What is SpaceFN and why you should give it a try
The SpaceFN concept - setting up your space key as a layer switch when held - is probably one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby. Let me explain how it works. My SpaceFN article on kbd.news made some rounds recently - quite surprisingly given the age of this concept. This piece you're reading is a condensed version of the full post. If you're left with unanswered questions, you'll most likely find the info you're looking for in the original write-up. On my imaginary top list of the most useful keyboard features, tweaks and hacks, SpaceFN would deserve a podium finish for sure. But what makes it so special? In short: SpaceFN is easy to implement, easy to learn, costs nothing, can be used with any keyboard, and can improve your productivity instantly. I will list its benefits below, but can state right at this point that the SpaceFN concept, setting up your space key as a layer switch when held, is clearly one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby....
Apr 30, 2024
We haven't received it yet so the only thing people can be are "skeptical" "anxious" "worried" etc.
This keycap set wasnt cheap at all so im guessing the quality should be pretty good for that price point.
Also, I'd like to point out that expensive != better.
Personally, I loved the look of these keycaps when I joined this drop - but I also didn't realize how pixelated the design looks on backlit switches. Will I still like them? Probably - but I still have serious regret, because I think of the other keycap sets I could've chosen to spend my money on instead that were around the same price, with better color/image quality and MUCH faster shipping time. I will like these, but I will not love them - and I certainly won't like them to the tune of $60 (drop) - $100 (elsewhere).
I'm not "skeptical" about my purchase, and I'm certainly not "worried": I legitimately regret making this purchase, even if I'm not holding onto the product yet.
I'm at least going to give them a try, we'll see.
They're not as pixelated as I feared they'd be - still blurry, but it comes off as pleasant instead of low quality for the most part.
Texture is excellent.
This set also appears to be thicker than the blue galaxy caps, so there's less shine through. I think they actually look quite nice overall, and they're better than I expected.
Except... the legends. The numrow 2 is higher than the others. Not by much on this side (the numrow legends get slightly lower toward the right, but it's gradual enough that I can pretend it's not), but enough to annoy if I'm paying attention/don't have the backlights on.