Re: Where get tactile keytop sticker for keyboard

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Posted by Cicero on April 12, 2009, 4:09 pm

On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:39:01 +0100, Trev wrote:

> I have some custom functions assigned to some keys on my keyboard. I want
> to mark those keys so I don't have to look down and confirm I'm pressing
> the correct key.
>
> I figured I'd stick some blobs with a different feeling on those keys but
> that wasn't very successful. Then I figured I could to use a few braille
> keytop stickers for those keys.
>
> WOW! The price for those braille stickers is so high!!! I'm in the UK and
> get hits like this one which costs about 20 pounds sterling (almost 30
> dollars)!! That's just gouging.
>
> http://www.adapt-it.org.uk/products/braille-keytop-stickers.asp
>
> If I had to pay those crazy prices it would be cheaper to buy another
> keyboard, take the key caps, bash some dents from the inside with a hammer
> & nail, and put them on my keyboard. Only trouble is I need to mess about
> matching the key caps.
>
> It's got to be easier to get some cheap "bumpy stickers". Where can I get
> these from in the UK without paying ridiculous prices.

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Depending on how many you need you could use shirt buttons filed to
different shapes and attached with a cheap glue gun.

Cic.
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Posted by GB on April 15, 2009, 3:49 pm

> Depending on how many you need you could use shirt buttons filed to
> different shapes and attached with a cheap glue gun.

Or just globs of glue or silicone.

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