Not to derail this thread, but is there one compatible with the Ducky Shine 3 TKL?
Not all,but this is :))Not to derail this thread, but is there one compatible with the Ducky Shine 3 TKL?
Something like this might do plus you can put your monitor or laptop on top and still be able to type. Just place a piece of fabric or cloth under the monitor/laptop and cover it at night.
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look up acrylic monitor stand on amazon.com
Not all,but this is :))Not to derail this thread, but is there one compatible with the Ducky Shine 3 TKL?
Something like this might do plus you can put your monitor or laptop on top and still be able to type. Just place a piece of fabric or cloth under the monitor/laptop and cover it at night.
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look up acrylic monitor stand on amazon.comShow Image(http://www.plasticperfection.com/images-pm/keyboard-trainer-in-use-large.jpg)
latihan ngetik sekalian omhen :D MKT jd sepi (http://i.imgur.com/XHtSQiO.gif)Not all,but this is :))Not to derail this thread, but is there one compatible with the Ducky Shine 3 TKL?
Something like this might do plus you can put your monitor or laptop on top and still be able to type. Just place a piece of fabric or cloth under the monitor/laptop and cover it at night.
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look up acrylic monitor stand on amazon.comShow Image(http://www.plasticperfection.com/images-pm/keyboard-trainer-in-use-large.jpg)
water resistant roof lol :))
Just say no to dust the sterile way, plus the gloves will keep your original caps virginal:
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really nice hhkb :p simply cool
i think it not standart staggered but standart in japan ::)
That sort of layout with maybe 3M privacy filter and or physical objects to cover viewing from other angles (apart from straight on) = almost perfect password snooping protection. :pNot all,but this is :))Not to derail this thread, but is there one compatible with the Ducky Shine 3 TKL?
Something like this might do plus you can put your monitor or laptop on top and still be able to type. Just place a piece of fabric or cloth under the monitor/laptop and cover it at night.
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look up acrylic monitor stand on amazon.com
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But why just keep the dust off when it's your fingers that will wear the print off the caps.
For the huge prices of mechanical keyboards, they need to solve the problem of dust and grime and have it that way right out of the box. It's like having to use the Rolls as your daily driver.
Lol, love the bubble boy imagery!
Talking of those acrylic roofs, a grouse application would be to just fit a small one over the arrows and numbers section so you could put your wireless mouse on top. Very ergonomic plus you keep full usability of numpad when you need it.That is one way to look at it, though everyone's usages are different I suppose. If I were to use my HHKB (which I am not right now, she's actually packed away to retain some of its pristine sort of condition :p ) there are no numpads for instance to have a keyboard roof to cover over, besides the keyboard already is much smaller than my full sized keyboard so "mouse space" is not too much of an issue for me.
Not sure what you meant there. Staggered layout is not exactly restricted within to a single country. It solely depends on the purpose of the keyboard. You can get grid like layout for a keyboard regardless from which country it was originated from.tuxsavvy,what is it true that Japan, Korea, and China rarely uses spacebar? :rolleyes:
My HHKB in this particular case is Japanese specific layout. HHKB comes with both English and Japanese layout. The English layout looks more similar to ANSI layout whereas the Japanese layout is based more or less on Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) layout. One can crudely say that the layout is sort of based on ISO layout (notably with the design of the Enter key for instance).
The same said HHKB keyboard roof should fit virtually all the HHKB keyboards (even Lite range included). It might even fit other 60% board layout provided that the dimensions are similar to that of the HHKB.
I cannot comment much about Korean (as I don't really know much Korean to be frank). However it is quite true that both Chinese (Mandarin) and Japanese rarely use spaces in their words. In fact historically unlike how most European words are written (from left to right) Chinese was written from top to bottom and more or less the same goes with Japanese. Much like I guess how Arabic is written from right to left (which is different from left to right or top to bottom) layout.Not sure what you meant there. Staggered layout is not exactly restricted within to a single country. It solely depends on the purpose of the keyboard. You can get grid like layout for a keyboard regardless from which country it was originated from.
My HHKB in this particular case is Japanese specific layout. HHKB comes with both English and Japanese layout. The English layout looks more similar to ANSI layout whereas the Japanese layout is based more or less on Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) layout. One can crudely say that the layout is sort of based on ISO layout (notably with the design of the Enter key for instance).
The same said HHKB keyboard roof should fit virtually all the HHKB keyboards (even Lite range included). It might even fit other 60% board layout provided that the dimensions are similar to that of the HHKB.
tuxsavvy,what is it true that Japan, Korea, and China rarely uses spacebar? ::)
In either case it would somewhat nonetheless be interesting should the manufacturers do decide to tackle on this issue. Mechanical and dustproof keyboard whilst retaining all the makings of a proper mechanical keyboard (or what it ought to be).
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Anyway point being is that there are many ways for "skin a cat" for that instance.
