Variable commented out that are used in the code

[impaktor]

This block:

;; Settings for column-style == :fixed
;; The defaults roughly match Maltron settings
;;   http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/EP0219944A2/imgf0002.png
;; Fixed-z overrides the z portion of the column ofsets above.
;; NOTE: THIS DOESN'T WORK QUITE LIKE I'D HOPED.
(def fixed-angles [(deg2rad 10) (deg2rad 10) 0 0 0 (deg2rad -15) (deg2rad -15)])
(def fixed-x [-41.5 -22.5 0 20.3 41.4 65.5 89.6])  ; relative to the middle finger
(def fixed-z [12.1    8.3 0  5   10.7 14.5 17.5])
(def fixed-tenting (deg2rad 0))

...is commented out in master, and have been since commit a4014a25713525267846ce10188343bf9ddfe6fa. Without it, the code will not run to generate *.scad files.

[irrenhaus]

Can confirm this @abstracthat.

Just cloned the project and wanted to build it but it turned out that the compiler gave an error. Luckily this issue was opened, so I was able to resolve it by uncommenting these variables.

Edit: Actually, after looking at the generated OpenSCAD code, it's still broken afterwards. The model is rotated by an insane angle and cut off in the middle.

[impaktor]

@irrenhaus I would recommend cloning (or forking) the original dactyl manuform mod instead, which is by @tshort, here

If you check the commit history, @adereth did the original, @tshort did the Dactyl Manuform, but as a branch of his fork, and this repo just renamed the project to the same name as tshort's branch. Quite confusing. Or at least that's how I interpret it.

The top post of geekhack links to the correct site, i.e. tshort's repo, I'm not sure how I ended up here.

(I'll be doing a PLA 3D print of this tomorrow, so we'll see how it turns out.)

EDIT: fast correction to geekhack statement.

[irrenhaus]

@impaktor Oh thanks a bunch! I think I got to this repository through google, so maybe it's just ranked up higher than the correct repository there.

[impaktor]

@irrenhaus no problem. I've opened a pull request on tshorts repo, also saving out the swich hole for test printing. It looks to me like what this repo (abstracthat) went for was a 90 degree vertical stagger.

[abstracthat]

Hi guys. Didn't mean to deceive anyone this is indeed just a fork.

And I haven't printed it but would like to. I don't remember breaking the compile though as I had open scad running while l was tweaking. But it's certainly possible!

It is a very large tenting angle (I use a split Mitosis keyboard on 55degree wood blocks at the moment which I like a lot). I also messed with where the thumb keys sit and I started to move the screws for the bottom plate because they don't line up quite right when the footprint is changed so much for the large tenting.

[impaktor]

Hi guys. Didn't mean to deceive anyone this is indeed just a fork.

Yeah, sorry, I didn't mean to come off like I'm implying that.

It is a very large tenting angle

I wonder if a hollow keyboard has enough friction to the surface to be used at 90-degree angle?

Some of the tweeks I'm aiming to implement on my fork is to re-import the original TRRS jack, instead of the RJ9 connector. I'm currently just where I need to figure out how to move the TRRS hole to where I want it.

Also, Alps/Matias switch holes would be nice, which is also something I'll play around with.