Man the custom keyboard world really sucks, everyone is acting like everything is obvious when NOTHING is. 2:08 "now we're gonna paste some BOILERPLATE", that is essential, what the heck did you just paste?? Every single step is so layered by absurd knowledge I'm not sure where I'm supposed to get.
@@joe_scotto I'm trying to make a custom 2x4 macropad work with Vial. I have a working qmk firmware running on it, I'm trying to follow what you say and it's super duper hard, it's like everything is already laid out in the steps you make, but nothing is for me. The keyboard layout site if I make an 8 button layout simply displays empty raw data: [{y:5,a:7},"","","",""], ["","","",""] I have NO IDEA how to do anything to fix this and it's so frustrating trying to follow any keyboard videos.
@@littlefrank90 Same here, ive made a 5x4 custom numpad. Made it work but the keys are all messed up, keys i didnt program, followed all guides there is, always some information missing and nothing looks the same as the tutorial...
What Linux distro are you using? Arch: sudo pacman -Sy make Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install make (Debian may be wrong because I haven't used Debian in a long time)
If you are not using VS Code that autocorrects the JSON code for you, you might want to download the JSON layout from the keyboard layout editor with the download button, otherwise there will be errors with the JSON syntax.
I’m just getting into keyboards and have watched a few of yours and think you do a really nice job. For this video, I didn’t even know what VIAL was until 5:24 so maybe lead with that at the start. Thanks for putting time into making great content!❤
As usual, let me know if you have any questions, the next video in this series will be on POG which is a configurator for KMK firmware. As a side note, both my Discord and the official Vial Discord are great places for additional help, there are links in the description to both.
if you still want to start learning here is a great vid that help me a lot This Keyboard Will Make You More Productive! DIY Macropad Build + QMK Setup By Djambo
I was lost by "terminal" 30 seconds in... I have no assumed knowledge... I'm trying to work out how to increase the number of macros I can have to 109. How is this done?
Man this whole process is so frustrating, my keyboard is being picked up by vial but I don't have access to tap dance! There's just no tab for it, so it's no different to VIA which shipped with the keyboard.
@@michaeldubery3593 I was also confused for a bit because I couldn't get the QMK Settings tab to show up, but then I figured out there was a line in the rules.mk file within the vial keymap folder that I could adjust. for tap dance, set TAP_DANCE_ENABLE = yes and for QMK settings, set QMK_SETTINGS = yes This is what my full rules.mk contains: VIA_ENABLE = yes VIAL_ENABLE = yes LTO_ENABLE = no QMK_SETTINGS = yes TAP_DANCE_ENABLE = yes COMBO_ENABLE = yes KEY_OVERRIDE_ENABLE = yes DYNAMIC_MACRO_ENABLE = yes CONSOLE_ENABLE = no COMMAND_ENABLE = no RGB_MATRIX_ENABLE = yes
i can only anyone encourage to try this out, the video is very compact but this works - and i am so happy to have switched from qmk and it so nice to be able to assigne and change switches in realtime instead of always flashing new firmware! Also its quite nice to be able to keep vial open in case you forgot where you assigned a key and quicklty fix that!
on the vial docs says that you should clone the repo outside the qmk_firmware directory, I follow you instructions, all worked perfect except for that one.
Question - I've wanted to create a DIY Stream Deck that can execute key-combo's - which I think I can do based on your videos - but I would like to have state built in so that the icons change. For example, if I press a button, it sends "Command + F16" and mutes my audio device, I would like the icon on the DIY stream deck to show that state as a muted icon. Is there a sort of pre-made driver/system for this so I can send data two ways between the keyboard and the PC? What do you recommend? Thnx!
a few questions i hope you could clarify: can i use per key rgb with VIAL? is it just a GUI for QMK or is there more to it? is it live or do i generate a file to upload to the board? i am trying out the k1 pro and was wishing for something like VIA but with per key rgb settings so i can get may layers more organized, i didn't find much on it
I don't believe Vial has per-key RGB control, it might be something I saw they have on the to-do list though. It's based on QMK but not really just a GUI for it, some features are missing but the main point is to be able to configure your board without having to re-flash a file. You can just change stuff on the fly and it updates immediately.
