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> I have yet to see a physical keyboard The custom keycap business is booming. It shouldn't be too hard to make a batch of physical keyboards and then a softwa

> I have yet to see a physical keyboard The custom keycap business is booming. It shouldn't be too hard to make a batch of physical keyboards and then a software map to support it. There was just a story last month about some guys standardizing the writing for an African language, including getting its own Unicode set finally, and the Microsoft guys helping to to support it.

jarmitage 7y ago
> keycap business is booming If you have any links related to this I would love to read more!
- imglorp 7y ago
  You might find out this world overlaps with gamers and novelty mechanical keyboard people. Check out a search like "mechanical keycaps custom artwork", eg here's one - http://www.maxkeyboard.com/custom-art-icon-or-text-cherry-mx-keycaps.html http://www.maxkeyboard.com/custom-art-icon-or-text-cherry-mx... Maybe give these guys a ring and see if they can recommend who they work with for non-Latin caps: https://mechanicalkeyboards.com https://mechanicalkeyboards.com And also hang out on https://www.reddit.com/r/keyboards https://www.reddit.com/r/keyboards and /mechanicalkeyboards.
- PowerfulWizard 7y ago
  I haven't tried this personally, but these ppl appear to be able to print anything on the keys: https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/ https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/ Some random examples: http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/make/wasd-87-key-arabic-noto-custom-mechanical-keyboard.html http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/make/wasd-87... http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/make/104-key-carnival-cherry-mx-keycap-set.html http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/make/104-key...
  - imglorp 7y ago
    Not the keycap thing, but I can give a +1 to the WASD company. Just bought a CODE model and very happy with their customer attention.
  - blahedo 7y ago
    Can confirm! I'm typing on a WASD keyboard right now that has a custom-printed layout that I designed myself (reflecting some assorted remappings that I'd been doing in software anyway—until I got this it had been almost two decades since my keycaps reflected the actual key layout I was using). You download either a template or a complete graphic, edit it, and reupload it with your order. Super easy, and after accounting for the fact that the keys are mechanical, not even that expensive. (Way more expensive than a commodity keyboard, though.)
- ShteiLoups 7y ago
  The mechanicalkeyboards subreddit is very active, and full of both artisans and information.

jarmitage 7y ago

> keycap business is booming If you have any links related to this I would love to read more!

imglorp 7y ago
You might find out this world overlaps with gamers and novelty mechanical keyboard people. Check out a search like "mechanical keycaps custom artwork", eg here's one - http://www.maxkeyboard.com/custom-art-icon-or-text-cherry-mx-keycaps.html http://www.maxkeyboard.com/custom-art-icon-or-text-cherry-mx... Maybe give these guys a ring and see if they can recommend who they work with for non-Latin caps: https://mechanicalkeyboards.com https://mechanicalkeyboards.com And also hang out on https://www.reddit.com/r/keyboards https://www.reddit.com/r/keyboards and /mechanicalkeyboards.
PowerfulWizard 7y ago
I haven't tried this personally, but these ppl appear to be able to print anything on the keys: https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/ https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/ Some random examples: http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/make/wasd-87-key-arabic-noto-custom-mechanical-keyboard.html http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/make/wasd-87... http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/make/104-key-carnival-cherry-mx-keycap-set.html http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/make/104-key...
- imglorp 7y ago
  Not the keycap thing, but I can give a +1 to the WASD company. Just bought a CODE model and very happy with their customer attention.
- blahedo 7y ago
  Can confirm! I'm typing on a WASD keyboard right now that has a custom-printed layout that I designed myself (reflecting some assorted remappings that I'd been doing in software anyway—until I got this it had been almost two decades since my keycaps reflected the actual key layout I was using). You download either a template or a complete graphic, edit it, and reupload it with your order. Super easy, and after accounting for the fact that the keys are mechanical, not even that expensive. (Way more expensive than a commodity keyboard, though.)
ShteiLoups 7y ago
The mechanicalkeyboards subreddit is very active, and full of both artisans and information.