Adopt a Keycap Legend with Cherry Replica Font! (Cherry font, not some other font)

[captain]

You will NEVER let that go, will you?  :-P

[mkawa]

my recollection is that i suggested making it smaller because i have an irrational love of things that are tiny. the rest was just me elaborating on how one might be able to do that, since he asked. (edit: oh was that not meant for me?)

i didn't start making fun of ed until he bristled when people pointed out that no one else wanted f keys that large (HUGE)

anyway ed, i apologize. i was having a bit of fun and nothing else; takes the pain out of grading. but seriously, practically no keyboards have more than 12 f-keys.

[mkawa]

also there's nothing wrong with being a troll. ripster is a troll and look, he's the #1 keyboard expert on the planet. can't be all bad.

[litster]

You will NEVER let that go, will you?  :-P

I am sure, given time, I will move on to pick on someone or something else.  At the moment, you and the_Ed are my favorites.  Seriously, you guys are making the forum more lively and enjoyable.  Something for us to talk about while we wait for more adoption to happen.

Content is what brings people back to a site.  And you guys are the content generators.

When I slip, be sure to pick on me.  I totally deserve it.  Actually I slipped up today, don't know if anyone of you caught it.  :-)

[mkawa]

speaking of adoption, could we make a poker kit with the adoptions we have right now? i think prices would be reasonable if we could hit 25 orders..

edit: oh ****, we're missing 0

blerg.

[demik]

I love this forum, even the people I dislike. Nobody in this thread so far

[litster]

I love this forum, even the people I dislike. Nobody in this thread so far

Now that you mentioned it, we need to see who hasn't posted on this thread yet to deduce who you dislike.  

[demik]

:spy: I like everybody! Besides GW. He irks me.

[zirb]

Now that you mentioned it, we need to see who hasn't posted on this thread yet to deduce who you dislike.  

Have fun going through 560 posts

[captain]

That's what Ruby is for!  :-D

[hazeluff]

I finally a caught a breather. I got time to make a few legends tonight. My progress will be on our progress thread:

http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:28732

= )

2 reports + 1 Demonstration to do!

[rindorbrot]

I'd like to adopt the German Ü if it's not more than 15$

[hazeluff]

I'd like to adopt the German Ü if it's not more than 15$

It's more.

[rindorbrot]

how much more?

[hazeluff]

how much more?

SP doesn't do a volume discount. So the standard fee of $25-35/key

[rindorbrot]

hmm I guess I can take that. It's for a good cause. So an Ü for me please.
NOW GIVE ME MY BABY!
I'm hungry! ;-)

[The_Ed]

Wow... You guys really like to talk about me while I'm sleeping... It's kinda creepy... Though It's been weird for a while now cause I've been finding new threads and there are already people talking about me in them...

My offer still stands to sponsor F24 if F13-F23 are sponsored by other people.

[snowboarder3]

Wow... You guys really like to talk about me while I'm sleeping... It's kinda creepy... Though It's been weird for a while now cause I've been finding new threads and there are already people talking about me in them...

My offer still stands to sponsor F24 if F13-F23 are sponsored by other people.

not happening, we haven't even been able to get a 10keypad

[litster]

I will adopt F13-F23 if F25-F36 are sponsored by other people.

[mkawa]

I will adopt F13-F23 if F25-F36 are sponsored by other people.

i will adopt ripster if his ego is adopted by other people.

[The_Ed]

I will adopt F13-F23 if F25-F36 are sponsored by other people.

Virtual-Key Codes stop at F24...

[litster]

If the lack availability of a keyboard with F13-F24 keys is not enough to derail the adoption of F13-F24, not having virtual key codes above F24 is certainly not going to stop F25-F36 either!

[The_Ed]

There are plenty of POS boards with 24 function row keys. But cherry likes to put blank relegendables on black boards and a few white, and PF keys on a good portion of the white ones. I have only seen a few white boards with doubleshot F13-F24 keys.

