[IC] KAM Playground

[NoPunIn10Did]

Ergo kit has duplicate 1u PgUp/PgDn keys.  Maybe swap one set for Home/End instead?

Just realizing you're using stroked up/down to represent Home/End. Which is a little odd, since Home/End is more of a left/right thing.

But given that Home/End are provided, maybe swap out the redundant 1u PgUp/PgDn with Insert and Delete instead?

[Kerasan]

Oh man freaking awesome do we have confirmation it's going to be slick glossy PBT KAM (a la KAM Starry Night) and not matte PBT KAM (a la KAM Wraith)?

I plan to order samples for both finishes.
I initially thought about going for glossy finish tho since it'd look more classy and modern (IMO)

Yes please biip, i love it

[biip]

Ergo kit has duplicate 1u PgUp/PgDn keys.  Maybe swap one set for Home/End instead?

Just realizing you're using stroked up/down to represent Home/End. Which is a little odd, since Home/End is more of a left/right thing.

So given that, maybe swap out the redundant 1u PgUp/PgDn with Insert and Delete?

[NoPunIn10Did]

Ergo kit has duplicate 1u PgUp/PgDn keys.  Maybe swap one set for Home/End instead?

Just realizing you're using stroked up/down to represent Home/End. Which is a little odd, since Home/End is more of a left/right thing.

So given that, maybe swap out the redundant 1u PgUp/PgDn with Insert and Delete?

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I totally missed the difference between raise/lower and home/end.  Thanks!

Though shouldn't home/end really be left and right?

[biip]

Ergo kit has duplicate 1u PgUp/PgDn keys.  Maybe swap one set for Home/End instead?

Just realizing you're using stroked up/down to represent Home/End. Which is a little odd, since Home/End is more of a left/right thing.

So given that, maybe swap out the redundant 1u PgUp/PgDn with Insert and Delete?

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I totally missed the difference between raise/lower and home/end.  Thanks!

Though shouldn't home/end really be left and right?

Then they'd look like 1u Tab and 1u Backspace :))

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

Brief request. Maybe there's a few more of me out there who use a pile of macros that have been codified by number.

One kit, 10 keys, just 0-9. I'd buy a dozen myself.

[NoPunIn10Did]

Ergo kit has duplicate 1u PgUp/PgDn keys.  Maybe swap one set for Home/End instead?

Just realizing you're using stroked up/down to represent Home/End. Which is a little odd, since Home/End is more of a left/right thing.

So given that, maybe swap out the redundant 1u PgUp/PgDn with Insert and Delete?

Show Image

I totally missed the difference between raise/lower and home/end.  Thanks!

Though shouldn't home/end really be left and right?

Then they'd look like 1u Tab and 1u Backspace :))

What about turning the PgUp/PgDn keys ninety degrees?

[biip]

Ergo kit has duplicate 1u PgUp/PgDn keys.  Maybe swap one set for Home/End instead?

Just realizing you're using stroked up/down to represent Home/End. Which is a little odd, since Home/End is more of a left/right thing.

So given that, maybe swap out the redundant 1u PgUp/PgDn with Insert and Delete?

Show Image

I totally missed the difference between raise/lower and home/end.  Thanks!

Though shouldn't home/end really be left and right?

Then they'd look like 1u Tab and 1u Backspace :))

What about turning the PgUp/PgDn keys ninety degrees?

I don't think that'd be intuitive to be honest.

[NoPunIn10Did]

Ergo kit has duplicate 1u PgUp/PgDn keys.  Maybe swap one set for Home/End instead?

Just realizing you're using stroked up/down to represent Home/End. Which is a little odd, since Home/End is more of a left/right thing.

So given that, maybe swap out the redundant 1u PgUp/PgDn with Insert and Delete?

Show Image

I totally missed the difference between raise/lower and home/end.  Thanks!

Though shouldn't home/end really be left and right?

Then they'd look like 1u Tab and 1u Backspace :))

What about turning the PgUp/PgDn keys ninety degrees?

I don't think that'd be intuitive to be honest.

Really? I guess I don't consider Home/End an up/down thing since the actual operation that occurs with that keystroke is to push the cursor to the leftmost (start) or rightmost (end) character within the line.

[baysic]

biip, can we have more 1.25u, 2.25u and 2.75u in the set? I want to get away with all icons caps; no alpha no mods just icons.

[Visionaire]

Very smart and eye catching set. If I could, I'd say I'd be more interested in the 'matte' version of the caps than glossy.

