I lurk around here, and this was one of the subs that made me jump into the split keyboard and ergo universe. I haven't seen many posts on this topic so I felt like sharing my experiences with this setup...

So basically I use Niri as my window manager/compositor... And I was contemplating between an index/middle finger trackball or a trackpad...

The cirque ones seemed too small, and the only thing available here that is decent rn (and utterly expensive) was the apple trackpad.

And I was pleasantly surprised... I don't have wrist pain anymore which I used to with the mouse. (The glove80 is for the RSI)..

Now the reason I mentioned Niri is because it works absolutely seamlessly with the navigation because niri/wayland supports multi-touch. Moving between monitors and windows and workspaces is a breeze. I feel I'd have opted for the trackball if it weren't for this one integration which the trackpad does way better without requiring to hold or press some keys...

Tap also means I'm not straining my wrist.... which I'm not sure how much it'd affect the RSI, but.. 🤷‍♂️ it exists...

I keep it tilted towards one side because most of the times - my left hand clicks the buttons for copy pasting, clicking, etc etc.. on the glove80, while the right just navigates. Sliding from the glove80 is smooth since they're almost at the same level and I just swivel my arm with the armrest as the pivot, so the shoulders stay offloaded. 

I used to use a mouse layer before on the glove80, but I haven't used it since the few days I've got the trackpad. Which is surprising... I find it convenient to lift off the keyboard, which I didn't when I used to use the mouse. I'd rather be slow with a mouse layer than uncomfortable. Don't have to anymore 🙌

The trackpad was uncomfortable when flat on the table - gave me bad shoulder and wrist pain, hence I got that cheap tablet stand to raise it up so my wrist doesn't have to bend.

Wanted to just share if anyone else felt like experimenting with a split keyboard and a large trackpad. Attached some pics.

Does anyone use the glove80 with an apple trackpad?