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[IC] Round 5 / profile of modifier keys

Posted: 24 Oct 2013, 22:14
by 7bit
I'm unsure about the modifier keys in the bottom row.

Which profile should they have?

In Round 4 we had row 3 profile.

The options are:

Row 2: this makes them easier to type with the thumb. I use this for my cursor keys for quite some time.
Row 3: modifiers get out of the way (this is the only option for 1.25 units keys)
Row 4: this is what would be considered the correct row, but very bad for thumbs and space bar is still row 3
Row 5: row 1 reversed. Good for keyboard with very high feet at the rear

I tend to got for row 3, as it is the best compromise between all options and looks better next to the space bar.

Posted: 24 Oct 2013, 22:20
by Halvar
Row 3 also looks best if I have to combine 1.25 and 1.0 modifiers. Voted for Row 3

Posted: 24 Oct 2013, 22:25
by rindorbrot
Maybe you should add a picture with the rows, that would make it easier to imagine ;)

Posted: 24 Oct 2013, 22:46
by Muirium
My fondness for 1.25 mods and symmetry demands row 3 (which will surely win) but a little experience with row 2 tells me it feels nice for the arrow cluster.

Posted: 25 Oct 2013, 08:48
by 7bit
OK, it's row 3 for the standard kits.

I will add a kit with row 2 modifiers for 1 and 1.5 units.

Posted: 25 Oct 2013, 08:54
by Elrick
Yep, picked Row 3.

Truth be told as I do very little typing at all, I couldn't care less what you choose SP to make.

As long as it's an SA all up and looks good sitting in a keyboard, what more could you want?

Posted: 25 Oct 2013, 16:51
by daybreak365
I'm honestly fine with the modifiers being Row 3, but is it possible to have Backspace be in Row 1?

Posted: 25 Oct 2013, 16:53
by Muirium
+1 to that. What else besides 1u keys can be done in row 1 SA?

Posted: 25 Oct 2013, 18:52
by 7bit
1, 1.5, 1.75 and 2.

Posted: 25 Oct 2013, 19:01
by Muirium
<Looks at 1.75u backspace on his XT and nods in approval.>

Posted: 22 Nov 2013, 14:20
by Halvar
It seems that there actually is a row 4 mold for 1.25u keys:

Image

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=456 ... msg1114332

I would have voted for row 4 instead of row 3 if I had known this, but I might be the only one. Can we maybe add a basic modifier pack for these in row 4 (Ctrl/Super/Alt/AltGr/Super/Meta/Ctrl)?

Posted: 22 Nov 2013, 14:32
by 7bit
They are only available in matte, not semi-matte top surface.
:roll:

Posted: 22 Nov 2013, 14:39
by Halvar
Oh, I see, thanks. Nobody wants that in a Honeywell set of course. :)