Hey everyone, I've got some proposed changes I'd like to make but I'd like any and all feedback I can get before I make a decision.
I feel like I should explain a few things first. During the process of designing this set my philosophy has changed quite a bit, initially I wanted it to be a cheap set that covered a few unique layouts, now I want this set to cover as many layouts as possible and as long as the price isn't too high that's fine. When I finalised the renders I truly was happy with them, but as time went on I noticed small problems I had with it and wanted to add more keys but I didn't want to increase the price for fear of alienating potential buyers. My solution for this was to hope that we'd hit 250 orders and be able to add keys for free, but after some discussion with Sherryton I decided that I don't want to rely on this to have the set I want so I'd like to make the following changes:
Proposed WoB changes:
- Remove Blanks
- Remove LED keys
- Remove R2 'Pg Up'
- Change R3 'Pg Dn' to 'Home'
- Add R4 2x 1u and 2x 1.25u diamond keys
- Add full 1800 support, including R5 '0 Ins'
- Add full R4 WKL support, including win98 winkeys
- Add 6u spacebar
- Add 1x 1u 'Ctrl' and 'Alt'
- Add R4 1.25u 'Fn'
Proposed Magenta changes:
- Remove Blanks
- Change Winkeys into diamond keys
- Add R4 1.25u 'Fn'
Here are keyboard-layout-editor renders of the set with the proposed changes:
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The magenta sets price will remain pretty much the same, but the white on black set will be a bit more expensive, roughly ~$10-12 more. I feel like the changes are well worth the increase in cost, as they make the set more flexible in terms of layouts supported and legend options offered, but I want to hear your feedback on this before I commit the changes.
Cheers!