As much as I want to echo all the positive feedback in this thread, I really believe some major improvements can be made. Most notably kitting and consistency, but everything in between should not be overlooked.
Some kitting errors I noticed ~ (with R1 at the top and R4 at the bottom for simplicity)
- The Base kit has alternate ANSI and Numpad Enters but not ISO Enter or Esc. kameron and Fran already mentioned this and it was stated to be fixed, but I guess there was a vendor update midway
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The Hangul sublegends are missing top-right aligned tertiary legends, as shown here Edit: I was informed that these legends are sometimes omitted for aesthetics as they don't provide much legend value
- F13 should be mod coloured
- There's an extra unnecessary R1 Pg Up key (with a lowercase u) and R2 Pg Dn key to the right of the Numpad
- An R1 Pg Dn key is missing for 1800 support
- Despite off-center stem 6u spacebar not being in any kit, the base kit has an extra 1u Ctrl - keep in mind that supporting off-center 6u and the one layout that has dedicated support for it is optional
- The extra 1u Alt key also requires support from OG Winkey 1800 bottom row mods and/or 2x1.5u Super keys for Mac and true HHKB support - again, both optional
- Although not technically an issue, R3 Pg Up and R4 Pg Dn are missing - refer to
this study by konstantin to see why they should be included
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- The Accents kit includes 2x2.25u spacebars in white and 2x2.25u spacebars in yellow. Currently, only
prkns' Whimsy can make use of both 2.25u spacebars - it makes some sense to include the accent coloured versions, not so much with alpha
- 1u and 1.25u spacebars are also missing from the kit; they could be included alongside dual 3u spacebars for better split space support
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- The R3 Super keys in the 40s/Ortho kit should be a legend other than the one used as your OS key in the set
- If the above change is made, then the R3 Fn key can be cut
- 1.25u Shift isn't needed in this kit
- If both previously mentioned 1800 and Mac/HHKB layouts go unsupported in Base, then a 1u Ctrl and 1u Alt should be added for Ortho support
- Planck and Preonic bottom rows also require a 1u bottom row key (usually a generic legend) for support without arrow keys
- 1.75u Lock key is mislabeled as 2u
- Whimsy-exclusive 1.25u Lower and Raise keys are in this kit, but no second 2.25u space for its split space layout
- Another 3u spacebar should be added for increasingly common 2x3u spacebars
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- This NordeUK kit is a mess, it's quite literally copy-pasted from Dreamscape with no regard to how it would work with forced Hangul sublegends
- I would try to help out more here (ex. removal of keys such as that single comma key) but it would likely end up misleading more than anything
Everyone loves consistency, right?
- Frog render has a Scroll key instead of the Scroll Lock key in the Base kit
- cat board render has a 1.25u Control and 1u Del key, relative to the 1.25u Ctrl and 1u Delete keys the set offers
- Candybar render has a text-only R2 Back key (inconsistent with icon version in 40s/Ortho), Numpad mods that aren't in the correct row profile, and accented keys that aren't offered
- The NordeUK kit also isn't featured in any renders but I can guess why
Anyways, if all of this gets confusing, then feel free to contact me on Discord @hali#4045
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