deskthority

I'm glad to report that all remaining issues have been solved! I compiled and installed xwhatsit's capsense utility. The problem with the repeated keys was not due to the threshold value. I read the manual, and it says that when you set a particular key to be Fn1 on the base layer, you must also set...

pavarotti wrote: ↑

30 Dec 2019, 21:38

Is it possible they mean JIS screwdrivers?

I don't think so. I don't see any markings on the corner that would suggest it's JIS.

Update - the supplier notes that they use Stainless Steel 304 screws I don't believe that. ...and that non-metric screwdrivers will damage the screws. What in the world is a non-metric philips screwdriver? Philips has sizes like 00, 0, 1, 2, 3... 00 and 0 are clearly too small and wiggle too much. ...

The screws on the back are terrible. They are cheap screws made of very soft metal that damage easily, and some have been screwed on so tight that I've damaged them, taking them out. And there is one long screw left that I can't get out no matter how much I tried. My screwdrivers of course have no d...

The Models F with the large spacebars WILL sound and feel different to the ones with regular-sized spacebars. I am not sure why your F77 spacebar feels stiff, No, it's my ibm emr keyboard 2, which has the stiff spacebar. The F77 spacebar feels really good and is almost as good as my F122 spacebar, ...

I successfully removed the tape from the spacebar, and cleaned the leftover glue gunk on the wire stabilizer with rubbing alcohol. It was relatively easy to remove and replace the spacebar. I almost forgot what it originally sounded and felt like with the tape on... but according to my memory, I thi...

I got my keyboard in the mail today. I posted a quick review here:

https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=23204

I just got my keyboard in the mail, so I wanted to do a quick review. The feeling is great. It feels better than my F122. 1- Less force is required to press on the key than my F122. 2- There is less key travel before the click than my F122. 3- It feels more snappy. The keys feel better than any mode...

I was curious about the popularity of certain choices, so I did some counts from the posted stats. enter: - ansi enter 1552 - iso enter 146 - split enter 1 right shift: - full 1011 - hhkb-split 684 - classic-split 4 left shift: - full 1553 - split 146 backspace: - full 1292 - split 407 Each group ad...

While I wait for the remaining dye sub parts to arrive I have time to start testing and mailing out all orders where stock is available (e.g. orders of keyboards with no keys or unprinted keys). I'm confused by this. What I understood earlier, is that getting unprinted keys will not put you ahead o...

Now's the time to recommend default function layers and other xwhatsit configurations! I will be loading the firmware and default configuration file to each keyboard during the QC process. The main issue I have is that since I've ordered an ansi layout, I'd like the regular layer (non-fn) to be exa...

wobbled wrote: ↑

12 Nov 2019, 16:13

I have already gained grey hairs between placing my order and now, waiting a little more wont hurt

The most anticipated keyboard in human history.

Ellipse wrote: ↑

27 Sep 2019, 23:48

The shipping container is packed to the edge!

Have the shipping containers been put on the ship yet? Are they currently moving across the sea? Do you have any kind of online tracking on when they are expected to arrive at their final destination?

The text alignment on some of the keys is clearly off. For example my Q is practically touching the top-left corner. The shift and caps lock keys have their text too high, and not vertically centered. But most of the keys have good enough alignment. And since I rarely look at the keys, I rarely noti...

You mean like these?
https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/FullRGBKeys

The blue legend keys are what I'm actually using on my F122. And yes, they look good.

Humanoid I will probably wrap the boxes in a plastic type gray wrap. No double boxing unless extra large stuff is ordered. The gray wrap will protect it from the sticker and weather. But not from incompetent people who often smash the boxes, especially the corners. I once ordered 3 used laptops fro...

You will put the pictured F77 boxes inside of another box for individual shipment right? I don't like how amazon sometimes slaps a sticker on the main product box, ruining it from the sticker, handling and weather.

What are we going to do about it I guess? We will just wait and in the mail will be a keyboard at some point in time in the future. I guess if you really want to find out, just spend more money to buy the Ellipse book. Well, i for one am loving the drawn-out schedule, ... Uhm.. you misattributed th...

I recommend ~ and ` if we are front printing Esc. Or more precisely, "Esc" goes on the top of the key. The backquote goes on the front left, and the tilde goes on the front right, since we have to press an extra shift to the get tilde. The reason for putting Esc on the top is because it is far more...

Regarding the standard 1.5U model M tab: Unfortunately, we don't have room to add any more 1.5U keys to the printing template... Regarding the non-standard 1.75U ctrl key: We have space for an additional 1.75U in the 'Extras' group. I'll add a 'Ctrl' to it. Is the space for a 1.75U key not usable fo...

How many have are we waiting for them to assemble in total? I see these numbers: June 19, 400 assembled; June 26, 700 assembled, and are moving at 50 per day; June 29, 800 assembled; July 20, half done; At 50 per business day, then by July 20th, that should be about 1550 assembled keyboards. If 1550...

This means that assembly will likely finish in July despite the factory's expectations to finish around the end of June. It's now the end of July. Has the assembly finished? The factory is up to 800 keyboards assembled. We just reached 1700 keyboards ordered! Have they shipped the 800 assembled key...

I would personally prefer the kind of icon that comes with the Model M with the text on the left. I too would prefer that the keys be the same as on a standard Model M, which created the most popular layout. So the "Tab" text must go on the left of the arrows. Preferably 2 arrows. And there should ...

Ellipse wrote: ↑

26 Jun 2019, 23:51

Bluetooth wireless keyboard option?

Are wireless keyboards really that popular? All your keystrokes, private messages, and passwords in the air for others to possibly steal, and a long history of bluetooth security problems...

No requests so far for Thai. I requested Thai in this thread. See page 128 of this thread for more info: I'd love a set of Thai key caps. Using the Thai Kedmanee layout as found on old IBM model M's. They take up all the white keys in the main section of the US ANSI keyboard, except the space bar. ...

Ellipse wrote: ↑

30 Mar 2019, 14:48

Rauha, looks like the current layouts people asked for are UK, Danish, Swedish/Finnish, Norwegian, French, German, and 3 people asked for Swiss French, Swiss German, or Latin American Spanish (one each).

What about Thai?

Yes thanks to Zed the key legend offerings will be expanded! If anyone wants any customized keys that others may also be interested in, now is the time to post your suggestions! The sublimation template sheets have not yet been finalized. I'd love a set of Thai key caps. Using the Thai Kedmanee lay...

Security is only as good as its weakest link. Your weakest link is the Broadcom soc in the raspberry pi. Not the keyboard connected to it. Is there any way I can make a USB keyboard using circuitry so simple that it would be obvious to anyone's examination that no key logger is present? It's not pos...

It was just the flippers that I was curious about. It would be nice if we had the exact makeup posted in this public thread for future reference, in case anybody else ever wants to try to recreate them. See page 2 of this thread: I have sent the flipper off for FTIR testing to finally understand wha...

Did the spectroscopy lab ever get back with the results for the material used in the flipper? I think the last mention regarding this was that the lab lost the flipper. But I didn't see any more news after this.