[litster]

Sure, most of those POS keyboards are Cherry keyboards.  They already have genuine Cherry keycaps.  So you are saying you want to replace the genuine Cherry keycaps with keycaps that has a Cherry replica font, including F13-F24, and that you expect there will be enough people to adopt these keycap legends and there will be enough people to order F13-F24 keycaps in a keycap group buy?

If not, what scenario are you thinking about that would actually make sense?

[The_Ed]

That "The Light" keyboard that hazeluff is making is going to have 2 function rows. There aren't any vintage "Black" F13-F24 keys so I will have to use "Beige/Grey" ones from Tarkoon.

[hazeluff]

That "The Light" keyboard that hazeluff is making is going to have 2 function rows. There aren't any vintage "Black" F13-F24 keys so I will have to use "Beige/Grey" ones from Tarkoon.

I haven't finalized anything on it.

Besides that, I mean you could sponsor them, but barely enough people would ever want the F13-24 keys and start a GB in the future, that it wouldn't be worth time investing in having the legends paid for. I can make them, but it'd just never get used.

[The_Ed]

Bugger... I'll have to stick to the beige/grey ones.

[litster]

Sherryton just adopted Numpad 8.   Remaining keys are:

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|  style="width: 92px; height: 20px" | 0
|  style="width: 96px" | Numpad -
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|  style="height: 20px" | F11
| Numpad /
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|  style="height: 20px" | F12
| Numpad 0
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|  style="height: 20px" | F3
| Numpad 4
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|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad 6
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|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad 9
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RColinTaylor is still the high bidder for the naming right.  Do I hear $110?  $105?  $110?  $105?

[hazeluff]

By the way, SP gave us the green light on the legends. Guess who's gonna be a machine!

[litster]

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto.

[video=youtube;3cShYbLkhBc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cShYbLkhBc[/video]

[soulfree914]

I'll adopt 0.

I've been one of the beneficiaries of the prior Cherry replica fonts (esp. the alt and ctrl, thanks to cycloverid), so donating one legend fee is nothing. :-)

[litster]

soulfree914, you are the proud parent of the number 0!  Congrats!

Keys still available for adoption:
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|  style="width: 92px; height: 20px" | F11
|  style="width: 96px" | Numpad -
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|  style="height: 20px" | F12
| Numpad /
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|  style="height: 20px" | F3
| Numpad 0
|-
|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad 4
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|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad 6
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|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad 9
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Just 3 keys left for tenkeyless, 6 left for the numpad!

[zirb]

Two is better than one. I'll take F3, too!

[litster]

Two is better than one. I'll take F3, too!

zirb, you also have F3 now.

Remaining keycap legends:

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|  style="width: 92px; height: 20px" | F11
|  style="width: 96px" | Numpad -
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|  style="height: 20px" | F12
| Numpad /
|-
|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad 0
|-
|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad 4
|-
|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad 6
|-
|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad 9
|-

[rindorbrot]

I would like to take the Ü from the German layout.

[RColinTaylor]

We should allow the winner of the auction to create their own ESC key.

[litster]

We should allow the winner of the auction to create their own ESC key.

Could you provide more details how you envision this would work?  I assume it will be an Esc key that is not using the Cherry font we are trying to create?  This could be interesting.

[zirb]

Could you provide more details how you envision this would work?  I assume it will be an Esc key that is not using the Cherry font we are trying to create?  This could be interesting.

What could be possible is that the winner decides a special colour combination for an novelty Esc key.
Of course there would be the normal vintage-grey-Esc but also an additional one in - for example - yellow on purple or whatever the highest bidder decides.

EDIT:
decided to create that combination to see what it looks like (obviously not the right font there..)
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[akerasi]

I wish to adopt F12.

[RColinTaylor]

Could you provide more details how you envision this would work?  I assume it will be an Esc key that is not using the Cherry font we are trying to create?  This could be interesting.

