Are you on the old or new version of the Glorious Windows app?

@IOSam I'm assuming new? In the meantime I use QMK to bind my keys but I'm very new to it so I wasn't able to adjust the slider or anything so I'd love to be able to just use the normal software

Even better! The difference of the regular Jades and the Pros are minor, but it doesn't hurt to get the updated design, right? 🤷‍♂️

Thank you my friend! That's how we like to do things around here! ;) It's been a while since I posted a video, but I'll be back home soon... So, this channel's work shall continue 🙌

Thanks my friend!!! So nice to read about your journey in this hobby! I have so much new content yet to bring to this channel, but couldn't do it since August of last year (I spent the last few months out of the country). I'll be back next month and (after a small studio makeover) I hope to resume my work on this channel ASAP! See you around here soon! ⏳

The three spray products I used in this video were Rust-Oleum Flat Gray Primer, SEM Products Ez Coat Field Drab and Rust-Oleum Satin Clear. You can check the links for each one of them on my website here: www.iosamfranco.com/post/zeal-clickiez

Thank you my friend!!!

I definitely will (I have most of it already shot for a while now)!! But because I'm spending most of this year travelling, I'll only be able to resume my video production work later this year. But I have a ton of vintage (and vintage style) keyboard content waiting in the pipeline...

Yeah… Unfortunately, 7U spacebars are (still) the domain of custom keyboards… From all the HE gaming production keyboards that came out this year so far, I don’t recall seeing one with the option for a 7U spacebar (other than the custom Cycle8 with Rakka PCB, but which is larger than a 75% though). The upcoming Wooting 80HE and Keychron K2 HE, also come with 6.25U spacebar, and not even KBDFans’ Takka60 HE PCB gives you the 7U option. But I’m sure a 65 or 75% custom board with a Rakka HE PCB option is just around the corner… Hall Effect technology is taking over the keyboards world, and that will be no different in the custom segment. And considering how popular 65 and 75% boards are these days, I’ll be surprised if we don’t see a good HE custom board in those layouts (including a 7U spacebar) being released soon.

Hehe... You'd be right about that! :) It took me literally months to produce this video in the end of 2020.

I know... Maybe too detailed! 😆 But that's how we roll around here!

Yes for the solder PCB (that accommodates both ISO and ANSI). For the hotswaps (both wired and wireless), they offer ISO only versions (you have to chose either ISO or ANSI). And the Rakka is ANSI only.

@@IOSam oh alright thanks. Would you know of any keyboards with HE pcb that supports ISO?

@@morgan3625The Wooting 60HE is available in ISO version, as well as the upcoming 80HE.

Thank you Maroun! (and nice to see you back here!)

I hope Rakka comes around to produce a Cycle7 HE PCB... TKD sold a boatload of C7s, so it could be a good business for Rakka (depending on how good the demand was for their HE kit for the Cycle8).

Hehe... Not the keyboard Mafia, but my 'daytime job Mafia' instead... :P

True... I mean, the "trauma" was real a few years back, when every pre-built keyboard came with crappy plate stabs on it. But things have improved tremendously lately, especially in the aftermarket where you can now get plate mounted stabs that are on the same level of good PCB mounted ones. I have to say I am impressed with the ones that came in the Rakka kit. Really good stuff!

Just saw another comment here about it... That was fast, eh? XD

Hehe...thanks man!! I had been missing the "crunch" of editing videos under tight deadlines!! 😅

AS400 for the win!

As soon as I saw the terminal I knew he was talking about the fn key

Ivan the great!!! Always nice to see you here in the comments section my good sir!!

What do you mean? There is no such thing as climbing out of this rabbit hole... 🤣

@@IOSam fr, I thought I got out of it but I fell back in haha

Thank you for being here Esra!!! I guess our timing is in sync, eh? :)

Thank you so much!!! Nice to be back in the KZbin trenches my friend!

Always welcome my friend!! And thanks for stopping by!

Thank you!! I missed this place! :)

I was surprised to find out as well... Since it was not documented. They designed it in a way that the switch goes sideways.

Man that was fast! 😂

@@IOSam And he's just by himself, the mad lad!

Hey Esra! I'm still here! And by coincidence or not, after this long hiatus, I have a new video dropping here in the channel tomorrow... ;)⌛

@@IOSam Yay! That is a wonderful coincidence!

Thank you for the sub my friend!!! Can't wait to resume making more videos like this here in the channel (will be back soon)!

Thank you Sir!!! It seems that Razer's new "snap tap" feature on their Huntsman Pro Mini V3 (which shares exactly the same case, switches and keycaps as the V1) will bring a lot more people back to this model (and to this modding tutorial! :). And yeah, while I like clicky switches myself, I usually only use them for typing when I'm in a more "vintage keyboard" mood. But for most of the time, when gaming or typing in the office, liner or non-clicky tactiles is the way to go.

Glad to read this my friend! 👊😎

There should have been one (I have countless hours of footage of custom cable making of all types)... But for some reason I never got around to edit and post it. I guess I should still revisit this topic in 2024 (after most of the hype about custom cables seem to have died down). If for nothing else it would make for a much more grounded video on the subject nowadays.

