DCX vs DCD vs DCL - Drop’s Keycap Profiles Explained
We’ve covered the basics of keycap profiles before—spherical/cylindrical, sculpted/uniform, etc. One thing that has come up more and more over the years as we’ve expanded our portfolio of offerings here at Drop is the distinction between some of our similar profiles. Specifically, what is the actual difference between DCX, DCD, and DCL? Cylindrical Profiles To recap the previous article on the topic, one of the most basic ways to separate various keycap profiles is by shape (cylindrical, spherical, or flat). DCX, DCD, and DCL are all cylindrical profiles. The most famous cylindrical profile is Cherry profile, as defined by the original manufacturer of the keycaps—Cherry. GMK now owns those tools, and as such, only they can technically claim to produce “Cherry” profile keycaps. Similar keycap profiles are often called Cherry profile colloquially, but are in actuality slightly different. For the sake of not splitting hairs, all of the cylindrical profiles discussed here are...
Apr 9, 2024
Way back when the original Ergodox drop happened, building custom layouts was a fairly laborious and tedious task. As a side project, our most seniorest engineer (@jasper) built the configurator to help make the process more intuitive and a whole lot simpler.
Since then, the site has experienced a number of changes both on the front and back end to increase efficiency and more importantly, security. Because the configurator lived in it's own little world, much of these changes passed over it and left it in a kind of vulnerable state.
So it was decided that the configurator needed to catch up with the rest of the site and was given a much needed reboot. Thanks to the engineering team, the configurator is back online with the same functionality and with an improved front end.
Happy configuring everyone.
https://www.massdrop.com/configurator/ergodox