dactyl-keyboard

This is great! I've been messing around with OpenSCAD and a Clojure script that generates an ergonomic keyboard for 3D printing: https://github.com/ibnuda/dactyl-keyboard/tree/refaktor The Clojure - OpenSCAD script is amazing but also extremely slow (and I'm no good with Clojure even after staring at it for hours). The Python OpenSCAD link seems way faster and that suggested workflow is great! Happy to read this. It'll save me many hours. Seeing code getting converted into 3D renderings that you can actually 3D print (or woodwork) into real life is super cool.

I'm currently in the process of building one of these Manuform keyboards. If anybody else wants to build one, here are a few helpful things that took me hours to find: 1. By far the most readable closure script. Has more features than any other script I found (killer feature for me: wide pinky buttons): https://github.com/ibnuda/dactyl-keyboard/tree/refaktor 2. The same script as a web-form without exposing every parameter. Generates openSCAD 3D files: http://dactyl.siskam.link/manuform 3. Nice assembly guide 1: https://nickgreen.info/dactyl-manuform-build-log/ 4. Nice assembly guide 2: https://medium.com/swlh/complete-idiot-guide-for-building-a-... The original Dactyl and Manuform scripts lack commenting, are hard to understand and lack some cool features.

currently, i use split and concave mechanical keyboards with 38 keys[1] and 42 keys[2] and i have no problem so far. i also put mods on the homerows for left and right hand. whenever i want to type numbers, i only have to move down my thumb and then move down one of my three fingers. for symbols, i write haskell and racket, i don't have any problem either. as for f-keys and common shortcuts, i also don't have any problem. while writing prose, i literally don't have to move my wrists at all[3]. and here's my current layout [4]. [1] https://assets.bigcartel.com/product_images/248892149/IMG201... [2] https://github.com/ibnuda/dactyl-keyboard/tree/coffin or tree/master [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIBFrzXZbec [4] https://github.com/ibnuda/qmk_firmware/tree/rarded/keyboards...