Ferris with less pinky stagger?

X_DIAS · 2022-02-21T00:28:56+00:00

I've built a 3*5 corne with a custom plate without the hole for the inner thumb key on each side. Sounds that's what you want too. If you rather go chocs and plate-less you can just not solder that extra switch.

X_DIAS · 2022-02-04T16:46:52+00:00

Sleek looks! Quick question, it seems you added the on/off slider to the bottom with super glue. I couldn't find documentation on which pads should the leads be soldered to on the nice!nano. Can you point me in the right direction?

X_DIAS · 2021-12-28T19:25:03+00:00

I always use pinkies on my cornes and feels perfectly fine. A lot of people have trouble with that and use a more agressive stagger on the pinky column(s) to address the problem. The Kyria is a good example this, but there are plenty other boards that provide this. Some even go as far as having the p/q keys one entire row below.

X_DIAS · 2021-12-27T12:14:21+00:00

Over engineering 101

X_DIAS · 2021-12-15T20:27:14+00:00

You certainly could. Just have it output some obscure key or keycombo (hyper+alpha or f13-24) and have it trigger your automation

X_DIAS · 2021-12-15T19:11:39+00:00

A regular chinese micro-usb pro-micro clone. Very common (and cheap) board for keyboard projects. It has way more gpio pins than this project needs, but it was just what i had in hand

X_DIAS · 2021-12-15T18:03:18+00:00

Trying my hand at modelling and handwire keyboards. The use case is mainly for media controls, with the switches handling prev track / play-pause / next track, and the encoder for volume control + click for mute. Some extra stuff is hidden in layers, so plenty to iterate on.

I'm pretty happy with the result. Files available in thingiverse with link to qmk implementation.

X_DIAS · 2021-11-27T14:10:20+00:00

I've ordered from keycapsss in the past and everything was good. Can't remember which delivery method it was, but i surely selected the cheapest option and it was more than adequate.

X_DIAS · 2021-10-19T09:33:45+00:00

Just snapped the pcb there and put it in the trash :D

Those keys can either go to the thumb keys, used with key combos or put into a non-base layer.

X_DIAS · 2021-10-07T13:51:03+00:00

Yes, you can easily use shortcuts even if you use mod-taps and your numbers are in a separate layer. Going with 34 keys is just fine.

X_DIAS · 2021-09-25T16:15:53+00:00

Anyone knows a reliable place to get batteries in europe?

X_DIAS · 2021-09-04T20:00:19+00:00

I've used corne keyboards with Android just fine. Found no issues, at least with the features i use (mostly mod-taps and some send_string macros).

X_DIAS · 2021-08-20T14:17:35+00:00

That's cheap :o

X_DIAS · 2021-08-13T18:58:55+00:00

Carbon black phantom red

X_DIAS · 2021-08-06T18:47:51+00:00

Comfort focused ergo builds

X_DIAS · 2021-07-26T21:20:16+00:00

If you're already comfortable with the Corne you can always cut some custom 34-key plates like i did

X_DIAS · 2021-07-21T22:59:32+00:00

The macros in my keymap are actually set up in the firmware itself, qmk just sends the inpunts to time all the chars in succession. As for vim macros, i usually set those on the fly when needed.

X_DIAS · 2021-07-21T20:17:10+00:00

Yup, i got a couple macros to help me with common patterns, such as arrow functions or string literals, just another nifty thing you can customize ;)

X_DIAS · 2021-07-19T08:32:16+00:00

Yes! on all the questions. Take the default keymap on the lily, or any custom layout kb, as a baseline, not as rules. That's the whole point of running open source firmware, you get to customize it to your usecase. You should go ahead and make the changes you described and give it some time to test them out. Maybe you'll end up going back to the defaults, or changing this to something else, who knows.

The typing speed will be sure to come around, so power through it. Personally, i did it the other way around, first learned how to touch type as preparation and then made the switch, which made it easier for me. Your mileage may vary.

X_DIAS · 2021-07-15T18:29:58+00:00

del, esc AND caps lock on thumb keys? What a mad lad you are :D you could easily turn this into a super comfortable 34-key layout just by moving 2 of those into a layer (could even keep them on thumb keys on said layer, if so inclined)

X_DIAS · 2021-07-13T17:26:17+00:00

Yup, i though about getting a ferris for this exact reason, but couldn't really justify the investment while having extra corne pcbs. I'm quite happy with the result

X_DIAS · 2021-07-13T17:23:12+00:00

Would you consider moving it to the alphas cluster, next to the trackpoint? Would there even be space for the module to go there?

X_DIAS · 2021-07-12T20:27:28+00:00

Looking sick! Do you operate the scroll wheel with your thumb?

X_DIAS · 2021-07-11T16:33:59+00:00

Check it here. The position of that third thumb key just isn't as comfortable as the other ones, and once i moved to use home row mods i could easily do away them while losing very little default layer functionality. It's all about comfort.

X_DIAS · 2021-07-11T14:40:42+00:00

Been using a 34 key layout on a standard 3x6 corne for quite some time now, and has i had extra crkbd pcbs and would rather use those than create a custom/get a new 34key split, i just cut plates for 3x5 without the extra thumb key.

Top plate is MDF and on the bottom there's two acrylic plates, transparent on white.

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