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[keyboard from ThinkPad]-----[electronics from external USB keyboard]-----[USB port]
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[keyboard from ThinkPad]-----[electronics from external USB keyboard]-----[USB port]
My idea is to use the electronics of one of those. In particular, I would like to use an X4x keyboard, since it is compact, and at the same time there are no Windows keys, giving way to comparatively large Alt and Ctrl keys.dr_st wrote:Why can't you use one of those external Ultranav keyboards that are designed to mimic the look and feel of the Thinkpad keyboard?
That would be a great solution, though I would need to find an Arduino hacker, or give it a go myself.twistero wrote:An arduino should do just fine.
find yourself a thinkpad USB ultranav keyboard in the "travel" flavor. they're no longer made so be prepared to search. once disassembled, the trackpad can be separated from the main keyboard, leaving you with a USB-driven keyboard without the winkey.feklee wrote:My idea is to use the electronics of one of those. In particular, I would like to use an X4x keyboard, since it is compact, and at the same time there are no Windows keys, giving way to comparatively large Alt and Ctrl keys.
I have found them in shops in Germany, new, from 100 EUR upwards. That's a little steep for an experiment.erik wrote:find yourself a thinkpad USB ultranav keyboard in the "travel" flavor.
Very helpful information!the layouts were identical with T4x keyboards but the socket used on the USB board is different than the T4x generation.
I don't like the Windows key because it shrinks the size of the Alt key, which I use a lot. Under Windows, on my T41, I have mapped the Windows key to Caps Lock.despite the winkey
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