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Interest Checks / Re: [IC]PBS-Kids Typewriter | 40% Layout updated
« Last post by York Chan on Tue, 25 August 2026, 21:59:34 »The color samples have been updated 
any chance at all of getting a 1.5u super for the alps kitting? I don't know much about the SP molds for alps so I don't know if they exist but if they'd do it would really cool.
a single 1.5u Super? what board/layout would you use it with? i dont think there will be enough demand to be honest. most people who will buy the Alps keyset are going to build standard TKLs, Full sizes, maybe WK/WKL 60s
Either an 8k TKL or a 60%, it would just be nice to have a super for mac users in the proper key spot. I really don't enjoy using a 1.25u based bottom row. I understand its probably not very popular and that is fine I would likely just op to pass and skip an alps build in the future because I don't really want to use vintage beige caps.
Can you please share a picture of the board/layout so I can see where the key would go?
Ok, you brought me out of my hole -- I'm supposed to be a lurker only, but I've been following Desert Nights for some time now.
I just wanted to chime in that I'd much rather this stay as a GMK set. I see GMK's more subtle sparkle effect as a big draw -- not a drawback!
While the comparison with Vior make sense (especially since they're very similiar colorways), I don't personally like Vior's implementation of the sparkles. I was really hoping that Desert Nights would be more like a violet/indigo version of GMK Cosmos -- just with sandy colored legends/sparkle effects. I thought your initial renders captured this really well and I really think you should hold firm to that original design aesthetic. Yes, GMK costs more, take forever, and can be a huge pain to work with -- but they would be the ideal partner for this project.
This has the potential to be a really amazing set. I hope it turns out great and I'll be watching.
That's all I wanted to say -- talk to ya'all again in another 7 1/2 years
I assume a standard ISO layout that does split Lshift to jam the 1U NUBS key in there.please add shift 1.25 row 4 into basei'm curious what is that for?
I can see why people want more support as an ASNI user in the UK, but I prefer a 99 TKL kit over a 150 full kit personally.It isn't a question of ANSI vs ISO (I use US-ISO) but using myself as an example rather that virtually none of my keyboards, of which the majority is NOT full size, are covered by a TKL set. Split spacebars, symmetric sets of variously sized meta keys, and more, GMK TKL sets are sheer frustration for me (case in point is WoB TKL).