[GB] GMK Classic Beige

[Air tree]

If it does, damn I will need to start hooking real quick.

Is this some sort of slang?  O.o

By hooking, I think he/she means selling them selves. For money. To strangers. On the street.  )

[intelli78]

This set could have been perfect for me, but I am so saddened to see the lack of 4x spacebar and windowed Alt. 

I CANNOT buy this because it will not cover my custom inteli 78.3% keyboard.

[HoffmanMyster]

If it does, damn I will need to start hooking real quick.

Is this some sort of slang?  O.o

By hooking, I think he/she means selling them selves. For money. To strangers. On the street.  )

Oh!  Haha.  That makes sense.  I've never heard that form of the word before. 

This set could have been perfect for me, but I am so saddened to see the lack of 4x spacebar and windowed Alt. 

I CANNOT buy this because it will not cover my custom inteli 78.3% keyboard.

lol

[Air tree]

This set could have been perfect for me, but I am so saddened to see the lack of 4x spacebar and windowed Alt. 

I CANNOT buy this because it will not cover my custom inteli 78.3% keyboard.

[azhdar]

This set could have been perfect for me, but I am so saddened to see the lack of 4x spacebar and windowed Alt. 

I CANNOT buy this because it will not cover my custom inteli 78.3% keyboard.

lmao

[darkclone24]

So can someone explain something to me? I've noticed this on a couple of GMK sets now: The extra R3 \| key. On a UK ISO layout, this key is R4, as part of the split Left Shift. I can't find an ISO layout where this key is R3 next to the Enter. It'd make more sense to me to have a blank key rather than a wrong key. Does that not make sense? Am I missing something?

[intelli78]

So can someone explain something to me? I've noticed this on a couple of GMK sets now: The extra R3 \| key. On a UK ISO layout, this key is R4, as part of the split Left Shift. I can't find an ISO layout where this key is R3 next to the Enter. It'd make more sense to me to have a blank key rather than a wrong key. Does that not make sense? Am I missing something?

It's US ISO - often considered the default or plain vanilla ISO option. Equally wrong for everybody, but at the same time, the best possible option since none of the individual ISO setups could ever hit MOQ.

[njbair]

This set could have been perfect for me, but I am so saddened to see the lack of 4x spacebar and windowed Alt. 

I CANNOT buy this because it will not cover my custom inteli 78.3% keyboard.

I cried @ "windowed Alt"

[jdcarpe]

Looking to buy keys for 1.25-unit bottom row, if someone plans on using the set solely with WKL keyboards.



Posted a [WTB] thread here. Thanks!

[Photekq]

So can someone explain something to me? I've noticed this on a couple of GMK sets now: The extra R3 \| key. On a UK ISO layout, this key is R4, as part of the split Left Shift. I can't find an ISO layout where this key is R3 next to the Enter. It'd make more sense to me to have a blank key rather than a wrong key. Does that not make sense? Am I missing something?

Intelli explained it really well.

It's for US ISO which requires a total of 4 extra keys. Nobody really uses US ISO, but it allows you to fill out an ISO board with this set. The legends will just likely be wrong.

Realistically, we can only hope to fill one type of ISO layout. Alternate legend keys for DE ISO, UK ISO, FR ISO, etc. will not hit MOQ any time soon. The second easiest ISO to do is UK ISO, but that requires a few more than 4 keys to do properly.

Really, the only people having UK ISO benefits is UK ISO users, which is a fairly small group of people. I felt it was best to have US ISO since the number of keys required is smaller, and it is 'equally wrong' for everyone, as intelli said.

I hope this helps.

[LechnerDE]

Looking to buy keys for 1.25-unit bottom row, if someone plans on using the set solely with WKL keyboards.

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Posted a [WTB] thread here. Thanks!

I guess it would be worthwhile to run a separate GB for such a moogle kit.

I mean who doesn't have a vintage cherry set waiting to get used on a modern board?!

[njbair]

So can someone explain something to me? I've noticed this on a couple of GMK sets now: The extra R3 \| key. On a UK ISO layout, this key is R4, as part of the split Left Shift. I can't find an ISO layout where this key is R3 next to the Enter. It'd make more sense to me to have a blank key rather than a wrong key. Does that not make sense? Am I missing something?

