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Rolio 0.1 Pre-Release (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MickiusMousius@lemmy.world to c/ergomechkeyboards@lemmy.world

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I've made the 0.1 design available to the public now.

Ive been using it for a few weeks myself and its quite nice to use, particularly with the aluminium chassis (the GitHub repo has FDM and CNC designs).

In any case, for those curious the GitHub is here: https://github.com/MickiusMousius/RolioKeyboard

I am working on the V1.0 model, PCB's should arrive in a few days. I think the V1.0 release should be good enough for others to make. The current model is nice, but there are a lot of improvements in the pipeline particularly regarding aesthetics.

V1.0 sample below:

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[–] siegvar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does the Lily58 or Iris fit your needs better then? Or is there something else about this board that trumps those other 2?

The primary difference to me seems to be roller vs rotary encoder and number row. And while I too, prefer rollers over rotary encoders :D... if the number row is critical to your use case those boards seem to be a better option.

[–] Followupquestion@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Iris looks good, as does the Lily58, but my ideal board for work would be a split with a trackball on the right and a scroll wheel on the left, preferably with a bit of a dactyl style tilt for better ergos. I’m pretty new to mechanical keyboards in general, so if a roller or rotary encoder is what I really need to get those, I humbly apologize for using the wrong terms.

[–] siegvar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ah, okay good to know you've seen those. Just wanted to check in case you missed something that suited you perfectly. It sounds like you have a clear image of what your ideal keyboard would be. 👍

Also I have no idea if I'm using the terms right either but I think the roller is the same as the scroll wheel? And rotary encoders would be those dial knobs.

I'm with you on having a trackball on the right half and a scroll wheel on the left, that sounds amazing. 😁

[–] Followupquestion@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I can visualize it, I just don’t have the necessary skills to bring it to life. Oh, and ideally it would have hot-swappable switches, LED lighting, and be quiet so if I put in silent switches the board wouldn’t interrupt my podcast listening. You know, simple things like all of the above at a reasonable price.