Support for Alternative Layouts
This is a summary of how alternative layouts have been supported by kits such as Colevrak and Homing. It is not a discussion of alt layout performance and development, but if that interests you I highly recommend starting with Pascal Getreuer’s A guide to alt keyboard layouts (why, how, which one?). It’s a concise and comprehensive overview with links to some great sites that go deeper. He also has a separate Links about keyboards page. The Keyboard layouts doc he recommends explains layout goals and metrics in detail, summarizing the alt layouts discussed here as well as more than one hundred others. Sculpted-profile The majority of custom keycap sets are sculpted-profile (Cherry, SA, MT3, KAT, etc. - more on profiles generally here) so let’s start there. Because each row has a unique keycap shape, alt layouts require a unique keycap for each legend that moves off its QWERTY row. At first there were two The Dvorak layout was patented in 1936 by August Dvorak & William L....
Apr 23, 2024
Using PPS(Polyphenylene Sulfide), Super Engineering Polymer (High Performance Plastic) for keycap is most bold endevor ever seen.
Ah, sorry. Groupbuy for 200 set's already over(2017. 7. 13.), but sold out in an hour!
(Link: http://www.rantopad.co.kr/goods/goods_view.php?goodsNo=1000000153#detail)
Many support from mech key enthusiasts for this product needed make groupbuy once again.
* Winkeyless set producing's ongoing, delivery will take place later(Maybe October).
Point(Chocolate) keycap Included for groupbuy participant so I'll check out first.
* Looks like Rantokorea has plan Chocolate-colored groupset. (and Blank keycap only this time)
Appearance's looks like PBT so far.
But Grip's no joke.
Much more different.
I made test for Kailh bronze switch but It took miniutes with gloves and Keycap puller and...
* Pay attention for safety, especially with bare hands. It's hard as Aluminium.
(Stands 10 seconds at 260 degree celcious maintaing 40% of flexural strength. Linear expansion curves shows similar to Aluminium. Even direct exposure under sunlight 1 year, 90% of mechanical strength remains... Thanks anyway google)
Back to comparison with GMK keycap.
And... Here's what's in package.
Tough like sandpaper and My nail could not made scratch :)
Yes, I made test at Spacebar.
Three attempt second finger, vertical scratch and here's the picture.
Winkeyless part will arrive later so typing footage will be later but I can say:
We are at the future of Keycap market.