Have you checked out Rose/Bopla?  They can be a pain in the butt....no, 
they ARE a pain in the butt to deal with, but I believe some of their 
handheld enclosures have a membrane or button keypads available.  If you 
find anything that might work, the German web site (with a flag to click 
for English) often has better documentation.

Jon



Forrest Christian wrote:
> So I've got a project that I'm starting to intitial work on.  I'm going 
> to need a keypad or similar for the user interface.  I would prefer a 
> membrane keypad that I could just stick on the front of a semi-custom 
> enclosure (heck I would *love* an enclosure with a standard (2x16 or so) 
> LCD opening and a keypad already on it, but no such luck). 
>
> Back in the 'olden days' (about 1985) of computers, it seemed like every 
> electronic part catalog had a selection of keypads which were fairly 
> inexpensive and fairly standard.  I.E. various array sizes (4x3 was 
> rather common - along with other sizes), with 2-3 options for the 
> labeling..  I.E. telephone style, or 0-9 with arrow keys around the 
> center, or arrow keys only, etc.  AND they weren't all that bad price-wise.
>
> Now I finally need some on an ongoing basis, I can't find any reasonable 
> source.  Lot of places to make me a custom one which I would love but I 
> doubt I'll like the per-unit cost when I only need 20-50 at a time.
>
> Are standard membrane keypads extinct or is there some secret island 
> somewhere where they are all hiding out?
>
> Cheap and easy to design/manufacturer (from my viewpoint) alternatives 
> are also welcomed.
>
> Mainly I'm  just looking for something I can adapt for common interface 
> needs such as previous/next and numeric entry.  And like I mentioned 
> above, already in a standard case is a plus.
>
> -forrest
>
>   

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