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tinycuffs t1_j9nds3u wrote

Reply to comment by donniedenier in Built my dad a keyboard for his birthday. going to have to go back to square one [comments] by donniedenier

I’m kind of confused, it didn’t even come with the right key caps, or it didn’t come with key caps at all and you’re having trouble finding the right ones?

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donniedenier OP t1_j9ojw7r wrote

it didn’t come with any keycaps at all and the keycaps i ordered didn’t come with some of the keys advertised. the listing said it had a 1U shift key yet i didn’t get one with the set. and they just feel cheap.

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ReaperofFish t1_j9prtzl wrote

For a 60%, I really feel you are better off just doing a standard layout, maybe splitting the right shift.

You can setup tapdance in QMK so the bottom right modifier keys do a arrows on a tap, and modifier on a press and hold. Then no weird cap sizes are needed, and you get the same benefits.

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donniedenier OP t1_j9r8bvs wrote

if it were my own keyboard, sure. but i’m giving this to my very old school dad and i need to keep it as simple as possible. this was the only reasonably priced wood kit i could find.

i ordered another keycap set that’ll work with this. pretty perfect too, i got it super clearanced because it has a russian legend and that’s exactly what my dad needs. i actually accidentally found it today even though i specifically searched for that before. i was already preparing myself for my dad to cover it in stickers.

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