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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: ANightOnCloudNine on Sun, 27 September 2015, 05:20:15

Title: I need some topre keycap suggestions.
Post by: ANightOnCloudNine on Sun, 27 September 2015, 05:20:15

I don't know what's good or not. suggest me some.

Title: Re: I need some topre keycap suggestions.
Post by: raymogi on Sun, 27 September 2015, 05:22:57

If you mean the whole keyset, then there's not that many anyway. It's just a choice between colors.

widebasket of ebay is selling the orange and lime green one right now.

Title: Re: I need some topre keycap suggestions.
Post by: ANightOnCloudNine on Sun, 27 September 2015, 05:23:51

Quote from: raymogi on Sun, 27 September 2015, 05:22:57

If you mean the whole keyset, then there's not that many anyway. It's just a choice between colors.

widebasket of ebay is selling the orange and lime green one right now.

Thanks for the heads up. :thumb:

Title: Re: I need some topre keycap suggestions.
Post by: WhitePlate on Sun, 27 September 2015, 15:03:38

Roastpotatoes is having an IC on rgb topre modifiers atm if you're interested
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=73296.0

Title: Re: I need some topre keycap suggestions.
Post by: jerue on Mon, 28 September 2015, 21:57:48

As it stands, there isn't much choice, you just pick colors. You can get colored sets on eBay. I am looking for a set of black printed caps myself and it's not that easy...

BUT

(http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2wxfmqv8L1r4v9kno4_250.gif)

Matt3o is working with Topre to produce more keysets, possibly including a Skull Squadron design!

Quote from: Matt3o on Fri, 04 September 2015, 04:58:36

I made some more tests but I didn't really find the deal breaker. I used the font Topre likes the most, but I'm still looking for an alternative. Since they want to do something different from what they already have I'd go icon mods and centered legends.

At the end I narrowed it down to Blazing and Glacial Sets both with colored alphas.

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/PjY4pXA.png)

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/WiyKuVi.png)

I'm not very fond of the Print screen and pause/break icons. Any suggestion welcome.

Quote from: Matt3o on Tue, 08 September 2015, 10:09:22

variant 2

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(http://i.imgur.com/5TA7lRe.png)

Title: Re: I need some topre keycap suggestions.
Post by: ANightOnCloudNine on Mon, 28 September 2015, 22:01:54

Quote from: jerue on Mon, 28 September 2015, 21:57:48

As it stands, there isn't much choice, you just pick colors. You can get colored sets on eBay. I am looking for a set of black printed caps myself and it's not that easy...

BUT

Show Image
(http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2wxfmqv8L1r4v9kno4_250.gif)

Matt3o is working with Topre to produce more keysets, possibly including a Skull Squadron design!

More

Quote from: Matt3o on Fri, 04 September 2015, 04:58:36
I made some more tests but I didn't really find the deal breaker. I used the font Topre likes the most, but I'm still looking for an alternative. Since they want to do something different from what they already have I'd go icon mods and centered legends.

At the end I narrowed it down to Blazing and Glacial Sets both with colored alphas.

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/PjY4pXA.png)

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/WiyKuVi.png)

I'm not very fond of the Print screen and pause/break icons. Any suggestion welcome.

Quote from: Matt3o on Tue, 08 September 2015, 10:09:22
variant 2

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/5TA7lRe.png)

sweet

Title: Re: I need some topre keycap suggestions.
Post by: Charizard on Tue, 29 September 2015, 00:42:29

Yeah, aside form the old colored sets that are out of production/quite pricey on ebay, there isn't much out there except to wait for Matt30's new design when that comes out sometime in 2016.

Title: Re: I need some topre keycap suggestions.
Post by: Herothereu on Thu, 01 October 2015, 17:20:24

Get a Novatouch.

Problem solved.

Title: Re: I need some topre keycap suggestions.
Post by: jerue on Thu, 01 October 2015, 21:34:57

Quote from: Herothereu on Thu, 01 October 2015, 17:20:24

Get a Novatouch.

Problem solved.

ehhhhh

Technically speaking yes this would solve the problem, except the modifier/spacebar stabilizers are different in the Novatouch vs a real Topre board. CTRL ALT will also eventually sell some T-MX sliders, so no need to buy a Novatouch for stem swapping unless you're impatient and can deal with price increases due to dwindling stock.

Title: Re: I need some topre keycap suggestions.
Post by: VesperSAINT on Thu, 01 October 2015, 23:43:17

HHKB (stock or Type-S ~ both are great, and you can't go wrong), or Realforce 55g. They are end game, bb.

Bro Caps, KBK's, Binge Caps, etc. There are so many great artisans on GH!

CTRL ALT is also releasing MX compatible Topre stems too!!!

Welcome to the Topre club, bro.

Title: Re: I need some topre keycap suggestions.
Post by: Herothereu on Fri, 02 October 2015, 10:58:05

Quote from: jerue on Thu, 01 October 2015, 21:34:57

Quote from: Herothereu on Thu, 01 October 2015, 17:20:24
Get a Novatouch.

Problem solved.

ehhhhh

Technically speaking yes this would solve the problem, except the modifier/spacebar stabilizers are different in the Novatouch vs a real Topre board. CTRL ALT will also eventually sell some T-MX sliders, so no need to buy a Novatouch for stem swapping unless you're impatient and can deal with price increases due to dwindling stock.

Cherry MX modifiers work fine on a Novatouch. Why would you want to mix Topre/Cherry?