xarph , vor 29 Tagen

@foone do you enter the value into a buffer first and press scan to send the key code, or do you press scan and enter the value and have the code sent immediately over the wire as you build the binary character?

foone OP , vor 29 Tagen

@xarph nah! this is a custom macropad for a specific use. you don't use it for typing

xarph , vor 29 Tagen

@foone oh so this isn't part of the "cursed keyboards" line, it's the "usable but at what cost" line. Like one of those x-men mutants that can turn dark chocolate into white chocolate which seems useless until the right writer makes them their blorbo and then they end the galaxy.

Lee_Holmes , vor 29 Tagen

@foone Would getting yourself a small macro pad that supports QMK save some time?

foone OP , vor 29 Tagen

@Lee_Holmes yeah but it wouldn't be as efficient, it'd be more error-prone, and would be far less fun to build

foone OP , vor einem Monat

I probably need to resort the 16/12/8/4 buttons in that order

foone OP , vor einem Monat

Maybe this instead

foone OP , vor einem Monat

The second design would be a macropad, but the first might be wearable

foone OP , vor 29 Tagen

New possibility. I really should have a shift key on this but I think I can make login/fill context sensitive.

kiefac , vor 29 Tagen

@foone i don't like all the mystery here... how would one use this to type letters?

foone OP , vor 29 Tagen

@kiefac you wouldn't! it's a macropad for a specialized workflow

foone OP , vor 29 Tagen

HOPEFULLY FINAL EDITION: I've got login/fill split, and I added an ENHANCE button. originally it was going to say "INV. COLOR" but my algorithm is slightly more complicated, thus... "enhance"

timixretroplays , vor 29 Tagen

@foone I could play Commander Keen with this

sabik , vor 29 Tagen

@foone

gradually depixellated animation of a cartoon finger pressing a red "enhance" button

oblomov , vor einem Monat

@foone OK I'll bite, what's with the 12?

ShadowInTheVoid , vor einem Monat

@foone add 1,2, 64 and 128 keys and make them toggleable so you can enter any 8bit number.
Then add buttons so send the keystrokes for that as hex or the ascii character.
Then you can use it to enter anything you want

Phyxis , vor einem Monat

@foone no ratio of sizes for the 4 .. 16 buttons?

foone OP , vor einem Monat

@Phyxis Nah, because I need all 4 equally often

bruce , vor einem Monat

@foone @Phyxis
Are you really sure you need the 12 button?