Hello, thanks for this cool tutorial. I got my dactyl manuform setup and working but I can't figure out how to create the keyboard layout for a split keyboard. Could you point me to some resources or explain that process a bit more, thanks! Great videos :)
@@joe_scotto I think the assumptions you name at the beginning are the key here. There's so much baseline/background knowledge that goes into "how QMK works on a local install" and I don't think it's necessarily obvious just how much information that is if you don't already know it. So even though the broad strokes of this process are basic, if you're not familiar enough with the process to be able to group the small parts into larger chunks, it looks/feels like you're doing a million steps for something that's billed as "simple" (ask me how I know how it feels lolol)
"I'm gonna assume you have a knowledge of how QMK works." No, that's why I'm trying to look for tutorials 😭
Same here. Amazing (ly shitty) how little actually good documentation is out there for vial.
... no - referenceing a few entry videos would have helped. - YES it was easy to install QMK-MSYS and run, but difficult to find out it is easy 🙂
Man the custom keyboard world really sucks, everyone is acting like everything is obvious when NOTHING is.
2:08 "now we're gonna paste some BOILERPLATE", that is essential, what the heck did you just paste??
Every single step is so layered by absurd knowledge I'm not sure where I'm supposed to get.
I mean you can literally just copy what’s shown in the video at 2:08.
@@joe_scotto I'm trying to make a custom 2x4 macropad work with Vial. I have a working qmk firmware running on it, I'm trying to follow what you say and it's super duper hard, it's like everything is already laid out in the steps you make, but nothing is for me.
The keyboard layout site if I make an 8 button layout simply displays empty raw data:
[{y:5,a:7},"","","",""],
["","","",""]
I have NO IDEA how to do anything to fix this and it's so frustrating trying to follow any keyboard videos.
@@littlefrank90 Same here, ive made a 5x4 custom numpad. Made it work but the keys are all messed up, keys i didnt program, followed all guides there is, always some information missing and nothing looks the same as the tutorial...
the 'make git-submodules' command gave me 'bash: make: comand not found'
same here :c
@@anventia also, the steps are a lot easier on the official vial website
you have to install make
What Linux distro are you using?
Arch: sudo pacman -Sy make
Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install make
(Debian may be wrong because I haven't used Debian in a long time)
If you are not using VS Code that autocorrects the JSON code for you, you might want to download the JSON layout from the keyboard layout editor with the download button, otherwise there will be errors with the JSON syntax.
I’m just getting into keyboards and have watched a few of yours and think you do a really nice job. For this video, I didn’t even know what VIAL was until 5:24 so maybe lead with that at the start. Thanks for putting time into making great content!❤
As usual, let me know if you have any questions, the next video in this series will be on POG which is a configurator for KMK firmware. As a side note, both my Discord and the official Vial Discord are great places for additional help, there are links in the description to both.
yeah. where is the vial tutorial? u did not do a vial tutorial there brother. that is something else but not a tutorial for vial!
00:50 nit: -p stands for parents (because it creates the parent dirs if missing), not path
this feels frustrating like I dont know where to start at
if you still want to start learning here is a great vid that help me a lot This Keyboard Will Make You More Productive! DIY Macropad Build + QMK Setup By Djambo
not gonna lie these tutorials is gonna help alot of hobbyist and beginners keep it up the good stuff as always
No it's not. It doesn't help ANYONE.
shutt up itt aint helpingg anyone
The "tutorials" are so damn complicated, and it just makes learning about this hobby even more frustrating.
I was lost by "terminal" 30 seconds in... I have no assumed knowledge... I'm trying to work out how to increase the number of macros I can have to 109. How is this done?
how to configure the old displays of a r2g Corne?
I followed every step to setup a corne keyboard and yet it did not appear in VIAL. I used the default vial keymap that comes with the repo
I flash my keyboard and i get lots of errors on the terminal. And when the flashing is done the keyboard does not show up on vial. Any suggestions
Man this whole process is so frustrating, my keyboard is being picked up by vial but I don't have access to tap dance! There's just no tab for it, so it's no different to VIA which shipped with the keyboard.
