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APL (programming language) keycaps?

Epiclol86
By Epiclol86
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So, i'm interested in doing some code in APL, and as some of you (hopefully) might know, APL uses quite a few weird symbols representing functions and operators (making it quite concise and powerfull, that's why i want to do some lines with it). The problem is, inserting those symbols can be long without a keyboard that is made for it. I was wondering if some of you know where to get maybe some keycaps i could place on my mechanical keyboard? Keyboards made for APL exist, but they are quite expensive, and if i can just use my own keyboard and just change the keycaps, it would be nice...

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Why not just 'do a Taran' and just print out the symbols and paste them over your keyboard's keycaps? (I looked up the symbols for APL, yeah.. those are some weird symbols it used :P )

Otherwise you will probably have to look into custom keycap prints, which is probably pricey.

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18 minutes ago, Minibois said:

Why not just 'do a Taran' and just print out the symbols and paste them over your keyboard's keycaps? (I looked up the symbols for APL, yeah.. those are some weird symbols it used :P )

Otherwise you will probably have to look into custom keycap prints, which is probably pricey.

That's actually not stupid! and probably even better than getting keycaps (and probably quite cheaper!) thanks!

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7 minutes ago, Epiclol86 said:

That's actually not stupid! and probably even better than getting keycaps (and probably quite cheaper!) thanks!

When you do this though, be sure to keep in mind what keys you are putting the new symbols on though. In the 87 macro keyboard video Taran stated that he didn't, but thankfully only had trouble with two of the keys on the keyboard (those keys didn't fit because they are non standard from the other keys on the keyboard. It was the F and J I think, because those usually have a little thing sticking out on them so you can feel them)

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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