First of all please take a look at my previous creation:
ApexPAD - FPS game optimized mechanical keypad......... and yeah, you guessed it, Apex Legends.
It is still serving its purpose very well to this day, I would still want some QoL improvements.
Since desk space is limited I would need to change from my main
TKL(and numpad) every time I play FPS games, sometimes I would type but I couldn't if I'm not on Discord with my mates, plus changing keyboard wears out USB ports and cables, USB-C is durable but still...
Games aside, I'm leaning towards split ortho for the comfort it brings, but still want the utility of traditional layout when I work on other stuff, hotkeys of Photoshop, numpad for CAD etc.
......and I'm greedy, I'd want all that while still maintain about the size of TKL, so it inevitably borrows part of CP layout to be the do-it-all board.
While I was messing with KLE, I saw
this post, oh yeah I'm totally
copying it inspired
All caps should be found in common keycap sets, or at least obtainable inexpensively.
So here it is:
If my calculations are right the only non-common-104 caps are the 1.75 Shift, 1.5 Ctrl's and Alt's, but sort of common on newer keycap sets.
Case gotta be the same THICC CF plate with 3D printed top and bottom, in CF infused material as before.
Handwired using Postage board mini (didn't count but I think I have enough pins)