类型: IC
作者:
samwisekoi
发布时间:
2012-10-31 08:56:15
更新时间: 2012-12-03 17:41:01
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=36992.0
In-Fill Media/Volume Control Keyset
[Interest Check - Done]
Please check the end of
this thread for status. There will be two options, A full
set of 7 media keys or the smaller set of 3 volume control
keys. They will be in-filled from QWERKeys unless and until
large and surprising volumes are ordered in the GB.
[UPDATE] 03-Dec-2012: First run of keys is in. Please
check the end of the thread for details.
The GB will happen after I have the samples of both
sets in multiple colors.
Set of three Volume Control keycaps
Set of seven Media Control keycaps
Please wait for the Group Buy before asking for
them.
Thanks!
-
samwisekoi
I love having beautiful sets of keycaps on my nice keyboards, as does everyone else here. What I don’t like is not having the ability to turn the volume up, down or off with the press of a key. Some keyboards include this capability with function keys, but only if you don’t replace the keycaps with something better. And the “something better” sets never come with matching volume control keycaps. So (for example) my Red Alert keyboard has some mismatched keys for volume control.
**I would like to change this and help make the world a
better place by making Media/Volume Control Keysets
available to match popular color combinations. For under ten
dollars a set.
**
But wait! You may wonder where
and how you will install these keycaps if your keyboard does
not even have a place for them? The answer, my friends, is
the unused set of keys in the upper right. How often do you
really need “Scroll Lock”? Do you often “Pause” a job with
the press of the dedicated key for that function? Perhaps
you do use the “Print Screen” key sometimes, but for me
those three keys are pretty much like handbags for snakes –
and I have several lovely sets of untouched, color-matched
keycaps for those keys.
I use AutoHotKey for Windows,
Keyboard Shortcuts for Ubuntu, and Xmodmap for other forms
of Linux. And I will be happy to share the key-map scripts
to change three key into functional Media/Volume Control
keys.
And on my buckling spring keyboards, I simply buy
IBM Space-Saver Media/Volume Control keycaps from Unicomp in
my choice of gray legends on any keycap that isn’t black.
Good enough for those keyboards.
**But there is nothing
similar to those keys for Cherry MX keyswitches – until
now!
**
Media/Volume Control Keyset to Match i3oilermaker’s
Hazard Keycap Set
Because the world needs them (at least in my humble
opinion) I have made SVG legends for Media/Volume Control
Keysets. And I am going to make them available from either
Qwerkeys (in-filled) or double-shots from SP. In as many
color combinations as I can manage – and there is popular
interest in having.
Some examples of possibilities:
Possible color combinations
Naturally
you can put these keys anywhere you like. And you can map
them to (for example) Alt-F1, Alt-F2, and Alt-F3 instead of
“Print Screen”, “Scroll Lock” and “Pause”. Or wherever you
wish.
Qwerkeys will make them for under $10 per set
with no MOQ per color combination. Alternatively, SP will
make legends and double-shot keycap sets with of an
effective MOQ of 35 sets per color combination for the same
price. If we go with SP double-shots, Mr. i3oilermaker has
graciously agreed to stock reasonable quantities of them at
TechKeys. If we go with SP, I will fund the legends and they
will then be available to be shot with any future keyset
Group Buy from SP.
Here’s the deal:
Option One: If there is very little
interest in these, Qwerkeys is the way to go, and the
keysets will be available in whatever color combination
strikes your fancy. But shipping outside of the UK is
expensive, and the legends wouldn’t be available for use
with future Group Buys.
Option Two: If
there is enough interest, SP double-shots are the way to go,
but there will be an effective MOQ of 35 sets per color
combination for the same price. They won’t be available in a
near-infinite range of color combinations unless some person
or group wants to buy $150 worth at one go. However, They
will be available for use in future keysets. And I will
ensure at least a couple of color combinations are made
initially so there are some available.
Step One
If you have ANY interest in such
keys, reply to this thread and I will make one of those
fancy Google Docs to figure out interest in color
combinations.
Then we will see who gets to make…
Double-shot or In-Fill Media/Volume Control Keyset for
under $10
(plus shipping, etc.)
Not-yet final legends for the Media/Volume Control
Keyset
Thanks for reading this far!
TL;DR If you might like some of the keycaps shown above,
reply to this thread and then we will pick color and a
vendor.
- Ron | samwisekoi