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Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)

i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²

¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid

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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/

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Corne advice (self.ergomechkeyboards)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by donnachaidh to c/ergomechkeyboards

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So I'm just getting started, and have ordered a corne kit from keebd.com, and nice!nanos, hoping to make it wireless.

As far as I can tell, the board doesn't seem to be modified to have pads for the battery or a power switch or anything. I'm pretty sure that's fine and the current draw when it's not is use is low enough that it'll still last a while, and I can just solder the battery straight to the nice!nano, but is that right?

Also, I'd quite like to use the nice!view, but from what I can see there isn't space for that on the corne, only a 4-pin header for an OLED screen. Is there a way to use the nice!view?

Do you have any other advice for a wireless corne? I saw someone mention not to plug the TRRS in, or it fries the battery. Is there anything else I should be mindful of that I might not know?

(Also, first lemmy post!)

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[–] FearTheCron 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I got started by just ordering the parts and then figuring out how to build the case to make it work later. It's totally fine to start out with the battery connector soldered directly to the nice nano and temporarily attached with tape or something. If you are anything like me, you will rebuild it 5 or 6 times before dealing with the batteries anyway. Just make sure to look up how to safely work with lithium batteries, they can explode if treated wrong.

Edit: I do recommend having a connector of some kind between the battery and the nice nano, it makes working on it a lot easier.