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Still fresh, damnit!
I'm not sure how a glossy paint/coating would work given the mould is designed to produce plastics with bobbly matte surfaces.
I would start with 2 basic colors for coated cases:
Matte Black for the techies (broadly speaking) and Glossy White for hipsters (not in a negative sense) - those are the 2 big target audiences (not already aware of the Pyra) I can think of willing to spend that much money on it ... stay away from experimental colors as these can be hit or miss based on personal tastes
Personally I do not like painted cases as quite a few of my items have developed paint defects even if they are well painted (Thinkpads for example) - also stay clear of rubber coating ... almost every rubber coating I have seen gets sticky after a few months / years (except older Thinkpads, not sure what they used)
I would love an aluminium (material not color) case ...
Swapping a Pyra case is an easy task compared to the Pandora (as has been shown) so perhaps offer free swaps when early adopter buy different cases in the future (and send their units in) ?
I would love an aluminium (material not color) case ...
Swapping a Pyra case is an easy task compared to the Pandora (as has been shown) so perhaps offer free swaps when early adopter buy different cases in the future (and send their units in) ?
sounds like we are emerging at a "do paint" consensus. let's go for it and shoot for the moon!!
and that will feel hot too, not just look hot
Shift+2 = @Alt-Gr and Q are the @ Symbol, which can be usefull for Internet and some Programming Tasks
Fn+E = €Also Alt-Gr and E is the € Symbol, which is also pretty important in Germany if you wants to buy you some Brezels or something..
If i remember correctly, on the Pyra, whe also have the German Umlauts now pretty easy äöü, i dotnt know if its though fn or shift, but its not that complicated then on Pandora (where i forgotten the right way to make Umlauts..)..
But thats to far on the edge of a Keyboard Discussion, its cool to have a Keyboard, ..
These "Unpainted Edition" needs a big sticker: "Not for Rewiews!!"
if ED proclaims there must be paint
Clearly you meant CLFSWM.... then we can focus on the ultimate inevitable compromise, i3 as the default wm.
Why I, P? If you mean Umlaute, those should be on A, O, U and Eszett should be on S.German Characters are printed in orange and present on Fn+UIOP.
So if there's no AltGr what's on the fourth shoulder button?Clarifying a bit around this now keyboard thread. Default keyboard mapping does not include an Alt-Gr. The keymat is, by design, able to service English, German and French without needing an Alt-Gr. So, the Alt on the keymat and the Alt on the shoulder are simply left/right Alt keys by default. English was given priority followed by German and then French. For everything else there is a compose key.
He means those keyboard keys. Those keys generate those compete german glyphs when used with the FN button.Why I, P? If you mean Umlaute, those should be on A, O, U and Eszett should be on S.
Can the Fn key be remapped like other keys can? I ask this because on most of my laptops it seems that the OS cannot see whether Fn is pressed or not and the Fn can only be used in combination with other keys.Content printed in orange font anywhere on the device requires the use of either the keymat or shoulder Fn key to access.
There is no Alt-Gr. These are fully realized characters on the Fn layer.Why I, P? If you mean Umlaute, those should be on A, O, U and Eszett should be on S.
There isn't an AltGr. There IS a Left Alt and a Right Alt. Right Alt could hypothetically be re-mapped by the end user to be AltGr, but this should not be necessary to communicate in English, German or French. The AltGr 'need' is further reduced by the presence of a Compose key. If there is a symbol that you need to create regularly that is not present in the symbols printed on the keymat, there is an entire additional layer accessible by Fn+Shift+key. Fn+Shift are laid out to be easily 'chordable' - to be pressed with a single thumb on the front right keymat corner or shoulder mashed with the finger(s) on the left shoulder.So if there's no AltGr what's on the fourth shoulder button?
Exactly.He means those keyboard keys. Those keys generate those compete german glyphs when used with the FN button.
Can the Fn key be remapped like other keys can? I ask this because on most of my laptops it seems that the OS cannot see whether Fn is pressed or not and the Fn can only be used in combination with other keys.
Yes, I get that but I ask again, if three of the shoulder buttons are shift, ctrl and alt what's the fourth? I remember there were mockups which might be revealing in one of the keyboard threads, but I can't be bothered with trawling through there.There isn't an AltGr. There IS a Left Alt and a Righ Alt. Right Alt could hypothetically be re-mapped by the end user to be AltGr, but this should not be necessary to communicate in English, German or French. The AltGr 'need' is further reduced by the presence of a Compose key. If there is a symbol that you need to create regularly that is not present in the symbols printed on the keymat, there is an entire additional layer accessible by Fn+Shift+key. Fn+Shift are laid out to be easily 'chordable' - to be pressed with a single thumb on the front right keymat corner or shoulder mashed with the finger(s) on the left shoulder.
He means those keyboard keys. Those keys generate those compete german glyphs when used with the FN button.
I had gotten that. I wonder why two of the German extra glyphs are placed on the I and the P key (and I guess these are A-Umlaut and Eszett), while A-Umlaut would rather be associated with the A key (on German QWERTZ it be right of L, that's not what I'm talking about; I'm talking Fn layer like you) and Eszett with the S key.There is no Alt-Gr. These are fully realized characters on the Fn layer.
I think it's about two distinguished keys <Right-Alt> and <Left-Alt>. With shift and control the count would be four.Yes, I get that but I ask again, if three of the shoulder buttons are shift, ctrl and alt what's the fourth? I remember there were mockups which might be revealing in one of the keyboard threads, but I can't be bothered with trawling through there.
You are the hero we need.Shoulders are:
Shift & Fn on left
Alt & Ctrl on right
At least two reasons.I had gotten that. I wonder why two of the German extra glyphs are placed on the I and the P key (and I guess these are A-Umlaut and Eszett), while A-Umlaut would rather be associated with the A key (on German QWERTZ it be right of L, that's not what I'm talking about; I'm talking Fn layer like you) and Eszett with the S key.
statement: If you want the Pyra to succeed (and be upgraded in the future) it needs to sell reasonably well
observation: People (not already aware of it) are more willing to spend a large chunk of money on a Pyra if it looks like a high-value item