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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: Blackehart on Thu, 07 August 2014, 18:41:35

Title: Windowed caps lock keys? Numlocks?
Post by: Blackehart on Thu, 07 August 2014, 18:41:35

Why do so few (almost none) of the group buys have said windowed keys?
It seems like the vast majority of mechanical boards (prebuilts) have an led under the caps lock key.

Why not an option for a windowed caps lock key?

oO

-Blacke

Title: Re: Windowed caps lock keys? Numlocks?
Post by: katushkin on Thu, 07 August 2014, 19:09:07

This is a good question.

I think It may be because a lot of boards don't have backlights. Possibly.

But I am wondering the same too. A couple of boards I have use LEDs on the lock keys, but I think the V60 has the LED in a weird place. It might be more complex than just adding the window.

But what do I know.

Title: Re: Windowed caps lock keys? Numlocks?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 07 August 2014, 19:11:16

I think it has a lot to do with cost, MOQ and sometimes lack of tooling depending on vendor.

Title: Re: Windowed caps lock keys? Numlocks?
Post by: katushkin on Thu, 07 August 2014, 19:16:34

That is something I had not even thought about. But it is a very good point.

Title: Re: Windowed caps lock keys? Numlocks?
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 08 August 2014, 06:37:09

You could make your own (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=38536).

Title: Re: Windowed caps lock keys? Numlocks?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Fri, 08 August 2014, 09:06:52

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 07 August 2014, 19:11:16

I think it has a lot to do with cost, MOQ and sometimes lack of tooling depending on vendor.

These are pretty much my reasons for not offering such.