Thank you!!! And while both the RK96 and the K98 are hot swappable, they are only compatible with regular height MX style switches. So the Nuphy Wisteria, which is half-height (low profile) won't fit on neither keyboard. You'll only be able to use those switches in other boards that are designed to be used with half-height switches as well.

@@IOSam Ok, Thanks for the info Sam.

You have basically described my feelings about this keyboard: this was the perfect "gateway drug" for so many mechanical keyboard enthusiasts in the last 3 years! And the fact that Glorious shipped this thing so undercooked, gave people the perfect reason to get into upgrades and mods (which is where the real fun is within this hobby! :). So, I totally agree with you the the GMMK Pro has secured its honorable place in the history of the mechanical keyboards "renascence" of the last few years! It was the first relatively affordable heavy metal mech that was widely available, and highly "moddable"! Which, in turn, inspired hordes of factories around the world to start making cheaper mechanical keyboards. This hobby probably wouldn't be where it is today without the GMMK Pro!

8bitdo seems to be killing it right now with their retro inspired boards. I keep seeing people raving about them on Reddit. As for “building your own keyboard” in 2024, it seems it is as optional as ever (as far as practical reasons go). Production keyboards are 1000X better today than they were just 3 or 4 years ago! It’s kinda crazy (and awesome!) really… So, your idea of getting an 8bitdo c64 + SA or MT3 caps + Clickiez sounds like an incredibly nice build, that will feel as good as a vintage board without any of the hassle of going ‘full vintage’ or ‘full custom’.

Awesome to know this video helped you to find your new best typing friend! :) And thank you for the sub!!! While the channel is unfortunately on hiatus this year (changes on my day job and a house move got in the way), I can’t wait to come back with new videos sometime later this year. I have a ton of content that I still want to produce and a bunch of new ideas I want to pursue with this channel! So, I’ll see you around here with a new video soon… ⏳

I can't help myself! 😂

Hi Sean, that is an eyelash micro brush (amzn.to/3iUsQkr ) that I use to lube switches. I find those to be much easier to use (to apply the correct amount of lubricant on switches) than a regular oil or water color paintbrush.

Yeah, this was one of the major f*ck ups that Glorious did from the beginning... It was something reviewers called out (including myself here 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJDEqaljidCdoac ), but anyone who missed those launch reviews in 2021, would probably not know that. Especially considering that the marketing stock images they have for the silver board actually make it look like real white. So yeah, that is terrible marketing! Now, having said that, for anyone who is in the market in 2024 for an e-White 75%, luckily there are other options out there today --mostly group-buy customs, but at least you'll be getting more modern designs for much less money today than you would have paid for in 2021 when the GMMK Pro came out. There is ZERO reasons to get an e-white GMMK Pro for its current price in today's market.

@@IOSam yeah and I really only have me to blame I guess I was at Best Buy and they had a black one on display so I knew I liked it and I wanted it just wanted a white keyboard so instead of just waiting and making sure I did my research I just bought it and found out when I got home my mistake

Unfortunately not. The case is not modular in that way and the PCB doesn't have switch sockets in that area. However, you do have VIA compatibility in the latest PCB models, so you'll be able to easily put those functions on a second layer of that cluster.

@@IOSam I am now looking at Vortex Model M SSK (plastic case version), which seems to have a more standard layout and a roomy plastic case. I will be very curious how Clickiez sound in it...

Unfortunately, no. They are incompatible (Alps or Matias click leaves are much larger). As far as I know, the Clickiez are a unique project 100% owned by Zeal. So it doesn't share parts' dimensions with any other switches in existence today.

@@IOSam That’s unfortunate. Thanks for letting me know; maybe Zeal will eventually make a new issue of Clickiez.

Good to know that your build came out well in the end! There aren’t many group-buy vendors out there doing the type of customer service that ClickClack does… Their reputation so far has been spotless! Which is why they are one of the very few GB vendors I feel comfortable recommending to beginners and veteran keyboard builders alike.

Man, I have a Matias project in the works for literally years now... But unfortunately, since last year, life keeps getting in the way... But I have all the parts to build a Matias 60% board (I have a batch of clicky and "quiet clicky" switches, that I haven't decided which way to go, or if I should put the clicky leaf on the quiet clicky body, as Chyrosran did years ago on his channel and ended up recommending it). I also have 3 other projects of custom TKLs with vintage Alps boards (Geon Frog with SKCM Orange Alps, Geon F1-8X with Ambers, and FreeBird with Whites). Again, all parts on hand, but didn't have the time to build them yet. Hopefully the keyboard gods will bless me with a bit of extra time in the next few months to finally produce all these videos.

Yeah, you're very well served there. In fact, I finally got my hands on a "new old stock" WKL bigfoot (in its original box and all) and... my goodness! That thing sounds sooo nice!!

If you mean how to pair the mouse with its 2.4 Ghz dongle 👉 glorious.ladesk.com/527479-How-To-Pair-Your-V2-Wireless-Mouse-With-The-Wireless-Receiver

Thank goodness for TikTok, eh? ;)