Any progress?
Nope, unfortunately not.
@@michaeldubery3593 I was also confused for a bit because I couldn't get the QMK Settings tab to show up, but then I figured out there was a line in the rules.mk file within the vial keymap folder that I could adjust.
for tap dance, set TAP_DANCE_ENABLE = yes
and for QMK settings, set QMK_SETTINGS = yes
This is what my full rules.mk contains:
VIA_ENABLE = yes
VIAL_ENABLE = yes
LTO_ENABLE = no
QMK_SETTINGS = yes
TAP_DANCE_ENABLE = yes
COMBO_ENABLE = yes
KEY_OVERRIDE_ENABLE = yes
DYNAMIC_MACRO_ENABLE = yes
CONSOLE_ENABLE = no
COMMAND_ENABLE = no
RGB_MATRIX_ENABLE = yes
Man, this helped me a ton setting up my Cantor, thanks a lot! Your channel has really fantastic content. Keep up the good work!!
Thank you !!! Can you plese make a tutorials video for how to add more than 4 layers.
#define DYNAMIC_KEYMAP_LAYER_COUNT 6
@@KeDoCbl Thank you
i can only anyone encourage to try this out, the video is very compact but this works - and i am so happy to have switched from qmk and it so nice to be able to assigne and change switches in realtime instead of always flashing new firmware! Also its quite nice to be able to keep vial open in case you forgot where you assigned a key and quicklty fix that!
on the vial docs says that you should clone the repo outside the qmk_firmware directory, I follow you instructions, all worked perfect except for that one.
cool tutorial!!! btw what is your vscode theme?
Question - I've wanted to create a DIY Stream Deck that can execute key-combo's - which I think I can do based on your videos - but I would like to have state built in so that the icons change. For example, if I press a button, it sends "Command + F16" and mutes my audio device, I would like the icon on the DIY stream deck to show that state as a muted icon. Is there a sort of pre-made driver/system for this so I can send data two ways between the keyboard and the PC? What do you recommend? Thnx!
a few questions i hope you could clarify:
can i use per key rgb with VIAL?
is it just a GUI for QMK or is there more to it?
is it live or do i generate a file to upload to the board?
i am trying out the k1 pro and was wishing for something like VIA but with per key rgb settings so i can get may layers more organized, i didn't find much on it
I don't believe Vial has per-key RGB control, it might be something I saw they have on the to-do list though. It's based on QMK but not really just a GUI for it, some features are missing but the main point is to be able to configure your board without having to re-flash a file. You can just change stuff on the fly and it updates immediately.
Hello, thanks for this cool tutorial. I got my dactyl manuform setup and working but I can't figure out how to create the keyboard layout for a split keyboard. Could you point me to some resources or explain that process a bit more, thanks! Great videos :)
Been waiting for this one
This is ridiculously complicated for a simple config util.
Smooth tutorial!
I'm a noob and I was able to use this and set up vial on my idabao id75 ortholinear and winry 25-key macro pad. Thanks.
What terminal app is that?
iTerm 2
They really made the configuration complicated.
How so? This is about as basic as it could get.
@@joe_scotto I think the assumptions you name at the beginning are the key here. There's so much baseline/background knowledge that goes into "how QMK works on a local install" and I don't think it's necessarily obvious just how much information that is if you don't already know it. So even though the broad strokes of this process are basic, if you're not familiar enough with the process to be able to group the small parts into larger chunks, it looks/feels like you're doing a million steps for something that's billed as "simple" (ask me how I know how it feels lolol)
what changes for Windows users? I kindda got lost
Nothing, the process is the same.
@@joe_scotto humm so I can use msys?
Yes the commands demonstrated in this video are the same across QMK regardless of the os platform
The -p stands for --parents. Not for path. It will make every "parent" dir if it does not exist.
Thank you so much ♥️
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to avoid retyping that path a bunch you can use "!$" for instead of that path to insert the last value- IE "mkdir -p /foo/bar && cd!$".