Keymap wizardry: Typing out the Harry Potter saga
Typing out all the Harry Potter books would be crazy, right? What would be the point? Seems like a weird flex even by keyboard enthusiast standards. Yep, that's right. Typing it out once makes no sense. That's why I'm going to type out the books a few million times! For the benefit of humanity and especially of you, fellow keymap wizards. This is a demonstration of the power of alternative/custom layouts. Given the huge extent of this topic, we can barely scratch the surface here so consider this write-up a mere teaser. Imagine you are an aspiring writer with a brilliant idea, just about to start typing out your magnum opus, staring at a yet empty document on your screen. Cursor blinking, annoying orphan relatives locked up in the cupboard under the stairs. Your story, about a young boy who ends up saving the world, is quite complete. You "just" have to type out heaps of your manuscripts and notes: about 6.5 million keystrokes. Everything is prepared for the...
Jun 4, 2024
Most flattering photo I could take of it:
Some possible improvements:
1) The fog effect is only quite noticeable with a light underneath it, and even then, it looks sparse, unlike in the description page. With the naked eye, you'll have to look closely to see the mist. It somehow looks better photographed, so expect very thin and wispy mists with the real thing. A possible improvement would be a variation in mist thickness/texture. A little thicker here, and little bit thinner there. Invokes a sense of mystery. Will definitely look more interesting.
2) In the first picture, the lower left side of the keycap, where the wood juts out of the white resin jarringly. Will be better if some of that thick fog covering the trees can be applied there to cover the abrupt manner in which the wood juts out there. Kinda spoils the look, looking as if the jagged rocks are jutting out of a lake of milk instead of a bed of fog. The empty white resin parts are actually where light will be able to shine through with a backlight, but they could be made more interesting. As is, these parts look a little empty, and jarring.
Otherwise, I'm rather liking mine. Haven't had a chance to stick it on a back-lit MX keyboard (that's a Logitech G Pro in the background with Romer-G switches.. hey it's not bad!), but I may update with more pictures when I can.