Intelli explained it really well.

It's for US ISO which requires a total of 4 extra keys. Nobody really uses US ISO, but it allows you to fill out an ISO board with this set. The legends will just likely be wrong.

Realistically, we can only hope to fill one type of ISO layout. Alternate legend keys for DE ISO, UK ISO, FR ISO, etc. will not hit MOQ any time soon. The second easiest ISO to do is UK ISO, but that requires a few more than 4 keys to do properly.

Really, the only people having UK ISO benefits is UK ISO users, which is a fairly small group of people. I felt it was best to have US ISO since the number of keys required is smaller, and it is 'equally wrong' for everyone, as intelli said.

I hope this helps.

I've got a better solution. Introducing:

Universal addon pack for ISO users

[Photekq]

I guess it would be worthwhile to run a separate GB for such a moogle kit.

I mean who doesn't have a vintage cherry set waiting to get used on a modern board?!

Just sell your Cherry sets and buy these instead..

[MiTo]

Thinking about it, perhaps I can live without a U9 |\ keycap.

picture from /u/anaerobyte @ /r/MK

[jdcarpe]

Thinking about it, perhaps I can live without a U9 |\ keycap.

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picture from /u/anaerobyte @ /r/MK

Esc key should be Grave/Tilde. And Space bar should be alpha color.

[MiTo]

Esc key should be Grave/Tilde. And Space bar should be alpha color.

Agreed JD. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll place an order.

[Photekq]

Esc key should be Grave/Tilde. And Space bar should be alpha color.

+1

[darkclone24]

It's US ISO - often considered the default or plain vanilla ISO option. Equally wrong for everybody, but at the same time, the best possible option since none of the individual ISO setups could ever hit MOQ.

Intelli explained it really well.

It's for US ISO which requires a total of 4 extra keys. Nobody really uses US ISO, but it allows you to fill out an ISO board with this set. The legends will just likely be wrong.

Realistically, we can only hope to fill one type of ISO layout. Alternate legend keys for DE ISO, UK ISO, FR ISO, etc. will not hit MOQ any time soon. The second easiest ISO to do is UK ISO, but that requires a few more than 4 keys to do properly.

Really, the only people having UK ISO benefits is UK ISO users, which is a fairly small group of people. I felt it was best to have US ISO since the number of keys required is smaller, and it is 'equally wrong' for everyone, as intelli said.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for explaining, I didn't realise US ISO was a thing, makes sense now!

I mean, it's annoying, but at least it makes sense!

[HoffmanMyster]

Esc key should be Grave/Tilde. And Space bar should be alpha color.

Agreed JD. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll place an order.

I don't intend to be rude here, but what about that picture convinced you that non-symmetrical would be fine?  Non-symmetrical is the "standard" established decades ago, and there are countless pictures that show it.  O.o

[jdcarpe]

Esc key should be Grave/Tilde. And Space bar should be alpha color.

Agreed JD. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll place an order.

I don't intend to be rude here, but what about that picture convinced you that non-symmetrical would be fine?  Non-symmetrical is the "standard" established decades ago, and there are countless pictures that show it.  O.o

Mesmerized by the teal, of course.

[njbair]

Thinking about it, perhaps I can live without a U9 |\ keycap.

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picture from /u/anaerobyte @ /r/MK

Are you sure this came from Reddit? Where's the shoe?

[CPTBadAss]

This set could have been perfect for me, but I am so saddened to see the lack of 4x spacebar and windowed Alt. 

I CANNOT buy this because it will not cover my custom inteli 78.3% keyboard.

I agree. How come no GB comes in my preferred layout?! Is it so hard to ask for Pacific Macedonian Alternate layout?? The one with the whale over the umlaut.

[njbair]

This set could have been perfect for me, but I am so saddened to see the lack of 4x spacebar and windowed Alt. 

I CANNOT buy this because it will not cover my custom inteli 78.3% keyboard.

