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
Some suggestions however: 1. Add a way to rearrange layers (important) 2. Add a way to remove custom colors 3. Color the default color options accordingly so it's easier to visualize 4. Add a way to download generated sources instead of the compiled binary 5. Add a way to export and import configuration presets 6. Add a way to remove created presets 7. Add a way to select multiple LEDs using a rectangle selection 8. Write up some documentation 9. Maybe encode the hard-coded default LED layer options in the configurator instead of this being a separate thing, which is confusing 10. Add "transparent" LED option (similar to how the layer system works), so only select LEDs are changed from lower layers 11. Add the three missing special keys (n-key rollover toggle etc.) 12. The 3 inner edge LEDs on the right side are vertically inverted: https://i.imgur.com/UEvNHdP.png as you can see I had to invert the order of the colors here to make it actually match the left side after flashing
EDIT: I figured out the bug in the configurator: if you attempt to set a LED on a layer above a layer that you didn't attempt to set a LED on previously (let's say you have LEDs on layer 3, create layer 4 and 5 and then attempt to set LEDs on layer 5 directly) the configurator crashes.