Macropad per key RGB

[Jona_Heyden]

Hey,
I got my Framework 16 yesterday and am wondering if it is possible to set the RGB lighting for the Macropad per key. I want to use it for Macros and want to color-code the keys accordingly, but in the VIA software I only see effects for the whole pad. Am I missing something here or is it simply not possible to manually select a color for each key?

[Peter_C_Norton]

I don’t have a macropad, but was thinking about getting one in the future. It seems from the vial documentation that it should be able to control lights per-key as long as they’re addressable, but I’m looking forward to seeing other people provide examples of how this works for them.

[MJ1]

@Peter_C_Norton

It seems from the vial documentation

You mean Via documentation? The Framework keyboards are using Via. Vial is a different GUI, but I don’t believe Vial has per-key color control either.

[MJ1]

@Jona_Heyden

I got my Framework 16 yesterday and am wondering if it is possible to set the RGB lighting for the Macropad per key. I want to use it for Macros and want to color-code the keys accordingly, but in the VIA software I only see effects for the whole pad. Am I missing something here or is it simply not possible to manually select a color for each key?

It is possible, just not through the GUI.

[Peter_C_Norton]

I was going by the documentation here that the possibility exists: Backlight and RGB lighting - Vial, but I’m not speaking from experience.

[MJ1]

@Peter_C_Norton

I was going by the documentation here that the possibility exists: Backlight and RGB lighting - Vial , but I’m not speaking from experience.

That’s the Vial GUI, which is not what the Framework keyboards currently use. The Framework keyboards use Via instead. But neither supports per-key RGB control from within the GUI AFAIK.