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Trackball under one thumb would be awesome. Then split the keyboard to have two independent parts so you can type with your arms parallel (even better, add a ha
by arkh 8y ago
Trackball under one thumb would be awesome. Then split the keyboard to have two independent parts so you can type with your arms parallel (even better, add a half-keyboard holder at the end of each of your chair armrests).
- germ 8y agoThat's pretty much what I did with Gergo[1], I got tired of the ergonomics of other boards and designed/built my own split board. It's smaller to reduce finger travel/extension, the layout is optimized for programming/vim and even tacked on a trackball. After too many terrible keyboards I made Gergo, and it is extremely comfortable to use for hours at a time! There's some photos on my blog with the development PCBs (just got the production ready ones in and am shipping them out). Cases are in the works :) I'm actually planning on adding additional modules (there's I2C contacts on every switch). And the trackpoint is next on my list. [1] https://www.gboards.ca/ https://www.gboards.ca/ [2] https://pasteboard.co/HUI3Zqy.jpg https://pasteboard.co/HUI3Zqy.jpg [3] https://blog.gboards.ca/2018/12/photodump.html https://blog.gboards.ca/2018/12/photodump.html
- tincholio 8y agoSounds like you want this: https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/ https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/ (I want it, too, but it's kinda pricey)
- jdhawk 8y agoAnd the TrackPoint and Trackball modules are still "Under Development" I know they claim that orders are shipping immediately, but a co-worker waited over a year for his.
- mondalaci 8y agoWe have never stated this. Please stop spreading misinformation about us. We've made it crystal clear in our most recent blog post that "we expect to deliver every non-module UHK webshop pre-order in January to February". See https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/blog/2018/12/13/shipping-uhk-webshop-orders https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/blog/2018/12/13/shipping... . Afterwards, we'll transition to on-demand manufacturing.
- cmiller1 8y agoI miss when laptops had trackballs. It was the only time in history when I preferred the pointing device on laptops to a standard mouse! (back in the 90s I used to use trackballs on my desktops)
- sleepybrett 8y agoI have not used this thing, and it's ugly as sin but this might do you: https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/ https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/ it has trackpoint and trackball modules.