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Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards

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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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Instead of the shiny end-result I usually post for Wylderbuilds, I thought I'd post a build near the finish line. It's a dual trackball 3x6 Dactyl Manuform. The case is printed in black PETG and I'm using custom breakouts for Pi Pico controllers along with flexible PCBs on the columns (from The Big Skree,https://skree.us)

The trackball sensors are PMW3360s. I have a guide for setting them up with QMK here:

https://wylderbuilds.com/trackball-install

Also, of course, gotta plug that there's just TWO DAYS LEFT on our winter sale! Use discount code WYLDTIMEOFYEAR at checkout to get 25% off any order at wylderbuilds.com!

Gift Cards https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/gift-cards

Full Dactyl Manuform Builds https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/dactyl-manuform-build https://www.etsy.com/listing/1392490530/dactyl-manuform-keyboard-builds

PLA Case Prints https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/made-to-order-dactyl-manuform-cases https://www.etsy.com/listing/1196813412/custom-dactyl-manuform-cases

Resin Case Prints https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/dactyl-manuform-resin-print https://www.etsy.com/listing/1028152282/dactyl-manuform-resin-print-with

DIY Build Kit https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/manuform-diy-kit https://www.etsy.com/listing/1497924757/dactyl-manuform-build-kit

Happy Thocking Holidays!

Andy @ Wylderbuilds

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'm curious, what do people use dual trackballs for?

[–] wylderbuilds 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They're usually set up so one is a standard pointing device and the other is used for content scrolling. I also had one customer who wanted both as pointing devices, but the left one with DPI set for very fine movements.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

that makes sense, thank you!