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Has anyone made a half-decent Tux keycap to replace the ubiquitous Windows key with? I found this 3d-printable one but I can't say I'm crazy about its looks... I mean, look at this:
(To be clear, this is not my keyboard.)
Maybe the way to go is a generic penguin-themed keycap?
I got these Xenia ones printed in an FKCaps order for my keyboard build. https://xenia.efi.pages.gay/#story--146380339052957948
Ah, yes, I had heard of Xenia before! Must say I prefer Tux, myself ๐
Looks like they're out there.
Oh, wow, good find! These look much better than what I'd found so far.
On my keyboards, since they're Mac compatible, I use the looped square cap (AKA the Mac command key) that comes with it. Luckily, they're the same size as the Windows key.
i stopped buying hardware intended for windows a few years back with none of them having a windows key and now it's a nice reminder to me of my "sacrifice" every time i actually do see a windows key. lol
Yes, I have that as a keycap for my keyboard as well... But even less than Microsoft do I want to be associated with Macs, really ๐
It looks out of place as a sculpted key next to keys with printed legends. I think what would be better is a slightly simpler picture of Tux with thicker lines that can be filled in like a normal key legend. Or the lines could be filled in with a different color on the printer, for printers that support that.
But no, i haven't seen any better Tux caps. I also haven't looked, so for all i know they're out there. I could probably throw something together in Blender if people really want this.
I forgot how frustrating Blender's boolean modifiers can be sometimes. I did try but Blender crashed my computer.
I'm about ready to give up on solving this problem that i have no personal stake in, but here's what i was planning to do.
I found suitable caps for MX and Choc V1, though i didn't get around to trying the Choc files.
The SVG i used is based on the flat one here, and my monochome single-object version is here, since i can't upload an SVG in a comment here. It's text but you can copy that into a plain text editor (xed, Notepad, etc.) and save it as an SVG file.
On the custom keyboard i'm designing, my plan is actually to use U+2756 โ as the legend for my super key if i ever put legends on the keys. That key doesn't have a standard symbol but this one works well enough.
Yeah this kind of task is better suited to a CAD program than blender.
I have no Blender skills whatsoever, so if you want to give it a go that'd be grand, of course!
I have looked for other Tux caps, but this was the best one I found.
I don't really know, but I support you in your search!
