pixelprimer @ pixelprimer @lemmy.world

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Yo, how’d the build go? You get parts in yet?

I’ve got VIA support setup on my Cheapino following this guide https://youtu.be/7d5yzBOup9U?si=536t5RkniwjCJWkI

Looks like he’s also got a guide for VIAL https://youtu.be/O8pdUPqPG3k?si=BlbiXmcjtrzZ-2WO

Did you order enough PCBs for 5 keyboards or 5 pcbs? Because 5pcbs will only be enough for 2 keyboards.. As for cost I do not know. The convenience of being able to buy something assembled I think is worth a lot tbh

I’m glad to hear it. Linux in general has gotten way better in that regard. I haven’t had to fix any driver issues in years just install and it works.

PopOS is definitely a great first choice distribution. I would recommend Linux Mint over it for people coming from windows who wants something rock solid with a great community

I would love to see your keymap. I was looking at building a rommana but I just couldn’t get a good 30 key layout. 34-36 just feels like a sweet spot, but reducing movement on my pinkies and reaching in with pointer is really tempting me….

Yeah I think the Voyager has really set a great product. I wouldn’t use all the keys 34-36 seems like the sweet spot for me, but the polished buy it and start typing is really great. Happy to hear you are happy, if I had the cash I’d love to try one.

It’s a great first build and first ergo. That was my experience as well. Good luck! Shoot me a dm if that is a thing on lemmy and I’d be happy to help you, discord as well if that’s better 👍

Charybdis nano would be the one to go for then. 35 Keys and a trackball. https://github.com/Bastardkb/Charybdis

Or the Flow if you like that style more and would prefer a more hand wired pi pico style build https://github.com/jsallan/flow

Great job. I’m so happy the Cheapino is getting popular, amazing to have such a low cost to try out and get access to ergonomic keyboards. Now that I’ve got used to mine I can justify upgrading to a Charybdis nano knowing I’ll use it and 34-35 keys is usable.

It’s for efficiency and ergonomics. Your fingers never need to move further than one key away. Your pinkies will thank you for not having to use all those keys.

It is definitely a transition. I swapped from a tkl down to a Cheapino as well. My suggestion is to continue to use the tkl at work to maintain productivity, but swap in throughout the day to do some monkey type etc. Then use it in your personal life until you build up some comfort. Took me like a week to start using it at work (I also swapped to Colmak-dh kind I’d recommend that to setup a different set of muscle memory) and I kept my old keyboard close hahaha. After a few weeks I could never go back. Moving my fingers to arrow keys functions numbers backspace etc just feels way to far away and slow. Maybe making your own layout for symbols etc will help? You can set it up to be closer to a regular keyboard https://youtu.be/yiwUjLaebuw?si=pWlr8h7JtgrERTzV

Might be also easier for you to swap to something like the ZSA Voyager where you would have more keys at first. Good luck!

Nice! Love seeing all the Cheapinos, soft spot in my heart for it. And feels great to see people get ergonomic options for cheap

netstat curl and git

They use cheaper parts from when I was pricing things out.

Where would I find these smartphone holders

Because they are really cheap to build. Mine was about $50 USD total. Really nice way to get into ergonomic keyboards.

Let me know if you run into any more issues. Also make post we all want to see new builds :)

Yeah it was my first time with QMK as well. You can try emailing the creator they are really nice.

You need to you need to use git to clone his branch of QMK then follow GMKs instructions to make the build enviroment. Once you have that setup run the make command. Then to flash the firmware you hold down the boot button while plugging in the keyboard. Just drag the uf2 file into the microcontrollers drive that shows up.

Yep. I used a Chromebook pixel in college with Linux on it. Worked pretty well