[SirTimmyTimbit]

Looks fantastic!

+1 for matte

Would you be interested in adding an accent kit with a few reverse colored mods? Or some novelty designs for enter / shift?

[Daneel_]

I love the colourway.  This set is amazing.

I would love to see a set of mods with coloured legends instead of the current white-only option.  +1 for matte, and +1 for a few more 1.25u options as well

My gut is saying I want a terminal set as well, however I can't think of many good legends beyond terminal prompts.  I use a very similar colour scheme in my terminal to this set's colours, so perhaps I'm just struck by the familiarity.

[tobold]

both matte and glossy finishes would be great. But if I had to pick one it'd be matte

[pandaman97]

Look how different between the alpha, mods, numpad and those novelties are. One like  and the novelty like 

[DrHigsby]

One point of feedback I have;

The only 40% layouts that uses a 1.75u require two of them, not one (JD45/50, prime_L). Because of this, I recommend adding a second 1.75u spacebar to the 40s kit or removing the one. I realize there is another 1.75u spacebar offered in the spacebars kit, but that's an entire kit that would need to be purchased for the one spacebar. On a 40% no less.

Big fan of the custom font and dots! I hope to see an all dots kit offered!

[konstantin]

Ergo kit has duplicate 1u PgUp/PgDn keys.  Maybe swap one set for Home/End instead?

Just realizing you're using stroked up/down to represent Home/End. Which is a little odd, since Home/End is more of a left/right thing.

So given that, maybe swap out the redundant 1u PgUp/PgDn with Insert and Delete?

Show Image

I totally missed the difference between raise/lower and home/end.  Thanks!

Though shouldn't home/end really be left and right?

Then they'd look like 1u Tab and 1u Backspace :))

What about turning the PgUp/PgDn keys ninety degrees?

I don't think that'd be intuitive to be honest.

Really? I guess I don't consider Home/End an up/down thing since the actual operation that occurs with that keystroke is to push the cursor to the leftmost (start) or rightmost (end) character within the line.

Consider doing Home, End, PgUp, PgDn like this (ignore the Insert, Delete icons on the left):



This style for Home encompasses both operations that the key performs: moving the cursor to the start of the line (left) in editable text, as well as jumping to the beginning of the document (up) when the text isn't editable or when Ctrl+Home is pressed. Similarly for End.

These icons also resemble the standard Home, End symbols as defined by ISO 9995-7, which are: ⇱ ⇲.

[preets]

+1 to matte, +1 to possibly colored legends. Love this kit, and would be interested in buying multiple sets of child kits. I think it could be cool to have some icons for music production/synth in the creators kit, would love ones for envelope, oscillator, lfo, etc.

[konstantin]

One point of feedback I have;

The only 40% layouts that uses a 1.75u require two of them, not one (JD45/50, prime_L). Because of this, I recommend adding a second 1.75u spacebar to the 40s kit or removing the one. I realize there is another 1.75u spacebar offered in the spacebars kit, but that's an entire kit that would need to be purchased for the one spacebar. On a 40% no less.

Big fan of the custom font and dots! I hope to see an all dots kit offered!

I would actually recommend keeping a single 1.75u space and adding a 1.75u Lock key instead. This key needs to be added for Minivan, Dimple and Minila support anyway, and since this set uses the same color for alphas and mods, the 1.75u Lock key can be used as a second spacebar on the keyboards you listed.

I'm going to go through the kits and review them in more detail a bit later, but for now this is the feedback I have for the Nomad kit.

[DrHigsby]

One point of feedback I have;

The only 40% layouts that uses a 1.75u require two of them, not one (JD45/50, prime_L). Because of this, I recommend adding a second 1.75u spacebar to the 40s kit or removing the one. I realize there is another 1.75u spacebar offered in the spacebars kit, but that's an entire kit that would need to be purchased for the one spacebar. On a 40% no less.

Big fan of the custom font and dots! I hope to see an all dots kit offered!

I would actually recommend keeping a single 1.75u space and adding a 1.75u Lock key instead. This key needs to be added for Minivan, Dimple and Minila support anyway, and since this set uses the same color for alphas and mods, the 1.75u Lock key can be used as a second spacebar on the keyboards you listed.

I'm going to go through the kits and review them in more detail a bit later, but for now this is the feedback I have for the Nomad kit.

That's an even better idea and I agree!

[zoo]

This is the gateway keycap set into ortho layouts. 100x yes

[ceconds]

Biip has done it again! Good work here with so many options!

