Why I Love Prototype Runs and Helping Keyboard Designers
The Migra TKL Prototype by Thebloodyez “This is my keyboard. There are many like it, but this one is mine.” - William H. Rupertus. In another life, if Major General William H. Rupertus, the Marine who coined the United States Marine Creed, had been a keyboard enthusiast, we might've gotten this line instead. All joking aside, this has been an article that I’ve wanted to write for quite some time. There are many reasons why we love the keyboard hobby, and today, I wanted to introduce you to one of mine—prototype keyboards and helping keyboard designers by joining prototype runs. Now, it’s not risk-free, and one should weigh the pros and cons of joining a prototype run, so I encourage you to pay attention to the disclaimer portion of this article. I know that there are prototype runs for keycaps, switches, and other cool things in our keyboard hobby, but for this article, I’ll be focusing only on keyboards. Also, please know that not every prototype run will be handled...
Dec 31, 2024
- Go to Keyboard Firmware Builder
- Click on FN tab
- Select LGUI() [SIDE NOTE: Refer to this page to know what each function does]
- Select L
- Perform the flash steps as indicated on this page
If done correctly the button you selected should be mapped to the buttons that were selected. I've done the same steps to make the copy and paste shortcuts one button as opposed to two.- Go to MACROS tab
- Click Record Macro
- Type stackoverflow.com (or add each action individually)
- Click Stop Recording
Step 2: Map you macro- Got to KEYMAP tab
- Select the key you would like to remap
- Select M() under the FN tab
- Enter the Macro number you recorded in Step 1 (defaults is 0)
From here you can proceed to compile and flash the board