This looks awesome - thanks! What’s the all-in price?

Also forgot to point out, you can buy keys with a transparent cover over the top on ali so you can shove a piece of paper underneath the transparent bit to use as labels.

https://ae-pic-a1.aliexpress-media.com/kf/Sa64d09e1337e4dbe8ab64b7194aa790cF.jpg_220x220q75.jpg_.avif

Amateurs. I use butterflies.

https://xkcd.com/378/

I get this, but an IDE should be invisible and grow as you do and not require you to learn lots of janky things before it becomes a little bit useful for you.

Need the basics, great, here they are. Don’t understand some advanced feature? Well the IDE has it here, but it isn’t in your way, mess with it as and when you want. It’ll still be there.

I don’t think one IDE does everything for different languages and its ok to swap editors depending on your workflow, your project and your ever-changing skillset.

I’m using Mate and it allows me to easily define custom shortcuts to open apps and so on. I suppose autoIt / the linux variants / custom script can add additional functionality to the keypad as well!

‘~Esc$&:;()[]{}<>=+*

Other than it being your password, why?

I’m using ch57x-keyboard-tool to configure it

Great! I’ve bought similar without the dials (I wish I didn’t have to pay extra for the stupid LEDs) and was hoping there was something open sourcey to configure it with rather than their dodgy codebase for the same reasons you list!

Wow. I updated the post above with some cheapo alternatives that have mechanical keys.

There’s also MIDI controllers like: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007444327683.html maybe more listed under DJ / mixing controllers

Edit: The post asked about how I feel about the size. My opinion is that I wish it had 1 (ideally 2) more vertical sets of keys because that would allow me to use my thumb for button pressing too. But overall I’m happy and I think it’s my only real problem with it.

Check aliexpress. You’re going to find things that excite you including a kb that’s very similar

EDIT: I thought I’d go searching, some ideas:

• https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007032783471.html
• https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008256166426.html
• https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007032783471.html
• https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006814738256.html - an extra row. Sure it’ll take another USB port but you could stick them together!

talk as in video, or by text? Is tinychat still going? It used to have a crazy trans channel that was a laugh but the last time I checked it was full of stoners!