burchalka

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Advice for a stroke survivor looking for an ergomech

Hello! I had a stroke in early 2022 and was paralyzed in my left arm. Before the stroke I was an avid PC gamer and was working as a journalist, so I was used to use a keyboard a lot. I would like to get back to using keyboard and mouse both for fun and work (lately I’ve mostly been gaming on my Steam Deck) Today I’ve mostly...

burchalka,

If you do have some time to spare, and some basic tools - building your own dactyl manuform is a fun and engaging project (I’ve built two in the past, have helped a colleague build one). The fact you control all the aspects of the result, including programming the firmware - will let you customize it to your hearts content.

burchalka,

Well you’d have to have a little more than that 😜 You’d need to have access to a soldering iron and solder, as well as some way to 3d print the body. Other than that, only a hobby knife/wire cutters.

burchalka,

Then maybe the Glove80 would be a good fit, as it uses ZMK firmware - you’ll be able to customize the functionality of all the keys…

burchalka,

I’ve been using a ‘standard’ dactyl manuform for several years now as well, don’t see a reason to change…

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d73df256-20ca-48e3-bba6-9cb3f9258467.jpegThis is the first one I built 4x6, but after getting used to it, I understood that not all keys are needed - so created a mapping that doesn’t utilize topmost and outermost row and column. Big fan of home row mods here.

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