[digid3ar]

i know this is not an IDE set, but could you consider Vim nav in alphas?

[prognostics]

Every set you design is absolute fire

[Uberchango]

Love the colors and the concept. And it makes all the sense in the world to use a uniform profile. This might be my first KAM keyset!

[HungerMechanic]

I would prefer matte.

How many kits needed to make the first Campine pictured? Looks like I would need audio + equalizers.

[paperassgasket]

Oh this looks super fun. Count me in for matte as well.

Good thing is that this set is KAM so every set is going to get made.
Bad thing is that this is KAM so I'm going to have to buy all the sets.

[smithbob]

glossy please. this way when the pbt does get shinny it is shinny all over and doesn't look like ****.

[paperassgasket]

glossy please. this way when the pbt does get shinny it is shinny all over and doesn't look like ****.

I'm surprised you've managed to shine up a PBT set.
That's one of the whole reasons I like PBT to begin with, it doesn't shine as easily as ABS. 5 years so far on an OEM profile PBT set as my daily and it's still as clean as ever. Matte ABS though? No thanks. I bought the Susuwatari from Drop and I've already got my spacebar glistening.

[VXQN]

I had no desire to own a macro-pad until I saw this set. I'd like to cast my vote for matte over gloss!

[ZongZiWang]

+1 for more 1.25u mods w/ icons, and maybe a bit 1.5u mods?

[harlekein]

With all the +1 matte posts, I just want to back up glossy instead. I enjoy a good even shine.

[jimboytacos]

Ridiculous. You can't be doing this.
I literally bought all of Wraith kits, cuz damn, good work.

But seriously, I need this too.

Rip wallet.


And can you add another 1.5U key for ergodox. Control key.

[bomberstudios]

Jesus. ****ing. Christ.

I want ALL OF THEM, take my money right now.

Now, if you could make a Dots-only kit for us Planck users, so we don’t have to get 8 Addons kits to fill our boards with dots...

Otherwise this is going to be a pretty expensive GB for me 😅

[curious-otter]

Good lord! Just take my wallet right now!! I'm still new to custom keebs so not sure if shiny or matte would be better so will wait until the samples are in. Great work on the set, it looks amazeballs and you've completely killed my budget lol

[Horgix]

I'm definitely in. Probably for all the "novelties" icons - all of them! Really smart.

A couple notes/suggestions:

- A couple of macropad recently started including ISO Enter in their small "layout". Would be cool if a couple of novelties icon kits got an ISO Enter key for them Even if they're kinda generic.
- More 2.25/2.75u keys in sets please?
- +1 for matte

[hhs]

For the audio kit, would you consider adding some things including a few that are more geared toward notation for more coverage? I'm a former musician-now programmer (+1 coding kit btw) and could potentially get my own spouse into the custom keyboard world by making him a Sibelius-oriented setup

The things I had in mind for the moment are: an instrument of some kind (violin/guitar maybe), a clef (treble or bass), a time signature, a sharp, a flat, and a natural. Also somewhat subjective, but IMO a quarter rest would be more distinctive than the eighth rest. Most everything else that is notation-specific (slurs, key signatures, crescendos, trills, repeats, what have you) can be pretty well approximated with what's there already, which is great.

[Owl]

Damnit this is very good. Yeah I am in too. ****.

[Stev!e]

Wow! Nice one biip

[Tefrem34]

I am really torn with this set and kam_superuser. This is going to be a tuff decision.

[DrHigsby]

I am really torn with this set and kam_superuser. This is going to be a tuff decision.

Both. Definitely both. And mix n match too. 

[preets]

Also, this would be AWESOME with the Operator Board that's in IC right now!

[riku.]

set looks amazing. interested for sure

[bananafish]

I bought Wraith, I wanted Bento R2 but too poor... Goddammit biip, looks like you're going to be what I invest all my money in in 2020. Your design language is so good.

[hellweaver666]

I'm totally down for a couple of the novelty sets - I've been looking for the perfect set to put on my Gherkin macroboard and THIS IS IT!

[pepperskog]

+1 for glossy, also would love a norde kit

[Nudd]

Very nice and handy, I'm in 

[HungerMechanic]

Will there be a Canadian vendor? Plenty of time to start planning that, I think.

[biip]

Will there be a Canadian vendor? Plenty of time to start planning that, I think.

Yup

[..//dexx]

Biip apologize to my wallet. LMAO.

Another winner of a design.