@Templa@wren You're barking down a long... Tree.. Metaphor didn't work.
In the mechanical keyboard world, everyone and their mother has created a macropad/numpad, whether it's prebuilt, a kit, or files you can use to manufacture or handwire your own
Check out "ergo mech keyboards", you'll find them interesting
> *runs away*
> *snickers*
> Their brain will never be the same again
I am already going up this tree... unfortunately... (ehe) I am not a big fan of ergo keyboards but I am super into 60% ones!
I want to assemble a macropad for my spouse in the near future but there are so many options out there, I was also considering starting with something simple since I am also not very proficient with soldering yet
Yes, I did 'assemble' it, but really it was no more complicated than a lego set. The board came premade and all I had to do was pop the switches and a few screws in
As the other person commented, it is indeed a rabbit hole. I picked this one since it had VIA preinstalled, which (in addition to assigning regular keys) lets you make and assign macros and it's really been useful for work. I also intend to use it for non-work things, like changing the layout to mimic a gameboy for emulating gba games - so I can hold it like a gameboy instead of having to use a keyboard. I also picked it up because 1up keyboards had a booth at nycc and I am an impulse buyer - but I had been thinking of getting one anyway, I swear