thinkeys
Split ortholinear custom replacement keyboard with TrackPoint for ThinkPad laptops. (by moduloindustries)
tryadactyl
Methodology for custom tuning a concave, column-staggered, split keyboard with thumb clusters (AKA Dactyl). Centered on an OpenSCAD library for designing all sorts of ortholinear-ish keyboards supporting a variety of keycaps including Cherry profile. Additionally supports trackpoints, and 5-way navigation switches. (by wolfwood)
| thinkeys | tryadactyl | |
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| 10 | 18 | |
| 265 | 124 | |
| 4.2% | 8.9% | |
| 0.0 | 4.8 | |
| about 2 years ago | about 2 months ago | |
| Makefile | OpenSCAD | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | - |
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thinkeys
Posts with mentions or reviews of thinkeys.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-08.
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Ortholinear laptop keyboards?
Only other one I'm aware of is ThinKeys, mechanical replacement for the keyboard in some thinkpad versions. Though it uses kailh X switches which are notoriously very bad, still cool to see.
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I love my Framework Laptop
The only thing I would love to see is a keyboard mod for something ergonomic. Something like the ThinKeys project, or the pineapple60 project. I'm not sure if I have the time, but maybe I could try my hand at prototyping something, if Framework has the relevant specs open-sourced and documented somewhere?
- I WANT TO MAKE AN ORTHOLINEAR INPUT COVER
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Japanese Laptops
I know there's been some other drop-in lenovo ergo keyboard efforts like https://modulo.industries/ (see their reddit post in https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/n8ouqi/ic_thinkeys_13_split_ortho_with_trackpoint_for/ ) - was tempted to go this route at one point but heard some concerns about the reliability of kailh x switches.
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[IC] ThinKeys 13: split ortho with TrackPoint for ThinkPad
GitHub
- thinkeys: Split ortholinear custom replacement keyboard with TrackPoint for ThinkPad laptops.
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Non-mechanical split keyboard
You may be interested in the ThinkKeys project. Other than that as someone else has commented kail choc switches and a DIY kit like splitkb.com kyria gets you pretty close, but you'll also be getting linear plus columnar stagger which is better, but will differ from your thinkpad. Kail choc red feel pretty good to me and I also like my thinkpad switches. There's also kail low profile butterfly switches which are truly laptop switches but I've never seen anyone actually use them in a DIY build.
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Ortholinear Laptop! Making a keyboard kit for the MNT Reform. Need some feedback - layout options and details in the comments!
I've been dreaming for an ortho laptop with a trackpoint for quite some time now, and I only know of the thinkeys (github) as a similar project. You might be interested in how he integrated a trackpoint in his design!
tryadactyl
Posts with mentions or reviews of tryadactyl.
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Does a concave keyboard remove the need for finger splay?
the amount of the design space that's been explored is quite small, that's why i built the try-a-dactyl library to foster experimentation, rather than to produce a preconceived shape, with some tunable params.
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Any choc scultped boards ?
i added choc support to the try-a-dactyl library recently https://github.com/wolfwood/tryadactyl
- Show me your trackpads/balls/knobs or interesting mice
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Split Ergo with trackpoint?
I've made a ergo/dactyl library that supports trackpoints: https://github.com/wolfwood/tryadactyl i use an auto-switched layer to put mouse keys on the thumb buttons when I'm using it
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Best 3d modeling software to build from scratch
awesome! you might be interested in my openscad keyboard framework https://github.com/wolfwood/tryadactyl
- Python Dactyl Builder w/ Splay
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Where is the cambrian-explosion-like equivalent of ergomechkeyboard but for mice ? I want a mouse with a micro trackball where the scroll is.
i have, and I strongly endorse it: https://github.com/wolfwood/tryadactyl/blob/try-1/images/facing-pair-jank.jpg
- [help] F Row Dactyl Manuform
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3d printer to print a dactyl manuform.
my project also has an open case design but doesn't shrink the base plate in the same way. you could however modify it so that the struts aren't maintained at a 90° angle and achieve the same effect: https://github.com/wolfwood/tryadactyl
- How I mount my Peripherals to my Chair Arms
What are some alternatives?
When comparing thinkeys and tryadactyl you can also consider the following projects:
crkbd - Crkbd Keymap by Manna Harbour (Extras). This keymap includes crkbd-specific hardware feature support. This repository provides additional content outside QMK.
Charybdis
mechanical-keyboard - DIY mechanical keyboard and where to find them
keyboard-pcbs - Keyboard PCBs
pineapple60 - first ergonomic keyboard with Trackpoint
ErgoTravel - A Portable Ergonomic Split Keyboard inspired from the ErgoDox, Let's Split and Minidox