I agree. How come no GB comes in my preferred layout?! Is it so hard to ask for Pacific Macedonian Alternate layout?? The one with the whale over the umlaut.

Apparently that's a thing.

[MiTo]

I don't intend to be rude here, but what about that picture convinced you that non-symmetrical would be fine?  Non-symmetrical is the "standard" established decades ago, and there are countless pictures that show it.  O.o

In that picture, the white |\ keycap caught my attention and I decided to make a quick mockup to understand what was happening.

Turns out I love the result.

Colors and legends may not be accurate because I'm using a bad monitor right now.

TL;DR: OCD, basically.

[jdcarpe]

I don't intend to be rude here, but what about that picture convinced you that non-symmetrical would be fine?  Non-symmetrical is the "standard" established decades ago, and there are countless pictures that show it.  O.o

In that picture, the white |\ keycap caught my attention and I decided to make a quick mockup to understand what was happening.

Turns out I love the result.

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Colors and legends may not be accurate because I'm using a bad monitor right now.

TL;DR: OCD, basically.

As nature intended.

[njbair]

I don't intend to be rude here, but what about that picture convinced you that non-symmetrical would be fine?  Non-symmetrical is the "standard" established decades ago, and there are countless pictures that show it.  O.o

In that picture, the white |\ keycap caught my attention and I decided to make a quick mockup to understand what was happening.

Turns out I love the result.

Show Image

Colors and legends may not be accurate because I'm using a bad monitor right now.

TL;DR: OCD, basically.

The whole point is, character keys are one color, modifier keys are another color. To me (and a lot of other people), this is logical which outweighs the visual imbalance of asymmetry.

Actually, there's nothing symmetrical about keyboard symmetry unless you're using a Planck or Atomic.

[Photekq]

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The only way it should ever be done

[MiTo]

As nature intended.

I have no idea about what this phrase means.

I checked some sort of Urban Dictionary and now I understand the joke, nice one.

The only way it should ever be done

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Even though this is form above function, I agree!

[HoffmanMyster]

I don't intend to be rude here, but what about that picture convinced you that non-symmetrical would be fine?  Non-symmetrical is the "standard" established decades ago, and there are countless pictures that show it.  O.o

In that picture, the white |\ keycap caught my attention and I decided to make a quick mockup to understand what was happening.

Turns out I love the result.

Show Image

Colors and legends may not be accurate because I'm using a bad monitor right now.

TL;DR: OCD, basically.

I already knew it would look good.  ;)

[njbair]

So all you guys using grave/tilde instead of Esc on a 60%, do you put Esc on another layer? Because as a Vim user I don't think I could ever do that.

[MiTo]

I already knew it would look good. 

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Nice pic, what year is that? I love the white label, not sure I've seen it before.

[HoffmanMyster]

I already knew it would look good. 

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Nice pic, what year is that? I love the white label, not sure I've seen it before.

I don't know what year.  I think it's an earlier model (1985 maybe).  This is what I meant though, keyboards have had asymmetrical layouts for decades, and it's always looked good.  :P

[asgeirtj]

So you're forced to use A profile if you're doing winkeyless, well I guess you can't get everything you want

[jdcarpe]

So all you guys using grave/tilde instead of Esc on a 60%, do you put Esc on another layer? Because as a Vim user I don't think I could ever do that.

I use this for all 60% keyboards.

http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/4498625502bba532a032

[HoffmanMyster]

So all you guys using grave/tilde instead of Esc on a 60%, do you put Esc on another layer? Because as a Vim user I don't think I could ever do that.

I use this for all 60% keyboards.

http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/4498625502bba532a032

I weep at the lack of Del. 

Other than that, HHKB is 

[jdcarpe]

So all you guys using grave/tilde instead of Esc on a 60%, do you put Esc on another layer? Because as a Vim user I don't think I could ever do that.

I use this for all 60% keyboards.

http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/4498625502bba532a032

I weep at the lack of Del. 

Other than that, HHKB is 

What are you, a Mac user?

Del is FN0+BSPC of course.

And actually, CAPS and LCTL are swapped, but I didn't feel like changing it.

