Support for Alternative Layouts
This is a summary of how alternative layouts have been supported by kits such as Colevrak and Homing. It is not a discussion of alt layout performance and development, but if that interests you I highly recommend starting with Pascal Getreuer’s A guide to alt keyboard layouts (why, how, which one?). It’s a concise and comprehensive overview with links to some great sites that go deeper. He also has a separate Links about keyboards page. The Keyboard layouts doc he recommends explains layout goals and metrics in detail, summarizing the alt layouts discussed here as well as more than one hundred others. Sculpted-profile The majority of custom keycap sets are sculpted-profile (Cherry, SA, MT3, KAT, etc. - more on profiles generally here) so let’s start there. Because each row has a unique keycap shape, alt layouts require a unique keycap for each legend that moves off its QWERTY row. At first there were two The Dvorak layout was patented in 1936 by August Dvorak & William L....
Apr 23, 2024
We have an update on the production status of the Massdrop x MiTo GMK Laser Custom Keycap Set. MiTo has received the latest samples of the alpha colors and the color scheme is not matching what he envisioned. We wanted to give everyone a heads up that this delay in color confirmation may cause a delay in our estimated ship date.
MiTo knows there are very high expectations for the Laser set, and he wants to make sure the colors are up to the standards of the community. Because of this, MiTo (located in Brazil) is on his way to Germany to confirm the alpha colors in person. New techniques and color matching procedures are taking place right now, in order to ensure an exact match to his vision and the product designed.
Once the finalized colors are up to the standards we are all used to, MiTo will go ahead and authorize manufacturing.
We’ll provide an update in late April with the latest information.
Not sure if it is my monitor or is it just me but I think the first photo looks good, at least the best of the bunch. The purple contrast with the alpha and modifier, with the hot pink accent. Not trying to say which is the "right" colour, just my opinion.
Yes, as Yanbo clearly said the only color off is the alphas.
> Or was the problem that before the GB starts Mito received a set of correct samples and now GMK is producing another samples that did not match the original samples pallet?
Not the case, don't even know how you came up with this read.
> Not sure if it is my monitor or is it just me but I think the first photo looks good, at least the best of the bunch.
Yup, however in real life the alphas are off and we will perfect it.
I came up with that conclusion because I thought that you already have at hand a "correct" colour samples because of the comment on the colour chip for the artisan which I assumed was also made by GMK.
Well... This was not exactly the focus of the point I am trying to bring. It was that there needs to be a caption on the photo if not I am interpreting that the first photo was the initial samples, the correct samples(the one you sent to artisan), and the others are the samples you are getting now which does not match the "original" samples(the first photo).
And so far I do indeed, for all colors but alphas.
> I am interpreting that the first photo was the initial samples, the correct samples(the one you sent to artisan), and the others are the samples you are getting now which does not match the "original" samples(the first photo).
I understand your interpretation but it's incorrect. The photos aren't presented in any particular order, it doesn't make sense to label them either because these pics are just arrangements to display that we have multiple samples on hand and I'm not happy with the alphas in particular.
As for your concern regarding artisans, I didn't send wrong/unconfirmed colors to partners at any given moment. We don't even have alpha colored artisans to begin with and as far as I know each one of the artists matched colors to mods and accents to the best of their respective abilities. Hope you understand!
ALPHAS - PENDING, nobody ever received those MODS - CONFIRMED, even sent some to partners ACCENTS - CONFIRMED, even sent some to partners
Regardless of the confusion, it's clear that being there in person will allow a much quicker feedback loop in selecting the right colors to achieve the vision. Thanks MiTO for making certain that you're delivering on the vision you aimed for and sold to us.