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    Modifying certain keyboard keys to help find them for gaming/blindness

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by kneehowguys, Aug 17, 2015.

  1. kneehowguys

    kneehowguys Notebook Evangelist

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    Best solution for tactile tape/attachment to certain keys?

    While gaming it can be useful to be able to find certain specific keys with just touch and not have to look at the keys.

    What is typically done? Can you put a raised letter on a key so you can tell what letter the key is just by feeling it? Sort of like what blind people do with brail but the actual letter itself and not dots.

    I have put some tape on some keys. It has worked alright. But there are some keys very close to those keys I'd like to use a different kind of texture so I can differentiate between the tape and the new keys I'm considering.
     
    kneehowguys, Aug 17, 2015
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  2. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    Sure, you can put tape on the keys. You can also use a knife to cut patterns into the keycap, so you can tell the difference by feel.

    If you're using a mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX switches, then you can easily buy replacement keycaps. You can find keycaps of just about any material and texture.
     
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