qmk_firmware VS VIAL-for-Keychron

It is in Keychron fork of QMK, not in QMK proper. And note that it is in the branch "bluetooth_playground".

It's essentially the same layout as the Q1 Pro, which is on Keychron's QMK Github repo, but considering this is the first one with 2.4GHz support I'm not sure if this is a good way to go. There's also the same layout on OnePlus 81 Pro, also on Github, but this seems like a replication of the original Q1 Pro firmware.

It may have to be created from the source code.

https://github.com/Keychron/qmk_firmware/blob/master/keyboar...

...you just need to map keys. It was very easy, so now fn-arrow and fn-return work as a mouse on anything I've attached it to so far. I got an rpi recently, only connected this, and was able to navigate the startup ui with no mouse.

Doing a little more digging, I found that these source files are in fact in Keychron's own fork of QMK, and is located in a separate branch : https://github.com/Keychron/qmk_firmware/tree/bluetooth_playground/keyboards/keychron

The source code is located at https://github.com/Keychron/qmk_firmware/tree/playground. The keychron specific bits are located in keyboards/keychron folder. Keychron supports QMK. But, it doesn't support you modifying the code. You have to figure it out yourself. There is a qmk documnetation site at https://docs.qmk.fm/#/ but it is likely to overwhelm you with information. This information is from the Keychron V1 web pages and using google seatch for qmk documentation.

Github repo for Bluetooth Keychron Keyboard : link. Note that Bluetooth keyboards are in the "bluetooth_playground" branch and not in the master. So, when you fork the qmk_firmware repo, make sure to select include all branches and not only the master. Then, when using the QMK MSYS CLI, make sure to switch to the bluetooth_playground branch.

git clone https://github.com/Keychron/qmk_firmware.git

https://docs.qmk.fm/#/feature_layers?id=switching-and-toggling-layers

compile firmware (example tutorial)

or switch to VIAL

You can make your own firmware if you want more and deep feature customisation on rewriting some stuff by: 1. This tutorial with this branch 2. Then applying this fixes. 3. Flash as described on Keychron Site (not as tutorial (i didn't test it)) Or here is my K8 Pro ANSI RGB VIAL (flash as described on KC site)

look at this tutorial https://github.com/adophoxia/VIAL-for-Keychron or go to Vial Discord and ask thre guys for help

Have you removed guide? https://github.com/adophoxia/VIAL-for-Keychron

If you want to learn more about how this works on a more technical level and how you can make and compile your own firmware, you can check out my repo here, detailing the process while also providing context.