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Re:I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanica... by warp on Thursday August 18, 2022 @10:07AM (#32509794)
Congrats on the design, using ZMK seems like a solid choice.

Did you consider adding a small screen?

I've always hated bluetooth keyboards until I built a Zaphod (which also runs ZMK). And just being able to see battery estimate, whether it is trying to pair, or which device it is currently connected to has made it a much smoother experience.

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Re:I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanica... by da4id on Thursday August 18, 2022 @10:17AM (#32509948)
Why a screen?
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Re:I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanica... by glxxyz on Thursday August 18, 2022 @10:20AM (#32509982)
"battery estimate, whether it is trying to pair, or which device it is currently connected to"
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Re:I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanica... by jagger27 on Thursday August 18, 2022 @12:16PM (#32511607)
All of that could be done more elegantly with a row of LEDs like on the side of an old unibody MacBook.
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Re:I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanica... by egypturnash on Thursday August 18, 2022 @02:35PM (#32513278)
That was such a nice bit of design. I wish Apple still did that.
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