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Less keys = better right?

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[–] HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

bro it looks like a moth and that's sick

[–] pixelprimer@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Yeah love the look of it, hummingbird really nails the aesthetic

[–] rutrum@lm.paradisus.day 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Do you prefer the track ball for your thumb or for your middle finger?

[–] pixelprimer@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Middle and pointer fingers for sure. Used thumb trackballs for 17 years and now my thumb is starting to hurt. More accurate as well I find

[–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

Or your palm?

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But that's not enough keys!

[–] pixelprimer@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Just wait for my 28 key then 26 keys builds 👀

[–] Gutless2615@ttrpg.network 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Beautiful. Is that usb c or bt?

[–] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago

Looks like USB C to a pogo pin / magsafe type connector

[–] pixelprimer@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Yep. Xiao BLE usb c but I used magnet connectors on all my boards

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Depends. Is this for an Apple device?

[–] evo@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If less keys is better may depend on if it's mac or not (apparently).

Could be lack of customisation available on Mac? (guess only)

[–] JustBrian7872@feddit.de 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You program/configure your keymap into the keyboard's firmware so it is independent of your operating system. If you use Mac, you put your Mac specific keys into the map where you want them. It's totally up to you - if you want every key to be "a" you can do that :)

[–] pixelprimer@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Hahaha sometimes hackintosh but mostly Linux and windows at work.

[–] jonasw@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago

What does this even mean?

[–] nicgentile@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] pixelprimer@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You can get the PCB from JLC https://github.com/jcmkk3/trochilidae

I’ve also got 3 pcbs left I’d give away for the cost of shipping Australia. Last I checked it was 15 usd to the US

[–] corvett@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Those keycaps look awesome. You using aptmak?

[–] pixelprimer@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Modded Colemak dh with v z j on combo for the past months. But I am building a zilpzalp soon and took the leap to aptmak this weekend. Only 3 days in though.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

How tf you use that keyboard? No ctrl, shift, num keys?

[–] pixelprimer@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Hahah. Layers and combos. You can see a few people’s layouts on 30 key boards at the keymap db website. What’s even better is I actually don’t even use all the keys lol. https://keymapdb.com/

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How are your typing speeds on this?

[–] pixelprimer@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

80wpm usually but I’ve hit 100 when I am being a try-hard hahaha. Swapped to aptmak a few days ago so I am back to 40-50 wpm now while I get used to the new layout.

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Good luck with aptmak!