How do you do per-key RGB lighting on a Shift V2?
I saw the online configurator that lets you do this on the Shift V1, where it spits out a compiled firmware file to flash. The V2 doesn't seem to have this function in the Windows configurator, though. I can't imagine the answer here is "you're going to have to manually write the hex for every key in QMK, compile it, and flash that".
Apr 18, 2024
I can't think of any serious devices that have used mini-USB in years. I don't think I own any such devices anymore and have long ago gotten rid of those cables. Whereas I have a crapton of mini-USB cables and have started getting USB-C now as well due to my phone. Either of those cables are plentiful for myself and I'd assume most users. I don't want to have to carry a single-use cable for a kb and if something happened to it or was lost/forgotten, I doubt I would even be able to borrow one from a friend nowadays. Really any devices I purchase going forward I'd rather have future proof and come with USB-C as that is the way both the PC and Mac ecosystems are going. Unfortunately there are very slim pickings when it comes to ergo MK, even more so at 60%.
As someone who recently got into MK, the standardization on mini-USB baffles me. Is there even a good reason they have refused to adopt micro-USB? At least the Poker's newest iteration uses a USB-C cable now. Bad example I know, the Poker is barely used in the MK community and not well-respected or frequently recommended or anything. But hey, what can I say.
Bluetooth would be even better, but I realize that comes with additional complexity as well as having to have a battery pack, but the Anne Pro has done it pretty well and cheaply I think. And they even managed to use a micro-USB port for charging and corded use. Heretics!
How about you "please elaborate" on how micro-USB is superior other than nostalgia and some elitist MK bullsh!t.
The standardisation on mini usb is because connector type has no effect on 99% of people. It's like refusing to buy a house because the the doors use the wrong variety of wood, despite being painted over.
You make a lot of valid points, and I don't know if its absence necessarily justifies rejecting a keyboard, but i can understand it, more so than the decision to include mini in a 2017 premium product, which is mystifying.
A keyboard, especially one this expensive, better last for years and years and I don't want to be stuck carrying a mini USB cable around all that time, thanks. Bringing up cost of C versus mini when the board costs $180 is just silly too. I doubt it would add more than a dollar or so to the cost. I don't remember it significantly increasing the cost of the new Poker, yet it managed to include C.
This probably won't help those with the advanced dementia, but for those interested folks:
mini-USB https://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media/products/gallery_large/UMUSBOTG8IN.B.jpg
micro-USB https://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media/products/gallery_large/UMUSBOTG8IN.C.jpg
Your argument boils down to "get off my lawn"/"it's inconvenient for me" which, IMO, aren't terribly good reasons to continue sticking with an old, out-dated standard. Perhaps these should come with PS/2, serial, or even good ol' AT connectors instead? =)