a bare module would cost.

[nevin]

There are a bunch of small stand-alone touchpads that you could incorporate into whatever you want to build. some that come to mind... Alps Glidepoint, Ergonomic Touchpad, etc.. just cut out a spot for it in a grifiti notebook wrist rest or any other 12" wrist rest. the 12" ones fit 60%s nicely.

[BreakWoodVN]

A good idea, however will it get stuck if we leave it in the armrests?

[nevin]

looking back at your original post & the link to fentek... the model you have a picture of is only 12.5" wide, so that one should fit a 60% nicely. my GH60/Pure is 11.5" wide.

12" grifiti


the little touch pads are meant to be stuck somewhere (sticky back) as they are very light. take a look at http://www.ergonomictouchpad.com/ and all the places they have their little pads placed


another option would be to get a 60% case (wood, aluminum) with built in wrist rest (part of the case) and just stick your touchpad of choice on it. then you'd have a mobile, laptop form factor, mechanical keyboard.

[nanovolt]

I saw a PS vita thumb stick on Taobao, this could probably sit on 2x2 keycap space like a IBM red dot.