A slightly different approach. All function layer keys other than the alphas.
Posted Feb 27, 2015, 11:52 PM UTC
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Damn that Dolch is always sexy
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And esc I guess.
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It's... It's perfect.
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Stop, my penis can only get so erect!
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Interesting! Why did you choose to do that the way you did?
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I need to commit to touch typing special characters in the number row. I'm right about 80% of the time but the other 20% is what bothers me. I also just wanted to do something a bit different than every other 60% DSA Dolce.
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I should probably learn where the special characters are. My version of touch typing them is mashing each number key and backspace until I eventually get it right. Finding '&' usually takes a while (hey it only took me 2 that time!).
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I am confused. Elaborate please?
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Kind of a precursor to using blanks. Just a way to force myself to better touch type the special characters in the the number row. Also, every other 60% with DSA Dolch looks about the same so I wanted to do something a bit different.
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Ahh I understand! Nice!
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Wow, Very cool idea! I'm gonna try thatout.
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Where did you bought the Pumpkin ESC key? I'm in need for one!
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Mass drop a few months ago. Here's a [better shot] (http://imgur.com/vxMvpPq).
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Oh wow! That's really ugh! Jealous!
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Matt3o (who designed the cap) kindly has them up on Shapeways here.
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I didn't know these were still available. Isn't this even cheaper than they were on massdrop? That matte black steel is pretty tempting.
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I really like the key layout. I honestly feel this could become a standard.
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But what about the numbers and punctuation? I use = & + & @ all the time.
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You just have to learn where they are. It is not ike they are gone just because he replaced the caps.
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I say we take it one step further, for the sake of muh minimalism. Eliminate qwer etc to make an even smaller keyboard.
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This is really cool! I'd dig using this kind of layout but to be honest i need the shift+number symbols on the side of those function keys.
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What keyboard is this?
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Poker II with clears.
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Thanks. It's beautiful.
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Nice! I actually thought about doing the same but I didn't have any "legended" DSA keycaps. You forgot Print Screen and Insert ;)
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I actually tried that first and also used the up, down, left right keys instead of wasd but I liked the way it looked better with all the alphas.
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To DSA or to DCS...
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is thisa standard layout? I've been wondering what layout these tiny keyboards have when they're missing the function key row
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I have caps lock as function and Windows key is caps lock. Other than that it's standard layout with the stuff I've put on the programming layer.
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It's standard key sizes if that's what you're asking.
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Dat dolch, anyone know why the set is 30$ more than when it was posted around here ~5 months ago?
You can read the story about the first run of DSA Dolch caps here, http://keypuller.com/dsa-dolch-replica/
I'm guessing now they are doing smaller runs and the caps are in demand so they charge more.
Laaame. Thanks for the information.
Holy shit I just realized Dolch is ABS, sure it looks great but I'm amazed so many people are willing to compromise at that price point.
It really comes down to preference, I don't think the widely perceived PBT > ABS is totally true...
In my experience high quality ABS sets are just as nice as good PBT sets, the only difference being the difference in shine time with heavy usage. The feel of nice ABS to me is better than PBT sets.
edit: SP DSA is also pretty nicely textured, even the ABS ones feel nice.
I think shine time with heavy usage is the main thing people are concerned about when they mention something being in ABS. I don't know about other people, but when I'm spending like $70usd on a keycap set, I'd like it to not shine as long as possible. Obviously PBT isn't going to last forever either, just something to keep in mind. I don't feel worried using my granite set every day because it will take a while to shine, but a dolch set like this I would think twice about putting on my daily driver.
What's wrong with the shine? I have an old ALPS board that has ABS doubleshot caps, and I rather like the feel of the smooth keys.
Admittedly I don't have much exposure to anything that would be considered a "quality" ABS set so I'm willing to entertain that some of them are comparable to PBT sets.
Yeah, IMHO you have to try SP SA and GMK, I've really enjoyed both. They're just so chunky and have a little more give compared to PBT, less hollow sounding. Different density.
Agreed on all points.
My experience so far is that stock Varmillo and Poker PBT are significantly better than stock Das ABS.
It is true. I have both Dolch (ABS) and Granite (PBT), and the Granite set feels inherently better. PBT always feels dry and smooth, while ABS feels a bit greasy and sticky after using it for a bit, no matter how much you clean it or clean your hands.
Lol once again you can't just say "it's true," it's just your opinion. What the fuck is inherently better?
They got the style cornered. Just wait until the Asians figure it out.
I thought the only reason they were ABS is that it wasn't possible to do double-shot PBT for the Dolch colours?
Is the Dolch available again somewhere?
OMG! Found it! http://keyshop.pimpmykeyboard.com/products/full-keysets/dsa-dolch-set-base-set-110-total-keys