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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!?)

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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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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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Rolio Progress (it works!) (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MickiusMousius@lemmy.world to c/ergomechkeyboards@lemmy.world

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I’ve been working on a design for a split keyboard that is a hybrid between a Corne and a Sofle.

So fair the electrical and software aspects work, I still need to sort out the chassis.

Some features:

Efficient backlight circuit (at 100% it uses 20mA)
Custom MBK Choc caps from fkcaps.com (the glow is awesome)
~250mAh battery (still low profile as there’s a hole in the PCB for the battery)
Dual EVQ encoders
Fully wireless using Nice Nanos
The layout has MacOS and Windows modes
Choc spacing

Once I’ve got the chassis done and I’ve cleaned everything up a bit I’ll open source it.

Here’s a preview of the chassis design so far:

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[–] MickiusMousius@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Glad to be of service. Check out the “lstart” and “lend” macros as a starting point for your single key to select a whole word thing.

I must admit I thought what I was doing here was pretty niche as I couldn’t find anything similar. Even the Bluetooth + Backlight seems a rarity. To be fair routing a 2 layer PCB with the added complexity was a PITA, soldering the resistors was super fiddly (either by hand or reflow).

The fact that it scratches an itch for you is pleasing, it means the added effort of open sourcing may be worth it as a few other people will get some value.