Re: [Kicad-developers] KiCad keycaps (KiCaps?)

[metacollin]

A quick google and I couldn't find anything.  'Mechanical' keyboards (keyboards 
that use actual switches, one per key) have (for the most part) become 
standardized, so there is a common keycap that will work on any mechanical 
keyboard.  Laptop keyboards on the other hand are (as far as I know) all 
membrane-based, usually using scissor switch keys.  These aren't actually 
switches, just a style of plastic mechanical linkage to make the keyboard feel 
nicer.  They're why laptop keyboards all fairly suddenly got quite nice to type 
on, to the point that Apple uses them even for their desktop keyboards.  But 
since there is no actual switch and just bits of plastic, that means every 
company has their own version and there is no real compatibility between 
keycaps or anything else in the world of laptop keyboards, so there may not be 
much hope for now :(.  

Another aspect as mechanical keyboards have turned into... I dunno, a hobby?  
If you checkout /r/MechanicalKeyboards ( 
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/ 
 ) you'll see what I mean haha.  

One possibility though is there may be places that can print onto thick, rigid 
objects that could do it pretty cheaply if you have the keycaps.  I know from 
personal experience that the apple laptop and desktop keyboard keycaps are 
removable and snap right back on.  


> On Jun 28, 2019, at 2:17 PM, Adam Wolf  > wrote:
> 
> I wonder if there are any places that'll do a Macbook Pro keycover
> oneoff, like https://www.decalgirl.com/make/app/?t=1606 
>  or something?
> 
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 8:35 AM Bob Gustafson  > wrote:
>> 
>> Cool !
>> 
>> On 6/28/19 3:50 AM, metacollin wrote:
>> 
>> Recently, I discovered that there are a number of places online that will 
>> make custom keycap sets relatively inexpensively, so I made a custom keycap 
>> layout using KiCad's iconography (amongst other things).  Nothing fancy, 
>> some macOS specific keys, but I thought a few people might want to see this 
>> :).  I've attached the layout template in .ai and .svg formats as well in 
>> case anyone wants to make their own version/adapt to a different 
>> layout/whatever.
>> 
>> Of course, we all have shortcuts burned into our muscle memory already, but 
>> don't let that stop you ;)
>> 
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Re: [Kicad-developers] KiCad keycaps (KiCaps?)

[Adam Wolf]

I wonder if there are any places that'll do a Macbook Pro keycover
oneoff, like https://www.decalgirl.com/make/app/?t=1606 or something?

On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 8:35 AM Bob Gustafson  wrote:
>
> Cool !
>
> On 6/28/19 3:50 AM, metacollin wrote:
>
> Recently, I discovered that there are a number of places online that will 
> make custom keycap sets relatively inexpensively, so I made a custom keycap 
> layout using KiCad's iconography (amongst other things).  Nothing fancy, some 
> macOS specific keys, but I thought a few people might want to see this :).  
> I've attached the layout template in .ai and .svg formats as well in case 
> anyone wants to make their own version/adapt to a different layout/whatever.
>
> Of course, we all have shortcuts burned into our muscle memory already, but 
> don't let that stop you ;)
>
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Re: [Kicad-developers] KiCad keycaps (KiCaps?)

[Bob Gustafson]

Cool !

On 6/28/19 3:50 AM, metacollin wrote:

Recently, I discovered that there are a number of places online that will make 
custom keycap sets relatively inexpensively, so I made a custom keycap layout 
using KiCad's iconography (amongst other things).  Nothing fancy, some macOS 
specific keys, but I thought a few people might want to see this :).  I've 
attached the layout template in .ai and .svg formats as well in case anyone 
wants to make their own version/adapt to a different layout/whatever.

Of course, we all have shortcuts burned into our muscle memory already, but 
don't let that stop you ;)


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Re: [Kicad-developers] KiCad keycaps (KiCaps?)

[Wayne Stambaugh]

That's awesome!  It looks like a nice full travel keyboard as well.

Cheers,

Wayne

On 6/28/19 4:50 AM, metacollin wrote:
> Recently, I discovered that there are a number of places online that will 
> make custom keycap sets relatively inexpensively, so I made a custom keycap 
> layout using KiCad's iconography (amongst other things).  Nothing fancy, some 
> macOS specific keys, but I thought a few people might want to see this :).  
> I've attached the layout template in .ai and .svg formats as well in case 
> anyone wants to make their own version/adapt to a different layout/whatever.
> 
> Of course, we all have shortcuts burned into our muscle memory already, but 
> don't let that stop you ;)
> 
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Re: [Kicad-developers] KiCad keycaps (KiCaps?)

[Carlo Maragno]

This looks soo cool, thanks for sharing,

Carlo

Il giorno ven 28 giu 2019 alle ore 10:51 metacollin 
ha scritto:

> Recently, I discovered that there are a number of places online that will
> make custom keycap sets relatively inexpensively, so I made a custom keycap
> layout using KiCad's iconography (amongst other things).  Nothing fancy,
> some macOS specific keys, but I thought a few people might want to see this
> :).  I've attached the layout template in .ai and .svg formats as well in
> case anyone wants to make their own version/adapt to a different
> layout/whatever.
>
> Of course, we all have shortcuts burned into our muscle memory already,
> but don't let that stop you ;)
>
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