Almost there...
Now, just slap a volume roller-knob and some macro keys on the left side, and we're golden.
Oh, and let me swap between purple and green backlighting. Red and/or Blue, i can do without. ^^
that would kinda defeat the purpose of the formfactor.
Well... if the unused left side of your board is all that important, i suppose it might.
OTH: There's a whole lot of stuff between my right shift key and my mouse, that really doesn't need to be there.
I thought the "whole purpose" of shaving stuff from the right side of the board, was so you didn't have to reach left to type, or reach far right for the mouse, if you instead chose to "center" your board for typing.
And the only reason to keep the tenkey at all (or the "edit cluster"), IMO, is because of using it for something other than gaming, and wanting a familiar layout, and for not needing multiple-keys to find a typically single-key function (as one would need to do with any "mini" board).
Honestly... let's just take the whole arrow/edit/tenkey cluster, stick it all on the left, and make it "programmable" like "macro keys." Then we can keep our alpha-box centered, and have our mouse directly beside it...
and, a cluster full of multifunctional "macro keys" on the left.
lol.
Or... anyone know if the g13 can be used as a "arrow/edit/tenkey" hybrid cluster? If so, maybe i should just grab one of those and a Pure (If only i could find one w/ the right switches and colors; too bad there's no cherry-g13).
Now, just slap a volume roller-knob and some macro keys on the left side, and we're golden.
Actually, don't do that. That's just more gimmick, and it would be better to keep this keyboard as simple as possible. Emphasis is on the hybrid form factor.
I honestly thought "the whole purpose" of condensing the right side of the board, was because of how no one really likes having to reach to the left, to type... or centering the board for typing, and then having to reach far right for the mouse... or having to own a separate tenkey-device...
I guess it's about "desk space" for some... but for me it's more about centering, with as "least astonishment" as possible.
I got plenty of room to the left. Even more if i can move my board over, the width of the subtracted "arrow/edit" space. I don't see how 1-2 columns of macro keys (on the left!) would "defeat the purpose." In fact... getting stuff out of the way, and putting it on the other side, seems to me to fit the (*my) purpose, quite well. ^^
Ultimately, i feel this "hybrid cluster" layout, is based on a compromise, attempting to achieve an acceptable middle-ground.
I see it as a placement thing, rather than a space/size thing.
Either way... i think it's great this board is being made, even if it doesn't have macro keys... whether i end up with one or not.