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Title: Currenetly Available sets with a non-standard bottom-row?
Post by: hippo008 on Tue, 15 May 2018, 15:01:57

Hi, I am working on a project board right now. The current idea is to have the numberpad on my left with a condensed arrow and modifier column. I am hoping to have a bottom row like the one pictured in this other GeekHack users post.
(http://i.imgur.com/ASCPQQH.jpg)
My problem is I dont know of any Keycap sets that offer a bottom row like this. There are plenty of sets that are no longer in production that can have custom bottom rows, but I am looking for one currently in production. Hopefully something I can buy off the shelf. If you know of anything please let me know

Title: Re: Currenetly Available sets with a non-standard bottom-row?
Post by: redbanshee on Tue, 15 May 2018, 15:23:52

Most of the sets here https://www.originativeco.com/collections/keysets will have the caps your looking for

Title: Re: Currenetly Available sets with a non-standard bottom-row?
Post by: Findecanor on Tue, 15 May 2018, 16:26:31

Any set with a "winkeyless" option should have 1.5u Ctrl and Alt keys and a 7u space bar (like those Originative sets mentioned above).
1.5u wide Windows/Command/Super/Meta keys are more unusual though, if you want that exact layout with two "Meta" symbol keys and only one Alt. But I have seen them a few times.

The column with nav keys might be somewhat uncommon, but I think I'm seeing it more and more as 65% and 75% keyboards are getting more popular.

Title: Re: Currenetly Available sets with a non-standard bottom-row?
Post by: hippo008 on Tue, 15 May 2018, 18:23:15

I found some modifier sets from TaiHo (?) that seem to be what I am looking for.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mechanical-keyboard-cherry-mx-switch-PBT-keycap-ISO-add-on-enter-shift-1-75u-1-5u/32712023156.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10152_10151_10065_10344_10068_10130_5722815_10324_10342_10547_10325_10343_10546_10340_5722915_10548_10341_10545_5722615_10696_10084_10083_10618_10307_5722715_5711215_10059_308_100031_10103_10624_10623_10622_5711315_5722515_10621_10620,searchweb201603_25,ppcSwitch_5&algo_expid=1f3c8957-4379-4e21-8c8d-b55362619099-0&algo_pvid=1f3c8957-4379-4e21-8c8d-b55362619099&priceBeautifyAB=0 (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mechanical-keyboard-cherry-mx-switch-PBT-keycap-ISO-add-on-enter-shift-1-75u-1-5u/32712023156.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10152_10151_10065_10344_10068_10130_5722815_10324_10342_10547_10325_10343_10546_10340_5722915_10548_10341_10545_5722615_10696_10084_10083_10618_10307_5722715_5711215_10059_308_100031_10103_10624_10623_10622_5711315_5722515_10621_10620,searchweb201603_25,ppcSwitch_5&algo_expid=1f3c8957-4379-4e21-8c8d-b55362619099-0&algo_pvid=1f3c8957-4379-4e21-8c8d-b55362619099&priceBeautifyAB=0)

Seems like this kit has everything, including the 1.75u Shift and 1.5u Alt and Ctrl keys I am looking for.

I also looked into some blank keys from Signature Plastics in DCS. Cheap and available, but no ledgers on them unfortunately.

Title: Re: Currenetly Available sets with a non-standard bottom-row?
Post by: DirtyMonkey43 on Wed, 06 June 2018, 22:53:47

A lot of sets will have caps to fit what youre searching for