Editing Matias switch (section)

==Description==
Matias switches are based heavily on the simplified Alps design. The shell is completely transparent, allowing for [[light-emitting diode|LED]]s to be mounted directly underneath the switch. Alps-type switches with tactile and [[click leaf|click leaves]] do not have room for an integrated [[light-emitting diode|LED]], and having the switch lit from below is Matias's alternative to using linear switches with integrated LEDs for lock keys. The major reason for this is customer complaints and returns arising from misunderstanding over the linear lock keys on the [[Matias Tactile Pro]] keyboards, which are by design and necessity, not a defect. Lock keys are thus able to have the same sound and keyfeel as the other keys on the keyboard.

Unlike typical Alps clone switches, Matias switches are externally an exact replica of Alps switches including the four wing-shaped plate retention clips.

The [[ping]] ("chorus of springs") which plagued SKBL/SKBM switches is reported to be eliminated;<ref name="Announcement" /> the cause of this is given as excessively thin springs that pick up vibrations from other switches.<ref name="AnotherQuiet" />

Matias switches are used in Matias keyboards and can be ordered separately. Possibly intended for the [[Matias Tactile Pro 3|Tactile Pro 4]], they were first introduced in the [[Matias Tactile Pro 3|Tactile Pro 3]] when stocks of [[Forward SKBM White]] switches ran out, which were discontinued by Forward in early 2012.

Final assembly is done by [[Gaote]].<ref name="DT-Matias" /> The switches are shown on the Gaote website and available from their Alibaba store.

Initially, the switches were manufactured unbranded; this has been reported to be an oversight. Branding has subsequently been added, but to the front of the switch above the mounting plate, instead of the top.