Author Topic: When are Majestouch 2 coming in UK layout. (Read 1526 times)

msimon · « **on:** Sun, 17 July 2011, 10:46:21 »

Hi everyone:)

Got a Logitech G15 here and we all know its crap?.:banplease:
I was wondering when these will these make it to the Uk as i don't see the point in getting a majestouch when new versions are round the corner.

Couldn't find my answer so a created one.

TheGreatAmphibianPling · « **Reply #1 on:** Sun, 17 July 2011, 10:54:09 »

Ripster:

Given that Cherry MX switches can have their keycaps removed and replaced, couldn't someone who want a UK Maj2 - or a UK version of any US Cherry keyboard - buy the US board, find some suitable keycaps (or maybe swap the current ones - would they fit swapped?) and call it "Job's a good'un"

The Solutor · « **Reply #2 on:** Sun, 17 July 2011, 11:01:31 »

Quote from: TheGreatAmphibianPling;381997

Ripster:

Given that Cherry MX switches can have their keycaps removed and replaced, couldn't someone who want a UK Maj2 - or a UK version of any US Cherry keyboard - buy the US board, find some suitable keycaps (or maybe swap the current ones - would they fit swapped?) and call it "Job's a good'un"

Us boards are ANSI, UK ones are ISO

msimon · « **Reply #3 on:** Sun, 17 July 2011, 11:35:59 »

Just to add to this i am talking about the full sized versions:)

msimon · « **Reply #4 on:** Sun, 17 July 2011, 11:44:51 »

Also the 2 version is basically the same just with double soldered PCB and silver logo.

TheGreatAmphibianPling · « **Reply #5 on:** Sun, 17 July 2011, 13:11:08 »

Quote from: The Solutor;382003

Us boards are ANSI, UK ones are ISO

Yes, and there is nothing you could do about some of the differences. But couldn't keycap swapping and a tweaked keymap bridge most of the difference?

Wihl · « **Reply #6 on:** Sun, 17 July 2011, 13:51:33 »

http://www.thekeyboardco.com for Majestouch 2 with ISO layout.

Quote from: TheGreatAmphibianPling;382061

Yes, and there is nothing you could do about some of the differences. But couldn't keycap swapping and a tweaked keymap bridge most of the difference?

The biggest difference is that that there are keys in certain areas that are/aren't there on the ISO/ANSI layout.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/KB_United_Kingdom.svg/500px-KB_United_Kingdom.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/KB_United_States-NoAltGr.svg/500px-KB_United_States-NoAltGr.svg.png

The Solutor · « **Reply #7 on:** Sun, 17 July 2011, 14:05:09 »

Quote from: TheGreatAmphibianPling;382061

Yes, and there is nothing you could do about some of the differences. But couldn't keycap swapping and a tweaked keymap bridge most of the difference?

Obviously he can made an ANSI UK board with a key less, but when one is used to an ISO board the logical layout is a minor thing, the difference between US and UK are not so huge.

What one misses more is the phisical layout, the ISO enter, and so on... This is obviously limited to the UK layout, other national layouts are way more different than US and also the logical layout is more important than the phisical one.

Anyway I made the UK-ANSI layout, meant to use the ANSI boards with the UK-extended logical layout behavior and with easy access to the £ and € signs.

In that case no key swapping is involved.

msimon · « **Reply #8 on:** Mon, 18 July 2011, 04:23:46 »

this is the reply i got this morning.

Hi

We have a delivery of Filco arriving at the beginning of August. The
FKBN105M/UKB (brown switch) will be version 2. The blue and black switch
models are still version 1. Please let me know if I can be of any
further help.

Pretty much answers all.

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