smolpaw is a small lily58-based split keyboard on which i implemented a switchable steno/standard keyboard (the steno layer uses the geminipr protocol).

it started as a pet project from an extra unused lily58 PCB a friend had, which i made into a low-profile easy-to-transport build. i didn’t really need a new split keyboard but decided to take it as an opportunity to learn stenography so the first iteration of its firmware was a basic pure stenography keyboard with little to nothing else added to it. recently though i’ve been travelling a lot and found myself wanting to extend this keyboard into something more versatile i could use when working or playing abroad.

the current iteration (v1.2) of that layout has its source available in this folder. it has a steno mode as well as a standard keyboard mode comprised of two layers. it doesn’t have RGB or such fancy things but it does have an OLED screen i’m using to show the active mode and for the steno mode it shows the last input chord (unordered for now). i also have a little therian symbol as header, both as a test of the OLED’s capabilities and because it’s fucking cool.

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the input modes can be switched back and forth by pressing the combination of the HOME-END keys (when in steno mode, the physical keys that would enter HOME-END in the standard mode).

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TODO: various features and implementation

TODO: version history