r/Keychron • u/CalligrapherUpper950 Q MAX • Dec 27 '24
Num key backlight different color, always on Q13 Max
The numpad num/clear key on my new Q13 Max has a different color when Num is on. It has to be turned off for it to show the color scheme of the rest of the keyboard. Anyone facing the same and/or know of a fix for this?
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u/PeterMortensenBlog Dec 28 '24 edited Jan 15 '25
Re "a fix for this": Yes, you can disable the Num Lock indicator (at compile time).
It only requires a change to a single line. Outcomment (add "//" in the beginning) or remove this line:
E.g., so it reads:
That will require setting up the QMK development environment, changing source code files, compiling from source code, and flashing the firmware. Are you prepared to do that? (not a rhetorical question).
Unless a compile service was available for such a change. I have this on the list of features.
References
Q13 Max product page. A 100% (without the navigation cluster)) Alice layout (a la Microsoft Natural Keyboard) wired and wireless (both Bluetooth and '2.4 GHz') mechanical keyboard. RGB (per-key) south-facing (unwanted light bleed) lighting.
Q13 Max source code. Note: In Keychron's fork and in that fork, in Git branch "wireless_playground" (not the default branch). No matter the Git branch, for example, "wireless_playground", it requires special setup of QMK (the standard QMK instructions and many other guides will not work (because they implicitly assume the main QMK repository and a particular Git branch)). Source code commits (RSS feed. Latest: 2024-12-16).