> Automatically loop through tedious editing. (in the video) Why would I get a new numpad when I can do this with vi/emacs/etc. macros?
Mostly for speed but macros will do the job - it's just another example really :)
The Amazing Shortcut Keypad
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#82I’ve been wanting a macropad for a while, but to be a really useful complement to the keyboard this would need a display. There appear to exist some OLED solutions, but iirc they were very pricey and probably didn’t support Linux very well. Unfortunately nobody makes what might be a cheap display-enabled solution, namely a macropad with a regular, large LCD character display matrix, with buttons arranged on the side…
Your comment has made me think about putting an LCD display on this. Like you say, with it being an Arduino, it's just a matter of wiring up a 16x2 LCD display and using the inbuilt library. Nothing too tricky there.
In fact, the hardest bit is just designing a 3D printed case for it but that will only take an afternoon. I will look at adding this to the crowdfunding as a stretch goal.
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#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
Very cool. Signed up for the crowdfunding update. How are you designing, sourcing, manufacturing your hardware (PCB, buttons, boxes)? What about the software? We should compare notes. I am working on geting my hardware/software project[1] ready to launch. [1] www.riffpod.io
I have actually decided not to manufacture and instead, open source everything (upon successful crowdfunding). This way it works out cheaper, more flexible and generally better for the end user. It also avoids things like import taxes, shipping costs and manufacturing delays. Instead, I have created 4 designs at a range of different prices, all based around easily available components. I will distribute software, 3D…
Interesting business model. So, are you not going to manufacture anything from the crowdfunding campaign? What are the backers going to be getting as a product - the software, 3D print files, circuit board designs, build instructions, and tutorials?
Thanks for the encouragement on RiffPod. Yeah I have looked at iRig - RiffPod has 2-channel (mic + guitar) streaming, has an headphone/amp output and supports iOS and Android. Those are the main features that set it apart from iRig.
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#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have actually decided not to manufacture and instead, open source everything (upon successful crowdfunding). This way it works out cheaper, more flexible and generally better for the end user. It also avoids things like import taxes, shipping costs and manufacturing delays. Instead, I have created 4 designs at a range of different prices, all based around easily available components. I will distribute software, 3D…
Interesting business model. So, are you not going to manufacture anything from the crowdfunding campaign? What are the backers going to be getting as a product - the software, 3D print files, circuit board designs, build instructions, and tutorials? Thanks for the encouragement on RiffPod. Yeah I have looked at iRig - RiffPod has 2-channel (mic + guitar) streaming, has an headphone/amp output and supports iOS and And…
Yep, just as you say, my backers will get everything they need to make their own at home with more flexibility and for a lower cost than I could make it for them. Software, hardware design files, circuit designs etc.
These are the main parts really. I have spent nearly 1000 hours developing the software and the designs so it's really quite valuable in itself.
Ahh that's pretty cool, sounds like you've differentiated yourself - keep it up!
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#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
Interesting business model. So, are you not going to manufacture anything from the crowdfunding campaign? What are the backers going to be getting as a product - the software, 3D print files, circuit board designs, build instructions, and tutorials? Thanks for the encouragement on RiffPod. Yeah I have looked at iRig - RiffPod has 2-channel (mic + guitar) streaming, has an headphone/amp output and supports iOS and And…
Yep, just as you say, my backers will get everything they need to make their own at home with more flexibility and for a lower cost than I could make it for them. Software, hardware design files, circuit designs etc. These are the main parts really. I have spent nearly 1000 hours developing the software and the designs so it's really quite valuable in itself. Ahh that's pretty cool, sounds like you've differentiated…
But if its completely open source, what will backers get that others won't?
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#86The device somebody needs to make is a little 3x2 home/end/pgup/pgdown/ins/del block of chicklet keys with an adhesive back that I can stick on to my Macbook Pro to turn it back into a computer. Most (all?) other manufacturers have also ruined that little magic block of keys, so there would certainly be a market from folks like me who were brought up in a world where you could delete a character or jump to the end of…
> Charge me $500 for the thing and I'll still buy it.
Is this what you were looking for?
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#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yep, just as you say, my backers will get everything they need to make their own at home with more flexibility and for a lower cost than I could make it for them. Software, hardware design files, circuit designs etc. These are the main parts really. I have spent nearly 1000 hours developing the software and the designs so it's really quite valuable in itself. Ahh that's pretty cool, sounds like you've differentiated…
But if its completely open source, what will backers get that others won't?
It'll only go open source if it reaches its crowdfunding goal. Otherwise, I won't open source and will have to find a different way to make money from the project. Possibly by closed-source manufacturing.
Re: The Amazing Shortcut Keypad
#88The device somebody needs to make is a little 3x2 home/end/pgup/pgdown/ins/del block of chicklet keys with an adhesive back that I can stick on to my Macbook Pro to turn it back into a computer. Most (all?) other manufacturers have also ruined that little magic block of keys, so there would certainly be a market from folks like me who were brought up in a world where you could delete a character or jump to the end of…
> Charge me $500 for the thing and I'll still buy it. Is this what you were looking for? https://techkeys.us/products/sixkeyboard
A bit chunky but yeah, that's sort of the thing. It'd be nice if they had a low-profile chicklet version (or at least included the actual keys with the thing), but I'll order one and see if I can make it work.
Thanks!
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#89I’ve been wanting a macropad for a while, but to be a really useful complement to the keyboard this would need a display. There appear to exist some OLED solutions, but iirc they were very pricey and probably didn’t support Linux very well. Unfortunately nobody makes what might be a cheap display-enabled solution, namely a macropad with a regular, large LCD character display matrix, with buttons arranged on the side…
Your comment has made me think about putting an LCD display on this. Like you say, with it being an Arduino, it's just a matter of wiring up a 16x2 LCD display and using the inbuilt library. Nothing too tricky there. In fact, the hardest bit is just designing a 3D printed case for it but that will only take an afternoon. I will look at adding this to the crowdfunding as a stretch goal.
Well my thought is, to be really useful, there would have to be one line of LCD characters for each button. My ideal macropad would be columnar, with the display in the center, and a row of buttons laid out on the sides.
With a keypad style macropad, I don’t think I would find much practicality in just a single, global 16x2 display. Whatever is shown there could just as well be shown on-screen.
What would water my mouth is something like this, but as a programmable PC peripheral:
http://www.evenflow.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/EXP39.j...
This is a fancier LCD tech, but dot-matrix would work just as well.
A man can dream though. A man can dream.
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
But if its completely open source, what will backers get that others won't?
It'll only go open source if it reaches its crowdfunding goal. Otherwise, I won't open source and will have to find a different way to make money from the project. Possibly by closed-source manufacturing.
Ok, hit me up if you decide to go the closed-source manufacturing route. I can provide some pointers based on my research for RiffPod.