[billnye]

Will be joining on the last day it is open

[Photekq]

Will be joining on the last day it is open

You're the worst type of person

[admiralvorian]

Oooooooohhhhhhh it's here! Thanks so much for bringing this to the community. sad to see that the win98 keys are not doubleshot, but I'm betting that's because it would have increased the price insanely (if it is even possible to get gmk to make a new mold)

[Photekq]

Oooooooohhhhhhh it's here! Thanks so much for bringing this to the community. sad to see that the win98 keys are not doubleshot, but I'm betting that's because it would have increased the price insanely (if it is even possible to get gmk to make a new mold)

Not possible

[MiTo]

Oooooooohhhhhhh it's here! Thanks so much for bringing this to the community. sad to see that the win98 keys are not doubleshot, but I'm betting that's because it would have increased the price insanely (if it is even possible to get gmk to make a new mold)

I don't think GMK can inject in a mold with such level of detail, same with Signature Plastics but I'm not worried at all as I trust the method they are using here. It's gonna last forever.

[HoffmanMyster]

So all you guys using grave/tilde instead of Esc on a 60%, do you put Esc on another layer? Because as a Vim user I don't think I could ever do that.

I use this for all 60% keyboards.

http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/4498625502bba532a032

I weep at the lack of Del. 

Other than that, HHKB is 

What are you, a Mac user?

Del is FN0+BSPC of course.

And actually, CAPS and LCTL are swapped, but I didn't feel like changing it.

Partially. 

I'm mostly just a user that likes to delete things.    And doing a full delete (shift + del) becomes that much harder with Del on a fn layer.  :|

[admiralvorian]

Oooooooohhhhhhh it's here! Thanks so much for bringing this to the community. sad to see that the win98 keys are not doubleshot, but I'm betting that's because it would have increased the price insanely (if it is even possible to get gmk to make a new mold)

I don't think GMK can inject in a mold with such level of detail, same with Signature Plastics but I'm not worried at all as I trust the method they are using here. It's gonna last forever.

Oooooooohhhhhhh it's here! Thanks so much for bringing this to the community. sad to see that the win98 keys are not doubleshot, but I'm betting that's because it would have increased the price insanely (if it is even possible to get gmk to make a new mold)

Not possible

oh yeah, didn't even think about the detail


man im so excited for this

[Metr0]

Was looking to pick a set of adler up but I think I'm just going to go with this on further thought. How well would this fit on a 84 keyboard, namely Redscarf 84?

[Photekq]

Was looking to pick a set of adler up but I think I'm just going to go with this on further thought. How well would this fit on a 84 keyboard, namely Redscarf 84?

Yeah, it should work with any of the RS84 layouts except the one with the 6u spacebar, since this only has 6.25 and 7u spacebars.

[dustinhxc]

If anyone will not be using the following 4 keys I will buy them from you:
Windows 1x (2), Right small shift 1.75x (1), Right Fn 1x (1)

Thank you for the correction sir.

[sethk_]

If anyone will not be using the following 4 keys I will buy them from you:
Windows 1x (2), Right small shift 1.5x? (1), Right Fn 1x (1)

Small shift right is 1.75 btw

[Warlock001]

followed ^^ , hope it finish soon ^^

[Giorgio]

Can this be considered a good price for ISO users? We are talking about three keys more than ANSI if I'm not mistaken.

[olijuice]

I've spent way too long thinking about this and even longer in MS Paint. So I thought this would look sweet on a Leopold FC660C with Novatouch sliders, but there are so many problems that I don't know if it is worth trying. First the FC660C uses two 2.25u Shift keys and the second is that it uses a 6u spacebar.

If I buy two sets of GMK RGBK mod packs then I will have two right shifts. I bought Matt3o's Topre spacebars so maybe I can use the blue spacebar for added style.  I could then trade or sell the remaining RGBK mod pack or save them for another project.

In the end it would probably take away from the whole "Classic" feel, so I don't know. Maybe I can wait for something else? Or maybe I need this, lol. Attached is the laughably terrible and very embarrassing MS Paint version of what I am trying to visualize.  Feel free to mock me, but I am going to bed now

GMK RGBK https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=73626.0