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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: Hubbert on Mon, 06 October 2014, 02:04:05

Title: Japanese spacebar for MX?
Post by: Hubbert on Mon, 06 October 2014, 02:04:05

Is there any mainstream source in the US for a Japanese MX spacebar?  I could use shift keys, but a spacebar should be convex.

FYI, US left space is 2.25 U, right space is 2.75 U, and spacebars vary around the ~6-7 U.  I think Japanese spacebars are around 2.5 U.

Title: Re: Japanese spacebar for MX?
Post by: Puddsy on Mon, 06 October 2014, 16:51:59

check SP's stock list, they might have something is DSA for you

Title: Re: Japanese spacebar for MX?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Thu, 09 October 2014, 09:15:36

Most JIS boards do use a shift key for space, unless it's a larger 4.x key like on Filco MJ or Ducky they don't tend to have the convex spacebar shape on under 3u. If the edge bothers you using a shift key just put it on upside down, problem solved.

Title: Re: Japanese spacebar for MX?
Post by: Hubbert on Sat, 11 October 2014, 18:01:00

Thanks for the info: it's surprising that such an advanced country lacks proper spacebars.  Another alternative is to just cut down a normal spacebar.

Title: Re: Japanese spacebar for MX?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 13 October 2014, 08:46:41

Space isn't used the same way in Japanese, so it isn't really as important as other languages. I guess they just don't really care about it much and they needed to put all those IME keys in there.