This looks awesome! Are you missing the thumb keys where the trackball is?
ErgoMechKeyboards
Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards
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Some useful links
- EMK wiki
- Split keyboard compare tool
- Compare keycap profiles Looking for another set of keycaps - check this site to compare the different keycap profiles https://www.keycaps.info/
- Keymap database A database with all kinds of keymap layouts - some of them fits ergo keyboards - get inspired https://keymapdb.com/
Not at all! I never found a good use for the right thumb cluster so it's always been random things. Now it has a purpose 8) As I t more used to the custom keyboard I notice I use less and less keys 🔐🔐🔐 I recently made the switch to change the top row number keys to do other things and just use a layer switch for all my number and special character needs
That looks genuinely gorgeous, and the part I assume you cut with the scroll saw looks super clean, you did a great job with it
Thanks mate!
How do you click usually with these setups?
I use my left thumb and made the bottom right button left click and the one next to it right click
How is it? I'm building a Scylla currently, couldn't quite go full trackkeeb yet, seems like it's not fully sorted at this stage, plus I'm not full vim master so....
But got elecom huge currently to pair with the Scylla. However curious on your experience so far... Also maybe compared to a thinkpad trsckpoint.. If youve been there?
First trackball and it works pretty well! I had to learn it which took about a week but now works great. Attached it to my chair and now just lean back and use my TV sometimes to do work 8)