I'm not reading the forum on daily basis, so please excuse any "not read" stuff from me.
What I'm wondering about layout is the following:
Basicly the function of the keys is software. So will there be an easy way to customize the layout? (as I know the "good old xmodmap" is obsolete by now?)
Hardware site is "just" the question, what is printed on the keys, right?
One idea would be a totally blank keyboard, which is waste with a backlit keyboard of course. (could have some fancy outlines and neutral marks on several keys). But I think that would all be not a good idea at all.
Nontheless it led me to antoher idea. What about a blank keymat, that could be laser-engraved?
For that i lag an information: how ist the mat designed physically?
I know there is the silicone mat with the resin caps on top. The silicone is transparaent, the keycaps are partly transparent.
If the the caps consist of resin layers (transparent beneth, black on top), it's thinkable to have a blank keymat delivered and "just" remove the black surface using laserengraving to get any custon symbol you like.
(its also thinkable to have several layers: transparent; blue-transparent; black and than engrave it to different depth to either remove only the black layer to have a blue color and remove the blue and black layer to get white symbols).
Yes it's only theoretical and won't work nicely with RGB backlite, but I'm willing to run some tests with our lasercutter...
Sooo just shit-storm me if I got something completly wrong.
What I'm wondering about layout is the following:
Basicly the function of the keys is software. So will there be an easy way to customize the layout? (as I know the "good old xmodmap" is obsolete by now?)
Hardware site is "just" the question, what is printed on the keys, right?
One idea would be a totally blank keyboard, which is waste with a backlit keyboard of course. (could have some fancy outlines and neutral marks on several keys). But I think that would all be not a good idea at all.
Nontheless it led me to antoher idea. What about a blank keymat, that could be laser-engraved?
For that i lag an information: how ist the mat designed physically?
I know there is the silicone mat with the resin caps on top. The silicone is transparaent, the keycaps are partly transparent.
If the the caps consist of resin layers (transparent beneth, black on top), it's thinkable to have a blank keymat delivered and "just" remove the black surface using laserengraving to get any custon symbol you like.
(its also thinkable to have several layers: transparent; blue-transparent; black and than engrave it to different depth to either remove only the black layer to have a blue color and remove the blue and black layer to get white symbols).
Yes it's only theoretical and won't work nicely with RGB backlite, but I'm willing to run some tests with our lasercutter...
Sooo just shit-storm me if I got something completly wrong.