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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: xuanwumen on Fri, 13 June 2014, 05:32:55

Title: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: xuanwumen on Fri, 13 June 2014, 05:32:55
Got keycool's new batch of rainbow PBT keycaps. Show the pics of the font, just wondering how this font will be accepted by users...
Got 100 sets of each model.

Any votes ? :)) :))
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 13 June 2014, 05:50:43
Not so sure about the R and the Y, but most of them look fine to me.

At least they are mostly consistent across the board.
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: Sagii on Fri, 13 June 2014, 08:08:28
I'd have to second what rowdy said. The R and Y just looks outta place. Like the rest though :)
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 13 June 2014, 08:10:57
I'll be honest, that font is horrible. It looks too much like the CM QFR or Razer font. Ew. And the function row's  sublegends are weird. IF they're not on a Keycool board with those functions, they'll be totally out of place.

Too bad since I was so intrigued by the rainbow.

Also those Alt legends aren't centered compared to the FN key.
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: Sagii on Fri, 13 June 2014, 08:40:54
I'll be honest, that font is horrible. It looks too much like the CM QFR or Razer font. Ew. And the function row's  sublegends are weird. IF they're not on a Keycool board with those functions, they'll be totally out of place.

Too bad since I was so intrigued by the rainbow.

Also those Alt legends aren't centered compared to the FN key.
argh, what have been seen can not be unseen! Those Alt keys are really annoying, now thay you mentioned them. However, why does everyone hate the cm qfr font? I kind of like it, it's just a bit too much. This font is however slightly more subtle. I actually really like it :D
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 13 June 2014, 08:44:09
Actually if you look at it more, Tab and the QWERTY row aren't centered the same. Same thing with caps lock and ASDF row.

The bottom modifier row is all centered differently. And then the arrows are aligned with the num pad but not the rest of that modifier row.
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: D01 on Fri, 13 June 2014, 09:13:47
No....don't like that at all.  Gets worse the more I look too.
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: Sagii on Fri, 13 June 2014, 09:19:32
Actually if you look at it more, Tab and the QWERTY row aren't centered the same. Same thing with caps lock and ASDF row.

The bottom modifier row is all centered differently. And then the arrows are aligned with the num pad but not the rest of that modifier row.
... you're evil. I still like the font though
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: nrd on Fri, 13 June 2014, 10:30:49
A lot of layouts have a lot of variety in how the legends are aligned for some reason. Always irks me  :-X (Also made me spend a ton of time making sure I have everything aligned properly on my own layout …)

It could be worse. Both CTRL and ALT look really weird, but well … I just like simple and clean fonts. This is not for me but in the end it all comes down to personal preference.
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: Puddsy on Fri, 13 June 2014, 10:31:50
Oh man the legends on the mods

*shudder*
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: dante on Fri, 13 June 2014, 12:42:05
NO
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: iloveucla on Sat, 14 June 2014, 02:21:47
those backspace and enter seems to be printed to big...... for me
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: Kayla on Sat, 14 June 2014, 02:27:34
I hate the stacked legends on the f row. They are pointless off a keycool board. All wrong for ducky filco etc.. :/
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: lightsout714 on Sat, 14 June 2014, 03:17:02
Not for me at all.
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: xuanwumen on Sat, 14 June 2014, 05:34:07
Thanks for all the opinions...
Seems this time keycool did not get the majority side.. :))

Guess i need to think about getting them off my hands with discount prices and try restock some other stuff.. :thumb:
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: xuanwumen on Sat, 14 June 2014, 05:59:13
This font keycaps may be more easliy to be accepted, I guess...
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: Kayla on Sat, 14 June 2014, 21:42:20
The font is nice but the rainbow doesnt blend together as well as the other fade set. Makes it look more like a vomit board imo.
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: dante on Sat, 14 June 2014, 21:55:41
Here is [to me] an aesthetically pleasing Keycool found on Taobao:

(http://gd4.alicdn.com/imgextra/i4/20972738/TB2fL2IXpXXXXb5XpXXXXXXXXXX-20972738.jpg)
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: Puddsy on Sat, 14 June 2014, 21:57:14
those shift legends are gross but everything else looks pretty good
Title: Re: New font keycool rainbow PBT keycaps for 87 and 108 set
Post by: dante on Sat, 14 June 2014, 22:06:39
Here is another nice one:

(http://gd2.alicdn.com/imgextra/i2/454487395/T2l97DXPBXXXXXXXXX_!!454487395.jpg)

I believe these are dyesub.