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Cherry G81-1000/3000 key caps recycling board!

Posted: 09 Jul 2012, 20:45
by 7bit
Just an idea what to do with existing key caps:

Posted: 09 Jul 2012, 22:13
by kint
Sorry I don't get it. To me the only "81" caps in need of recycling are offcenter and stabilized n>1*n>=1 caps. :?:

Posted: 09 Jul 2012, 22:19
by 7bit
It is just an idea to place Cherry key caps from a regular 101/102 key keyboard in a different layout.

Posted: 09 Jul 2012, 22:38
by Findecanor
Some of the keys are made for different rows than you placed them on.
Anyway ... I would place Del next to Backspace. (and I have)
I would also rearrange the function keys into two groups in three columns, like this:

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+----+----+----+
| F1 | F2 | F3 |
+----+----+----+
| F4 | F5 | F6 |
+----+----+----+

+----+----+----+
| F7 | F8 | F9 |
+----+----+----+
| F10| F11| F12|
+----+----+----+


Posted: 09 Jul 2012, 22:42
by 7bit
Findecanor wrote:Some of the keys are made for different rows than you placed them on.
Anyway ... I would place Del next to Backspace. (and I have)
I would also rearrange the function keys into two groups in three columns, like this:

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WGG
GGW
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:-(

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Not a good idea, unless the key caps are all in the same color.

Also, I know they are in wrong rows, but the 'normal' layout is boring.

Posted: 09 Jul 2012, 22:44
by Djuzuh
Won't the profile differences mess everything up?

Posted: 09 Jul 2012, 22:45
by 7bit
Djuzuh wrote:Won't the profile differences mess everything up?
Not much.

On the left, everything is in row 1, the rest is at most one row further down than usual, which should be OK.

Except for Del.