<div dir="ltr">This is a follow-up on the question I raised at last evening's meeting, both to get feedback from a wider audience and to provide links for those who might of been interested in the topic...<br><p>ErgoDox and Dactyl keyboards, does anyone here have any experience
with either? I am currently using a Microsoft Natural keyboard on my
"main" home computer, ugly but very comfortable to type on, so
conditionally recommended. The ErdoDox and Dactyl keyboards both look
even uglier than the Microsoft, but are they even more comfortable? </p><p>
There are open source plans for both the ErgoDox and Dactyl keyboards
where all the plastic parts are (in some cases just) inside the limits o<span class="gmail-text_exposed_show">f
what my 3D printer can print. Further the idea of a near infinitely
customizable keyboard, the colour of the parts can be decided by the filament used for the 3D printer so say green keys in a blue case is an (ugly) option, the keyboard controller is a little Arduino compatible controller with open source ( <a href="http://qmk.fm/">http://qmk.fm/</a> ), so qwerty or Dovark or ... layout can be chosen, and the keys are Cherry MX switches or compatible so pressure need to press a key or if the key makes a click noise is selectable. The keyboard is thus a "forever" keyboard, as any part that fails
can be replaced without tossing the whole keyboard, which has a strong appeal.
But obviously there is no point moving forward with something like this
if it is uncomfortable to type on. Anyone know? Thanks.</span></p><p><span class="gmail-text_exposed_show">Here are links to a Dactyl and an ErgoDox keyboard 3D printer files:<br></span></p><div class="gmail-text_exposed_show"><p> <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2535256" target="_blank">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2535256</a> <br></p><p> <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2523675" target="_blank">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2523675 <br></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2523675" target="_blank"></a></p><p>All the best.</p><p><br></p><p>Colin.<br></p></div></div>