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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: qmdunn on Tue, 18 December 2012, 01:26:18

Title: Filco Question
Post by: qmdunn on Tue, 18 December 2012, 01:26:18
I currently have a CM Quickfire Pro with Brown Switches.  It's nice, but the function keys are pretty far from the number keys.  This is an issue while gaming because I use F1-F5 frequently.  Are the Filco function keys closer?  To give a reference, the razer keyboards have pretty close function keys and thats what I want, just not a razer haha
Title: Re: Filco Question
Post by: Turbo Slaab on Tue, 18 December 2012, 01:28:09
Nope. Same distance. What you need is a poker or a phantom. ;D
Title: Re: Filco Question
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 18 December 2012, 01:38:13
Poker has no function keys you're thinking of a Race. Phantom has same spacing as any other TKL but you can get rid of the horizontal space with a specific place.
Title: Re: Filco Question
Post by: stingrae on Tue, 18 December 2012, 01:47:27
Noppoo choc mini also has very close function keys.
Title: Filco Question
Post by: Batmann on Tue, 18 December 2012, 02:01:23
I have a choc mini for gaming (sc2)
You can't go wrong with this: cheap, nkro and plate mounted.
Function keys are easy to reach, and you can even remap ctrl on the caps lock key on the go.
You may also want to check the kbt race for its same form factor
Title: Re: Filco Question
Post by: qmdunn on Tue, 18 December 2012, 02:28:05
I've seen the choc mini, seems ok, but I prefer a full-sized keyboard
Title: Re: Filco Question
Post by: WhiteFireDragon on Tue, 18 December 2012, 02:43:16
All TKL have nearly the same function key distance. The size in between TKL and 60% is what you want.
Title: Re: Filco Question
Post by: RougeR on Tue, 18 December 2012, 22:32:44
as above.
Title: Re: Filco Question
Post by: link_tree on Tue, 18 December 2012, 23:44:22
I currently have a CM Quickfire Pro with Brown Switches.  It's nice, but the function keys are pretty far from the number keys.  This is an issue while gaming because I use F1-F5 frequently.  Are the Filco function keys closer?  To give a reference, the razer keyboards have pretty close function keys and thats what I want, just not a razer haha
just a quick suggestion, you could use autohotkey to remap your number keys + alt/ctrl/shift/tilda/whatever to the F keys.