Options exist for all three of them.

For a trackpoint version, checkout the buzzard. I also recently added beta-level support for trackpoints to zmk. So you can build a wireless trackpoint split keyboard.

I am also working on a corne clone with trackpoint support.

You can come to the zmk discord pointing-devices channel to discuss the topic with more people.

I also started with the choc reds. And it was like a workout for fingers.

Then I switched to pro reds and they were great, but a little heavy if you like to use combos.

Now I am using purpz and I like them, but I still sometimes hit the wrong key and activate them.

I also started with the choc reds. And it was like a workout for fingers.

Then I switched to pro reds and they were great, but a little heavy if you like to use combos.

Now I am using purpz and I like them, but I still sometimes hit the wrong key and activate them.

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

How did you laser cut them? Do you have a cutter or is it possible to order silicon laser cutting?

Try to narrow down where the problem is.

First use tweezers to connect the two switch pads together and see if it outputs the key.

This way you can test that the PCB works.

If that works, try the same with the contacts inside the hotswap socket.

If that works, try switching the hotswap socket.

I don’t think the sweep has diodes. But if it does, check if the direction is correct.

Hahaha best post here so far.

Amazing guide. I binged it a few weeks ago and then followed along to build my keyboard.

I put brackets as combos of pointing and middle finger.

On the left half the homerow combo is for (. On the right half, it’s for ).

And the other symbols are on a layer. I optimized it it to make common programming symbols easy to type.

And I found that practicing typing quickly on speedcoder.com really helped me.

At first you have to think about what key to press to switch the layer and then what key to press to get true symbol you need.

But after a while, your brain learns the combination of movements.

So you just express the intention of a symbol and your fingers execute the symbol.

No, as far as I know phages target bacteria. So it’s rather an alternative to antibiotics.

I recommend you watch this stream of nicel (nice nano creator) assembling a keyboard:

https://youtu.be/kRrzfWv39G4

He also has a keyboard store that sells keyboards that are optimized for wireless and have many components pre-soldered.

https://typeractive.xyz

You will need to make a lot of decisions:

• Do you want a number row or do you want to use layers for numbers so that you don’t have to stretch?
• Do you want a second pinky column (esc, shift, …) or use homerow mods or thumb keys for those.
• How many thumb keys do you want? (Only three are realistically usable unless you have huge hands)
• Do you want regular MX switches or low profile Choc switches?
• How much row stagger do you want?

It can be overwhelming and unfortunately the Reddit community is blacked out. That’s where all the answers lie until we can get a searchable archive.

Some keyboard designs you would want to look into are:

• corne
• lily58
• Sofle
• Chocofi

And of course, if you get stuck, make sure to ask here. Other people will have the same questions and we need to build up the knowledge base on this platform.

Yes there is mouse key support. It’s a PR that hasn’t been merged yet and probably won’t be for a long time.

But Urob maintains a regularly updated zmk fork that contains the mouse PR.

It also has a lot of other useful features.

You can learn more about it here:

https://lemmy.world/post/206636

I tried shift on the thumbs, but didn’t like it.

I am using homerow mod shift. If you are on zmk try urob’s timeless homerow mods:

https://lemmy.world/post/206636

Another alternative to try would be one-shot-shift. Instead of holding the shift key while typing the letter you want to shift, you would tap the shift key once and then tap the key you want to shift.

After that one key press the keyboard goes back to typing unshifted characters.

I haven’t been able to try this, because my keyboard doesn’t have the 6th column with the shift key.

But I’ll try it on my next build.