Fascinating video, superb to see and hear the inside story and all the details and gotchas of manufacturing. Just trying to talk myself into hitting "place" on my 104 order now.
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If each half has its own USB cable and shows up as a separate keyboard, the solution would need to be done in the computer side. A hybrid solution would theoretically be possible that pressing the Fn key would be sent back to the keyboard as a fake LED (for example), and a custom firmware would pretend that the local Fn is pressed when the LED is lit, but that would need software support on the computer (i.e., some program that listens to a specific, otherwise unused, key being held and lights up this virtual LED; maybe the scroll lock LED could be repurposed for this).
it should certainly be possible as I have used split keebs from http://www.rgkbk.net and using split usb-c cables.Arkku wrote: ↑03 Apr 2023, 21:08If each half has its own USB cable and shows up as a separate keyboard, the solution would need to be done in the computer side. A hybrid solution would theoretically be possible that pressing the Fn key would be sent back to the keyboard as a fake LED (for example), and a custom firmware would pretend that the local Fn is pressed when the LED is lit, but that would need software support on the computer (i.e., some program that listens to a specific, otherwise unused, key being held and lights up this virtual LED; maybe the scroll lock LED could be repurposed for this).
The way the Ergodox keyboards handle this is that the two halves are connected to each other and only the "master" half is connected to the computer, where it shows as a single keyboard. The controllers in in the new model F keyboards could certainly be reprogrammed to work like this, but an additional connector for the cable between them would be needed. 4 wires should be sufficient (power, ground, data and clock).
The link doesn't work, so just to confirm: do both cables go to the computer and no cable between the two halves of the keyboard? And then holding an Fn key (that is not Apple Fn, but rather a custom one defined) changes how keys behave on the other half where you are not holding the key.Vizir wrote: ↑04 Apr 2023, 06:05it should certainly be possible as I have used split keebs from http://www.rgkbk.net and using split usb-c cables.
Yeah, if split cable means that it connects the two halves in the middle, then of course the cable can be why it works.
Thanks for sharing that link! Everyone please do keep sharing links here if they come across project mentions. Most times I only learn about articles when someone sends me a link.Findecanor wrote: ↑04 Apr 2023, 23:25The news have hit Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04 ... -computers
I am in this camp. As a MacOS user who prefers to reconfigure the CapsLock key to Cmd/Ctrl, I have no use for the 1U keys on the bottom row. On my F77 I do need a Fn key, but my F77 has a split right shift for this purpose.
Thanks for sharing this link.
Nice to see so much interest. You reached viral status
Do you mean that the sensor PCB have enough pads for 5×4 numpad, and we just have to wait for a replacement controller?
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cat firmware.uf2 > /dev/sdX