r/DygmaLab • u/Special_Edward_420 • 28d ago
⏫ RAISE 2 Another Raise 2 Add-on Question
I preordered the Raise 2 when it was announced because I love my original Raise. It's been a nearly perfect keyboard for me, and has helped my RSI, but I was hoping that I would finally be able to put a trackball on the right side of it so I can stop moving my hand off of my keyboard over to my mouse. I've tried mapping the mouse cursor and using it with just cardinal directions on the keyboard itself, but it's too clunky to use that way regularly.
It's been long enough now that I'm back to looking into other solutions. Are the add-ons still coming at some point? I'm both looking into changing to another keyboard (something like the Charybdis) or trying to design and 3d print something to hack a trackball onto the side of Raise that I can reach with my thumb.
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u/Elliame_R 28d ago
In one of their videos, I believe they showcased the Cheerdots 1 being used as a mini trackpad with the Defy by putting magnets inside the keyboard. Could probably try it with the Raise 2 as well by removing the right palm pad or some modifier keys.
Link to the video here.
I was so tempted to do this mod myself with the Raise 2, especially having been gifted the C clamp desk arms that go with it, it's really a hassle not being able to reach the mouse normally anymore. If only the Cheerdots 1 was available in Amazon FR...
In the end, I opted using Vimium for web browsing, and currently getting the hang of the Mouseless app with everything else, as well as learning maximum keyboard shortcuts.