Well Okay, lets assume that  it is a basic, full name that is going towards the overall name of the set. If I were to win, with my current bid, the keycap that I would be looking to have as the ESC key would be RCT (or R.C.T.). Vanity, in the end, is the fuel for fires. Now, if someone else were to win, I would say a simple design of their choice could be used as the "official" esc key alternative for the set.

[net2522]

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[litster]

I would like to take the Ü from the German layout.

Done.

I wish to adopt F12.

And done.

ONLY ONE KEY LEFT for tenkeyless.

ONLY 6 KEYS LEFT for the numpad.

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|  style="width: 92px; height: 20px" | F11
|  style="width: 96px" | Numpad -
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|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad /
|-
|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad 0
|-
|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad 4
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|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad 6
|-
|  style="height: 20px" |
| Numpad 9
|-

[litster]

What could be possible is that the winner decides a special colour combination for an novelty Esc key.
Of course there would be the normal vintage-grey-Esc but also an additional one in - for example - yellow on purple or whatever the highest bidder decides.

EDIT:
decided to create that combination to see what it looks like (obviously not the right font there..)
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Well Okay, lets assume that  it is a basic, full name that is going towards the overall name of the set. If I were to win, with my current bid, the keycap that I would be looking to have as the ESC key would be RCT (or R.C.T.). Vanity, in the end, is the fuel for fires. Now, if someone else were to win, I would say a simple design of their choice could be used as the "official" esc key alternative for the set.

Interesting idea.  I do see both suggestions as outside the scope of the effort.  It could be done in a separate effort.  

What we are doing here is legends that can be used to make keycaps.  For zirb's suggestion, the legend is already done.  So making keycaps for with a custom color combo of the winning bidder's choice is possible.  The issue is that would be up to the actual group buy organizer to create that keycap.  It definitely could be done, but would be done outside of this adoption drive.

For RCT's suggestion, the fund from the winning bidder can cover the cost to create the special legend.  To actually make keycaps out of this special legend, again, it will be up to a keycap group buy organizer to drive it.  the legend can be cut.  How the keycaps will be made will be outside of this adoption effort.

Does it make sense?  Or have I misread what you two described?

[RColinTaylor]

For RCT's suggestion, the fund from the winning bidder can cover the cost to create the special legend.  To actually make keycaps out of this special legend, again, it will be up to a keycap group buy organizer to drive it.  the legend can be cut.  How the keycaps will be made will be outside of this adoption effort.

Does it make sense?  Or have I misread what you two described?

Are you saying that people wouldn't automatically include a keycap representing me in their buy?

[zirb]

Does it make sense?  Or have I misread what you two described?

It makes sense.
I don't think that too many groupbuy-organizers would include this particular key in their set, but having that special legend available could be fun.

Are you saying that people wouldn't automatically include a keycap representing me in their buy?

[litster]

Right.  We can make the legends, make the legends available for group buy organizers to use.  I don't know how to require GB organizers to include the special key caps, and how to require buyers to buy the special keycap that has someone else's name on it.  

But i am one of the ones who don't understand why anyone would buy that KL|\ keycap from round 3.  I wonder how many of those buyers still have that keycap on a keyboard besides KL himself.

However we can call it RCT Cherry Font all day long.  Like we have been calling moogle kits all day long.  :-)

[mkawa]

as long as there's still money for RCT's donation to pay for F11 and two of the remaining numpad keys...

[RColinTaylor]

as long as there's still money for RCT's donation to pay for F11 and two of the remaining numpad keys...

Well thanks to the world's most annoying opening bid... I mean come on? $100 opener? ****.

Should be fine... Plus, for those noobies in SC2 who check Help a lot F11 should be a no-brainer.

[litster]

Come on guys, let's close this.  Let's love ourselves some SP keycaps with Cherry legends!

[litster]

If this adoption drive effort is successful, we should have you run a Helvetica legend adoption drive.  And we will all come tell you how Comic Sans is better!  :-)