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If they get a keyboard option with proper TrackPoint (including the design and positioning of the buttons), they can convert some ThinkPad devotees.

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System76's next flagship, "Virgo," will be in-house designed and has a trackpoint keyboard with a layout will be similar to their line of Launch keyboards [1].

They've been teasing their Virgo prototype [2] [3] [4] on their social media feeds.

[1] https://system76.com/accessories/launch

[2] https://fosstodon.org/@carlrichell/110571781656976874

[3] https://fosstodon.org/@soller/110442466523846236

[4] https://fosstodon.org/@carlrichell/110435594412453909

This is exciting.

Execution is everything, including the buttons. Someone designing this might also want to look at the Trackpoint buttons from before Lenovo switched to flat keyboards, and see the tactile merits of that (even when combined with flat keyboards).

I'd personally love to see an ortholinear layout option. I cannot go back after my Moonlander (like serious, I lost the ability to touch type on staggered).

(Assuming they don't, won't load for me)

We've been working with Jack at OLKB on figuring out how to enable additional keyboard layout types. Since there is a broad range of different layout preferences, our goal is to make it easy for third party keyboard makers (like OLKB) to be able to create their own compatible keyboard modules.

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