Cherry sensitive with dust,so need Roof or cover at least :)
Thorope i think not sensitive :rolleyes:
too much hassle really... lets calculate
3 seconds to take off the roof every single time... 2 seconds to place the roof some where unobtrusive...
3 seconds to put the roof back on at the end of the day..
Let's say you do this once a day for the life of the keyboard 20 years.
that's 16 hours of your life... FOR WHAT
Lets say you let the dust settle... let the keyboard die in IDK half that time, and buy a new keyboard...
8hr * $7 minimum wage $56.. No cleaning ever...
You start to see why the trade is not worth it...
Cherry sensitive with dust,so need Roof or cover at least :)
Thorope i think not sensitive :rolleyes:
I think Tp4 should pay you $24 dollars just for writing that reply. I would like to extrapolate even further and ask if he spends at least 35 secs per day rationalizing the cost/benefit analysis of having a shower.Hehe glad I guess I am not alone there in that thought. After reading that whole thing that I wrote I felt like I was doing a bit of this: (http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/style_emoticons/default/rant.gif)
Topre>Thorpe>Thorope :))Cherry sensitive with dust,so need Roof or cover at least :)
Thorope i think not sensitive :rolleyes:
Lol, first Thorpe now Thorope, hehe ;D
I think Tp4 should pay you $24 dollars just for writing that reply. I would like to extrapolate even further and ask if he spends at least 35 secs per day rationalizing the cost/benefit analysis of having a shower.Hehe glad I guess I am not alone there in that thought. After reading that whole thing that I wrote I felt like I was doing a bit of this:Show Image(http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/style_emoticons/default/rant.gif)
Dusty environments... ok, sure possible... but the vast majority of keyboard users are NOT in such environments.. and that is my basis for utility comparison.
Dusty environments... ok, sure possible... but the vast majority of keyboard users are NOT in such environments.. and that is my basis for utility comparison.
I use a dust cover every night because our office is very dusty.
The real reason why I'm considering purchasing one is that I always end up eating lunch at my desk. I always wash my hands before using the keyboard again, but sometimes a piece of fruit splatters, or a stray crumb gets near the keyboard. It would be nice to use a keyboard roof just during those times just to be a little extra safe :)
Illogical
Assuming you will be temporarily discontinuing use of the keyboard.. -as would be the case if a cover was placed upon it.
Why not just move the entire keyboard out of harms way temporarily..
The task is no more difficult to place a cover upon the keyboard than it is to move the whole keyboard..
Either way you're -lifting- 1 item of which is light weight.
I use a dust cover that comes with most boards. Works great if you eat at your computer.
I use a dust cover that comes with most boards. Works great if you eat at your computer.
Yeah that's what I do, too. However I'm wondering if the small keyboard roof from Elite Keyboards would fit my Poker II.
Looks like I have partially won you over on dusty issues. You have to also admit that keyboard roof still looks visually pleasing regardless.I think Tp4 should pay you $24 dollars just for writing that reply. I would like to extrapolate even further and ask if he spends at least 35 secs per day rationalizing the cost/benefit analysis of having a shower.Hehe glad I guess I am not alone there in that thought. After reading that whole thing that I wrote I felt like I was doing a bit of this:Show Image(http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/style_emoticons/default/rant.gif)
The benefits of a keyboard roof is far less than you've described.
Spills generally happen while the user is there.. drinking something.. that would then spill onto/into the keyboard.. - a roof would make no difference here, because the user would be using the keyboard.
Dusty environments... ok, sure possible... but the vast majority of keyboard users are NOT in such environments.. and that is my basis for utility comparison.
Now the discussion of "large thing vs small thing"
The whole concept of keyboard roofs as applied to modern keyboards is already of minimal benefit...
My argument is that the benefits are SMaller to the average user than that of the expense..
The cause of keyboard dirtiness is primarily the USER, his dead skincells and his finger oils...
The dust that gathers on it afterwards is a very small component of the typical keyboard grim buildup...
The main sticky component is the oils and dead skin flakes form the user's hands.. THIS would not be alleviated from the use of a keyboard roof...
I wanted to mention I actually keep my HHKB in its bag when I'm not using it.
Again, not derail the thread but I have a quick question about the elitekeyboards roof.
The keyboard I want to get has the dimensions of 1.25 x 14.00 x 5.50 inches
This converts to 31.75 x 355.6 x 139.7
The roof is 12 x 357 x 130
Would the roof fit on the Ducky Shine 3 TKL?
Hopefully this is the right area for this question. Now that I've gone head first into this rabbits hole of an addiction, I'd like to take better care of my keyboard/s when I'm not using them.
I'm looking into the Elite Keyboard Keyboard Roof (http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=access,roofs&pid=rfmek), but I'm wondering if there are other solutions I should consider first. How many of you are using a keyboard roof type accessory, and what is your preferred model?