{"id":13657,"date":"2023-04-07T16:09:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T22:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volksswitch.org\/?page_id=13657"},"modified":"2025-05-11T09:42:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T15:42:22","slug":"mounting-with-a-shelf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/volksswitch.org\/index.php\/volks-devices\/customizable-3d-printable-keyguard-for-grid-based-free-form-and-hybrid-aac-apps-on-tablets\/mounting-with-a-shelf\/","title":{"rendered":"Mounting with a Shelf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<p>A shelf is very much like a slide-in tab that wraps all the way around the keyguard (or the keyguard frame):<\/p>\n<table id=\"_idgpn_85\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_idgpn_440\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/volksswitch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/no-mount-example-v56.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full 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href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/volksswitch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/shelf-example-v56.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13665\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/volksswitch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/shelf-example-v56.png?resize=525%2C308&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/volksswitch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/shelf-example-v56.png?w=1799&amp;ssl=1 1799w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/volksswitch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/shelf-example-v56.png?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/volksswitch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/shelf-example-v56.png?resize=1024%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/volksswitch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/shelf-example-v56.png?resize=768%2C451&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/volksswitch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/shelf-example-v56.png?resize=1536%2C902&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\">no mount<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\">shelf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>There are two reasons why you might want to use a shelf to mount your keyguard if you&#8217;d like it to be relatively difficult to remove the keyguard.\u00a0 You might also choose this message if you&#8217;re trying to replicate the screen protector that came with your case, or make your own screen protector if your case didn&#8217;t come with one.\u00a0 You can find more about creating your own screen protector or creating a keyguard that substitutes as a screen protector on the <a id=\"_idgpn_886\" href=\"https:\/\/volksswitch.org\/index.php\/volks-devices\/fully-customizable-3d-printable-aac-keyguard-for-tablets\/keyguard-frame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keyguard frame page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After you select &#8220;Shelf&#8221; from the &#8220;mounting method&#8221; pull-down list, you can adjust the size of the shelf by changing the values in the &#8220;Shelf Info&#8221; section:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/volksswitch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shelf-Info-section-v70.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19510\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/volksswitch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shelf-Info-section-v70.png?resize=512%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/volksswitch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shelf-Info-section-v70.png?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/volksswitch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shelf-Info-section-v70.png?resize=300%2C46&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re replicating the screen protector that came with your case, you can take these 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