deskthority

I'm currently of building an Atreus with a trackpoint and I extended the stem by drilling a hole and putting a nail into it.

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The cap even fits the head of the nail exactly.

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Now I'm thinking about where to put the mouse buttons…


you nailed it 8 ...

In case you don't know, you can salvage trackpoints with long stems from a certain buckling rubber sleeve IBM board, the IBM Space Saver 2. I'd probably still prefer an extension like this on a newer model, though.


I forgot to mention that I looked at those keyboard from ebay and they were a ...

I would like to try those too, but determining a right height could be really difficult for the general usage.. what could be the cost of 3d-printing one of those piece? If we could agree on a set of standard measures those could be mass printed, and hope the cost could drop

so the solutions there are cnc or 3d print, right?

yes that's too long, only because I should still put keycaps and know the correct height, but that's the minor problem, the real deal is the base.

if you don't laugh I'll show you what I was putting together https://imgur.com/oJk2odx the base is squared and fight tightly the trackpoint plastic part.

I'm searching a way to make a stem for recovered ibm trackpoints that we put on custom keyboards, I was trying to put glue some plastic and add a metallic stem that a pen contained (surely a really diy method, and horrible), the trackpoint is this one https://imgur.com/a/ih2L5 and is 3x3x2.5mm .

Do ...

seankeyboard wrote:

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	[2] = ACTION_LAYER_TAP_KEY(3, FN20),       //  i have also tried typing it out
        [20] = ACTION_MACRO(CTRLV)

are you sure it compiles correctly?

that quoted code should be, probably:

seankeyboard wrote: Thanks for the help, I still dont know why it isnt released though.

you are welcome.

I just read it, on your example how come V isnt released, also is "wait" measured in milliseconds

Yes wait is measured in milliseconds, see common/action_macro.h.

I don't want to appear rude but you should really read the doc again because you are asking things that are already answered there.

what is after the D, T, and U

if I wanted to make a 3 key macro what would that look like

have you read the documentation I pointed out?

2.3 Macro action
***TBD***

`Macro` action indicates complex key strokes.
MACRO(MACRO( D(LSHIFT), D(D), END ) U(D), U(LSHIFT), END )
MACRO( I(255), T(H ...

Could you explain this part for me please.

const macro_t *action_get_macro(keyrecord_t *record, uint8_t id, uint8_t opt)
{
switch (id) {
case CTRLV:
return (record->event.pressed ?
MACRO( D(LCTRL), T(V), U(LCTRL), END ) :
MACRO_NONE );
}
}

what you don't understand? also read doc/keymap ...

for creating a macro that "clicks" ctrl+v, put a FN to a key, like FN1 and add to your fn_actions[] array a call to


[1] = ACTION_MACRO(CTRLV), // CTRL+v

you should define CTRLV as an enum macro_id


enum macro_id {
CTRLV
}

then define the macro logic:


const macro_t *action_get_macro ...

jonlorusso wrote: Is that a Sprintek SK8702?

possibly yes, that's from an old thinkpad R61 (not really sure as I bought only a compatible used keyboard for 5$ from ebay).

We're currently working on making them CNC producable. Not sure when they'll be ready to sell.

For DIY you need machines (lathe, drill press, maybe a mill).

I've access to none of those tools, I'm trying to figure what other stuff could be adapted to that usage, but my head can't come up with a ...

how? is that reproducible by others easily or salable by you?

ok I really need one of those trackpoint stem

can I ask what stem/rod/pole you are using to control the trackpoint ? I have one of these http://i.imgur.com/tbaJ99y.jpg and a 2mm wide hole on the plate, and don't really know how to attach something there to move that small plastic nub

I would like to do a recap and add some info about the configuration of the tmk firmware for handling both the keyboard matrix and the trackpoint with a single teensy 2.0 (I have a 60% kb with 15x5 colxrows, so I have enough pins on the controller).

Wiring
For the wiring you should see those ...

actually it worked, I was able to flash a tmk firmware correctly configured and control mouse movement and buttons for that trackpoint and read correct events from the teensy 2, if anyone is interested in more info that is not on those link up there ask me.

ok I've put them to trade here http://deskthority.net/want-to-trade-f5 ... l?uid=7423 let's see if I'm lucky enough this time.

I'll see if I can trade them for a set for this keyboard, they are too tall for me and I've already buyed missing keycaps for not so standard keys. That's a shame I've realized that after having washed and cleaned them (yeah I'm a bit germophobic ).

mh no the one from 7bit I got are not spherical (darker one) https://imgur.com/a/TvZR7

Hi there,
I recently buyed this set http://www.ebay.com/itm/PBT-87-Set-Blank-White-Key-Caps-for-Cherry-MX-Keyboard-/281548917535 , and some keycaps from 7bit that presumably are from signature plastic, I wasn't aware though that the one from ebay are taller, probably a different profile, is ...

I'm asking here https://electronics.stackexchange.com/q ... 202_155671 and this sorts out some material on the geekhack forum, probably that will end up in a solution.

here it is some images of the trackpoint and what I could trace https://imgur.com/a/Dj1bG

I saw that last thread mtl posted, I think it is somewhat different from mine because I managed to trace some pins from the keyboard, for example I have button 1 on pin 4, button 2 on pin 3 and button 3 on pin 5, the controller on the trackpoint is a PTPM754DR and I can't find spech of this one ...

@matt3o , how are the sides held in place for that case?

damn, I've fallen for the trap!
Looking at the wiki I saw that the topics are a bit sparse in the sense of how this post groups them, it would be convenient not to split them and create a new category or put them where they belong in the wiki if not already there?

isn't this material/links better suited for a wiki? or maybe you should modify your first post (and add dates?), in this way it is easiest to read.