> Its a DIY split keyboard:
For me, the next mystery is What is he trying to do?
His issue: [cats] graze the edge of my trackpad [making] mouse around register weirdly
His solution: I had seen some implementations of a Cirque trackpad on other DIY split keyboards
I would describe (his presentation of) his solution as "Darmok and Jalad..." but that would be oblique.
So, what is a Cirque in this context?
That said, I personally find that having so little keys is a problem. I like typing on it, but when I am doing heavy sysadmin stuff, it is not a pleasure to use. You have to spend a lot of time planning this keyboard and its layers out for your workflow.
It is also not great for gaming due to the reliance on hold keys.
Overall, pleasure for typing. If you workflow needs a lot of layer switching, I was not a fan.