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Custom Keycaps Giveaway (FK) (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by fkcaps to c/ergomechkeyboards
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To celebrate the launch of c/emk on Lemmy, we have decided to give away a custom keycaps set to the new community's members!

How to participate?

  • Create your dream custom keycap set on fkcaps.com/custom (any profile/layout is allowed)
  • At the very last step called "Summary", click "Save for later" (or buy it, you'll be refunded if you win)
  • Copy the 6 characters code given, and paste it in a (top level) comment below

🚀 LET'S GO!

Requirements

  • Be a Lemmy community member
  • Have an account on FK (you will be prompted for your email when "saving for later")

We are looking forward to see the custom sets you'll come up with! If you have any questions or comments, let us know!

FAQ

  • How will you pick the winner?

We'll use an online randomizer altogether with obosob (community mod). First code pulled wins!

  • Can I make any layout or does it have to be ergo?

Any layout is can win this giveaway, but you know where our heart is!

  • Which keycap profile is allowed?

All keycap profiles are allowed. We currently have DSA, MDA, Cherry and MBK. If you have profile requests, submit a feature request

  • How many keys can I include in my custom layout?

There is no hard limit, but for the sake of it, let's say 200 keys max 😉

Winner

Congrats to @[email protected] your set has been drawn and will be sent to you for free! I have also sent coupons to all other participants, I hope you have enjoyed testing the app as much as I did enjoy looking at your sets!

FYI I did the draw and sent a video to OBOSOB (mod of this sub) to show it's been done in good faith!

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[–] WhatASave 2 points 2 years ago

This is awesome! What a good way to get a community going as well :)

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[–] choas 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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(I couldn’t find the possibility to rotate 1.5u keycaps by 90 degrees ... and realized I need to rotate the image ... added a feature request)

[–] fkcaps 3 points 2 years ago

rotating keys is a big feature request, and we've added the "rotate" legend capabilities very recently to circumvent the issue (temporarily). we'll get there, and thanks for submitting that feature request!

[–] greo 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks for doing this! Is this the first official giveaway done on Lemmy? 8BVPXPN

[–] fkcaps 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

hah I don't know, for this community it probably is!

FYI you pasted the code wrong (it's 7 characters long), I looked it up and it is actually 8BVXPN

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[–] muppetjones 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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Looks great! I wish there was a little more customization available: I use Colemak DH, and I would prefer icons instead of full "backspace" on a 1u.

[–] fkcaps 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks!

You may have missed a few options then, at the "Legends" step. You can:

  • click on keys to edit its text label (and also add text/icons or even custom SVG by clicking "vector")
  • drag and drop icons from common icon libraries, from the "Icons" tab on the left panel

To edit your set to make those changes:

  • Go to your creations using this link, or by clicking the user icon in the top right
  • Click the set you want to edit
  • Click the "customize" button

Note that it won't actually "edit" it, but create a new one. So you have to complete the process until "save for later", and update your code in your first comment :)

[–] choas 2 points 2 years ago

Unicode chars should also work, if the font supports it. I've tested U+232B (Erase To The Left) with Everson Mono.

[–] hewsontran 2 points 2 years ago

PQBZPA - this is awesome! Best of luck to everyone

[–] R4_Unit 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I notice all the 1.5u choc caps are out. I assume there is no way to make those for the giveaway?

[–] fkcaps 3 points 2 years ago

Oh there was actually some confusion in the software with convex/concave options, thanks for pointing it out, I have fixed it now!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

You have a really good layout editor!

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[–] Hazel 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The customizer service is top notch! I love the set that I got. Good luck everyone!

[–] fkcaps 2 points 2 years ago

nice to see you here man (of course you are!) and thanks for the kind words!! 🥰

[–] PicketyStickety 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

YH4R3P - Thanks for the drawing! Love the idea of being able to customize keycaps to this extent. Finding keycaps is a huge problem for ergo keyboards. Especially with custom layouts and non-qwerty layouts. Great job!

[–] fkcaps 2 points 2 years ago

Thank you for the kind words! I have been on that path and that's the reason it all got started, I'm glad you are enjoying it today!

[–] Waruiiko 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Thank you! :3

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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[–] hail 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

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Too bad there's no keycap support for the Keychron K2's layout... Oh well, sick giveaway and cool site/keycap builder!

Best of luck to anyone entering!

edit: Never used a DSA profile but it does support the K2's layout on DSA. Tossed a code in that I made while playing around with the customizer tool.

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[–] Lemth 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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My layout for my Lily58, currently have a mishmash of keys that don't even let the RGB through...

[–] fkcaps 2 points 2 years ago

I'll be crossing my fingers for you then!

[–] imlit 1 points 2 years ago

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[–] hnrq 1 points 2 years ago

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[–] confusedandlostcow 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

M59WZQ - Thanks!

[–] kr2 1 points 2 years ago

I just bought a Planck split 40 and this site seems to be exactly what i'm looking for in terms of keycaps.

Here's my code: 3JBWJV

Thanks in advance!

[–] Bubbleology 1 points 2 years ago

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[–] WindowDump 1 points 2 years ago

6HJKM5 for a Corne/lius Colemak DH set. I love that you have MDA and Trashcons available!

[–] Acidfaiya 1 points 2 years ago

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Nice editor!

[–] yingeling 1 points 2 years ago

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It has been a while since I visited the website, it's nice that there are more profiles to choose from now.

[–] WandersFar 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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Will you be offering more colors?

Also, if you could somehow link up with Keyboard Layout Editor, that would be really cool!

[–] fkcaps 2 points 2 years ago

KLE link is a feature that's been requested yes it's in the list thanks!

You may upvote it here: https://fkcaps.com/custom/support (I just added it)

Regarding colors, yes but it's a logistics issue at this point, we basically need to order a lot of keycaps to have enough color options

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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thanks guys this is an awesome idea. Also, love the layout configurator!

[–] SimonTheDigger 1 points 2 years ago

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Love me keyboard, love me keycaps, love me mates, simple as

[–] axolotling 1 points 2 years ago

TBFYAS

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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I disabled like half of the keys on my moonlander and I'd like some blank keycaps for that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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Thanks a lot!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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Thanks for doing this!

[–] j6n 1 points 2 years ago

1FYNC2 - I am building my first handwired keyboard and these keycaps would be perfect for the project!

[–] corvett 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Edit: KDN1LT - I've edited it some - this has been fun, and thank you guys for doing this! ~~Prior code T4S37Q~~

[–] anaumann 1 points 2 years ago

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Keycaps for a gaming split keyboard for League of Legends / TFT sessions with my brother.

[–] sushilbansal 1 points 2 years ago

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[–] llpamies 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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Thank you !

[–] llpamies 1 points 2 years ago

Are you considering to give a discount to the many of us who might not win the giveaway? 😉

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