You wouldn't have if you had participated in those threads.EDIT: I apologise if this idea has been discussed before. I did not read all of the keyboard layout discussion threads, because... well, frankly, I have a job and a family... ;-)
You wouldn't have if you had participated in those threads.EDIT: I apologise if this idea has been discussed before. I did not read all of the keyboard layout discussion threads, because... well, frankly, I have a job and a family... ;-)
Yeah, that's what I figured...You wouldn't have if you had participated in those threads.
EvilDragon says he's going to open source everything, including the case and keymat. I can't think of any reason you wouldn't be able to do something. There's a material called "ninjaflex" used by 3D printers to get a soft, rubbery object. I haven't used it, only seen it, but in theory you could use that to print a blank keyboard, stamp your own letters, cap the tops with nailpolish or something. It wouldn't be nearly as good as the original, but it could be done.How hard would it actually be for an interested party to make their own keymat, with all the keys in the places they want? What would that entail? Is there a way people could make their own custom keymats using, say, a 3D printer?
Other alternatives would be cutting out and swapping letters, something some people did with the Pandora..
Localized keyboard mats would be really sweet.And of course, the ultimate goal, if enough people were interested he might be able to spin up a custom run of keyboard mats.
Yeah, but it seems the vocal active people here don't seem too interested in it. I assumed that meant all the keyboard threads were worth it.Localized keyboard mats would be really sweet.
I knew that. It's one of the many things I really like about this project and why I even asked in the first place. I suppose people could make their own custom keymats without official 3D model files, but it would be way harder...EvilDragon says he's going to open source everything, including the case and keymat.
Awesome, I didn't even know such rubbery filaments were a thing. I looked it up now and yeah... looks promising! Pretty cool, thanks for the tip!There's a material called "ninjaflex" used by 3D printers to get a soft, rubbery object.
I don't think anyone but ED has had access to the keymat material yet, and I doubt he's tried cutting one up yet.Do you know if there is any known issue with cutting out and swapping letters?
Does the plastic tear apart or is it sturdy enough?
Since I am happy with the standard layout, I can't judge my own opinion, but would a key plate, like on some office phones that say what the key actually does, be an acceptable solution?
well only the bottom of the keypads are conductive with some special rubbery conductive material that is added or glued to the keymat, not the entire keymat is conductive. with ninja-flex some kind a similar solution would need to be done.I believe the keymat material is also conductive - I'm not sure whether the above mentioned 3d printable flexible compound is or not.
Yes: Where is the Yen, Euro, Pound key? (let's start a keyboard discussion....). Why isn't there a ñ ?
The current keyboard layout is suitable for English, German and French use
@oskda well time travel aside, the best solution is just to live with the current solution, most of us here are sick of the Keyboard layout arguments in the past. The current layout was selected by this community.
One shouldn't look at his keyboard anyway while typing anyway.