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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: happylacquer on Mon, 06 February 2017, 03:00:27
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I ask because I have a DOOM cap I love more than anything, and I get my Advantage2 in under 12 hours! I guess i will find out soon enough, but it seems like they are highly specialized caps on the Advantage despite using MX switches.
I would like to put it in one of the main key wells but I will put it where the Windows key if those don't work. Then, the problem will be trying to find a matching artisan to balance it where the Alt is. Hmmmm.
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0368/6065/products/kb600-angled-l-1982x1024_1024x1024.png?v=1472249096)
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FWIW, the keycaps on Advantage are all comprised of standard profiles. The artisan will fit somewhere, but I have a feeling it'll likely be problematic on bottom corners of the key wells.
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FWIW, the keycaps on Advantage are all comprised of standard profiles. The artisan will fit somewhere, but I have a feeling it'll likely be problematic on bottom corners of the key wells.
Thanks! i'm typing on it right now. I was just comparing some of the main keys to some Leopold PBT's I have around.... as neat as this board is it's really a shame PBT isn't a keycap option.
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Yes.
But it's kind of annoying and not really worth it.
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FWIW, the keycaps on Advantage are all comprised of standard profiles. The artisan will fit somewhere, but I have a feeling it'll likely be problematic on bottom corners of the key wells.
Thanks! i'm typing on it right now. I was just comparing some of the main keys to some Leopold PBT's I have around.... as neat as this board is it's really a shame PBT isn't a keycap option.
I've got PBT caps on two of my three Kinesis boards, in setup pretty close to the stock. It was bit of a pain, though.
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FWIW, the keycaps on Advantage are all comprised of standard profiles. The artisan will fit somewhere, but I have a feeling it'll likely be problematic on bottom corners of the key wells.
Thanks! i'm typing on it right now. I was just comparing some of the main keys to some Leopold PBT's I have around.... as neat as this board is it's really a shame PBT isn't a keycap option.
I've got PBT caps on two of my three Kinesis boards, in setup pretty close to the stock. It was bit of a pain, though.
:eek:
I would love to see pics! My PBTs are only white though...
I am also strongly considering replacing the switches all with clears or maybe something heavier...
edit: Got two birds stoned at once! (http://i.imgur.com/g3RW997.jpg)
yeah that space key shine is killin me... :-X
(http://i.imgur.com/RmYAdnd.jpg)
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I would love to see pics! My PBTs are only white though...
I am also strongly considering replacing the switches all with clears or maybe something heavier...
Here you go.
(http://i.imgur.com/i4Cci6R.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Yx93jYB.jpg)
I've also got a white Classic that I haven't done any mods. The keycaps are combination of PBT DCS (the gray modifier keys), DSA Homing Dish and SA (Ctrl/Alt keys) from PMK, and Gateron PBT blank sets. Bit of a pain as you need two Gateron sets for each board, thanks to needing two NumPad Enters and NumPad 0's for the thumb clusters. You end up with a pile of leftovers.
I'll be replacing the switches on my boards with Jailhouse Blues in few days.
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^^^^ Really thank you so much for those, they are inspiring! I might not get more crappy ABS keys after all. :thumb:
What do the two 30mm buttons do?
Only thing i'm wondering is how you got enough 2u keys?
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On Adv2, the left button is programmed as a momentary keypad shift button. On Adv1, which is running a TMK via adapter, it is programmed as a layer shift button. The right button is programmed as a shift key in both boards. Both buttons function as any other key on the board so they are fully programmable through the on-board programming.
As for having enough 2u keys, for each board, you need two full (104+ keys) sets of keys caps. Two each of numpad enter (for Backspace and Space) and numpad 0 (for Enter and Delete) keycaps are needed for the thumb clusters. Unless, of course, you can source extra numpad keycaps - I had no luck, at least not in decent quality blank ones.
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On Adv2, the left button is programmed as a momentary keypad shift button. On Adv1, which is running a TMK via adapter, it is programmed as a layer shift button. The right button is programmed as a shift key in both boards. Both buttons function as any other key on the board so they are fully programmable through the on-board programming.
As for having enough 2u keys, for each board, you need two full (104+ keys) sets of keys caps. Two each of numpad enter (for Backspace and Space) and numpad 0 (for Enter and Delete) keycaps are needed for the thumb clusters. Unless, of course, you can source extra numpad keycaps - I had no luck, at least not in decent quality blank ones.
Thank you! great to know.
I just loaded mine up with some spare 2u's from a rainbow set for the 4 thumb keys and put my old Corsair caps with the grey WASD and arrow keys on. Looks much nicer on this than the board it came from but I dropped the L key on the ground and still need to find it.... so there is a Home button where L should be.....