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
Hi there, and welcome to Serika's talk page. Serika is my latest project, a Cherry Profile beige and yellow keycap set that I hope you'll like. Enjoy!
Proposed kits
CORE
Composed by 150 keycaps, this kit is the starting point for everyone, and provides great coverage for many boards including Nemo, Uniqey’s C70, Leopold’s FC660 & FC980, TADA68, 96-key layouts, as well as winkeyless boards. All of them in both ANSI and UK ISO layouts. The Core kit already comes with 2.25U, and 1.75U SHIFT keys. One 7.00U and two 6.00U spacebars (one with a centered stem and the other one with an off-centered one) have also been included. Both scooped and barred F & J keys are included on this kit. These doubleshot keycaps feature Latin and Japanese legends. Unlike previous sets, Serika’s Hiragana will have secondary Japanese legends (you can spot some of them on the number row).
The core kit will come in a tray, with this custom packaging.
40S
This add-on kit covers 40% keyboard layouts such as the Minivan, Minorca, Sebright, JD40, and Planck (both in MIT and GRID layout). 40s comes with many accent keys as well as 1.00U and 2.00U convex keycaps.
MICONS
This add-on kit features a minimalistic set of doubleshot modifiers designed by MiTo. It provides enough keycaps to cover 60% and 65% boards, including the C70 both in ANSI and ISO layouts.
GEOMETRIES
Here it is, the novelty kit! It features a set of geometric designs with impossible geometries. The set also includes a Massdrop and Uniqey keycap.
ERGODOX
The Ergodox kit provides a set of blank keycaps and alphas that allow you to cover and Ergodox layout. The kit includes six R2/3 2.00U keycaps.
SPACEBARS
This kit consists of a set of dark grey spacebars (Serika's accent color) including 1.00U and 2.00U convex keycaps; R4 1.25U, 1.75U, 2.25U and 2.75U keycaps; and 6.00U off-centerered & centered stem, plus 6.25U and 7.00U spacebars.
Gallery
Nemo by Zambumon
Tokyo60 by Tokyocoffeenerd
M65-A by RAMA
C70 by Uniqey
Untitled TKL by Zambumon
Untitled 96 key by Zambumon
Technical Specs
- Original Cherry Corp profile (1-2-3-4-4)
- High quality doubleshot thick ABS keycaps. With 1.5mm ABS plastic and doubleshot legends that will never fade.
- MX Stem compatible.
- Made in Germany by GMK electronic design GmbH
- Compatible with many layouts including Planck, Minivan, Minorca, Sebright, Nemo, Tokyo60, Uniqey C70, FC660, FC980, Duck Lightsaver, HHKB, WKL, 65%, 75%, TX-CP, Thesiscamper’s Kira, Planck, Ergodox, and more!
Got any doubts? Check Serika's FAQ: zambumon.com/2018/02/05/serika-faq/Support this project www.massdrop.com/vote/GMK-Serika?mode=guest_open
Renders, packaging & novelties by Zambumon