Megadesk - Hackdot

Re:Megadesk by FullyFunctional on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @03:42AM (#23687660)

Am I the only one dismayed by the interface as described? User interface a few decades old were far simpler and IMO more functional -- dedicated buttons for everything (cheaper than micro controllers back then).

I'd suggest UP DOWN M1 M2 M3 with the only non-trivial function being a long-press on an M button to store position. Simple!

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Re:Megadesk by robin_reala on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @04:21AM (#23687927)

The idea is that this is a board retrofit into the existing housing / control setup. The BEKANT only has two buttons available, so this controller has two buttons to play with.

Of course, you could build a new controller and housing with whatever input buttons you want, but the cost then would go up considerably.

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Re:Megadesk by gcormier on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @07:59AM (#23689176)

I initially set out to do a complete design as you described, but homemade housing/buttons will look... homemade. :)

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