Cory Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/232623-in-search-of-typing-perfection-building-a-whitefox-mechanical-keyboard I figure a few people here might like some info on DIY keyboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rberq Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Years back I had a wonderful mechanical keyboard. Can't even remember the brand now, but it has been unavailable for many years. It was a pleasure to type on, and had 24 programmable keys as well -- you simply pressed the Program key, the hot key, then a sequence of keystrokes, then an end key. MUCH faster than writing a macro, if all you wanted was a short sequence for something you had to "type" a few hundred times. But that's what got me interested in Macro Express in the first place, because you couldn't embed any time delays or conditional tests with the keyboard, just a string of keystrokes. Eventually I used the programmable keys mostly to trigger ME macros, with a couple set aside for on-the-fly temporary use. The keyboard never actually died, but over the years computers changed from a large round keyboard connector to a small round connector -- which still worked fine with an adapter. But USB input was the end; even with an adapter the keyboard no longer worked. It was a sad day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Posted November 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 They make active adapters like this. For years I converted my old keyboard with the cherry switches. But now I love low profile mech switches like on a laptop. So I have the Logitech Illuminated. But I'd like to find a keyboard like this but without the 10=key on the end so the mouse would be closer. More ergonomic. There are a lot of gamer keyboards that are programmable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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