joh

joined 1 year ago
[–] joh 3 points 1 year ago

I'm using the thumb cluster keys.

[–] joh 2 points 1 year ago

You don't have to desolder the ribbon cable. You could use some sort of ribbon cable connector, if you have one available. But I found it more practical to only have the wires I needed. And desoldering the ribbon cable was fairly straightforward.

[–] joh 3 points 1 year ago

The piantor looks like a nice piece of kit! Unfortunately the PCB doesn't seem to have any holes to accommodate a trackpoint. There even seems to be a trace right between the YUHJ keys, so drilling a hole is not possible either.

[–] joh 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thanks! I paid $28.55 per SK8707 module + shipping (around $22 to Norway).

[–] joh 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I guess? :P

[–] joh 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks! Let me know how it goes :)

[–] joh 3 points 1 year ago

Cool! Let me know how it goes :D

[–] joh 2 points 1 year ago
[–] joh 5 points 1 year ago

Yes, you're right, I changed the PIO driver directly for that: https://github.com/joh/qmk_firmware/commit/aa0214f5b1b3001cf7cc99419c32c8b87707cb5a

I plan to make it an optional feature for qmk proper, but for now it's somewhat of a hack :)

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crkbd trackpoint (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by joh to c/ergomechkeyboards
 

I added a trackpoint to a corne-cherry (crkbd) keyboard for ergonomic pointing bliss!

Build details: https://github.com/joh/crkbd-trackpoint