Nice! This is a neat service, I think. If you can add it to Deskthority.net, that might be a good archive place? I've never tried adding anything there, but I'm also pinning out the controller board of the Cherry Multiboard v2 for a project, and was planning on learning how to contribute for that.
Edit: Could you share a photo of the other side of the controller board?
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Yeah, sorry, I don't have experience with exactly that, but if you're sure that getting that out of there will allow you to place two switches instead -- and that they'll work (did you try closing their circuits and see that you get what you want?) -- then personally, I'd just go for it. Carefully, taking time, controlled cuts, minimal forceful twisting, pulling, and turning, etc. It seems like you have nicely much "elbow room" to work.
So, the issue is that if you desolder and remove the switch, then take a pair of fine wirecutters and... disassemble the plastic stabilizer housings, you'd still have a small screw from each stuck in the pcb?
I'd try first try unscrewing the screws with the wirecutters or some small pliers, grabbing and turning from the side.
Since it's likely that you can't, you can consider using a remapper to get something you might prefer over your current layout. I personally really like keyd .
If you want to use Fn as Ctrl because you like the position of Fn, then you're out of luck. That key likely cannot be rebound.
If you want Ctrl to act as Fn, then likely you can: Fn+key sends an output that you can monitor with keyd -m. You can then rebind Ctrl+key to return that output.
On top, you can consider using CapsLock as Ctrl. It's a very, very nice position for Ctrl, I'd say.
I think that's a lot about personal preference. Do you enjoy your machine? That you can't repair it? That you can't easily take your OS with you one to a machine from another manufacture? Maybe you don't care. I do. I think Linux gives you a lot of freedom, but if you don't need or want it, I don't think there is a reason to change. I mean, apart from the whole Apple-being-a-big-coorporation-that-actively-hinders-reparability issue that one might care about from a societal and environmental perspective.
Maybe you could get all the same stuff you need for development in Linux, and a lot more freedom to boot.
I apologize that this comes off a bit hostile. I am a bit hostile. I am also sorry for it!
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Nice! This is a neat service, I think. If you can add it to Deskthority.net, that might be a good archive place? I've never tried adding anything there, but I'm also pinning out the controller board of the Cherry Multiboard v2 for a project, and was planning on learning how to contribute for that.
Edit: Could you share a photo of the other side of the controller board?