That is, the fact that the buttons themselves work as lenses and refract the light in odd ways.

I now have illuminated buttons and can report my observations on the diffraction/refraction of which you speak. I may tinker a bit with white nail polish and will follow Brian's mad scientist adventures with interest and $$$, but if it never changed from what it is now, I'd still be happy (OK, I'm dying for green, but the blue still looks pretty neat with the smoke faceplate). I don't see it as "odd" necessarily, just different. If it came out looking like a Sony, boy would I be pissed!

As far as building the buttons up in different strata, I have to wonder. Those little beasts are *small*. The fact that Brian has produced the current versions so nicely without spending tens of thousands to tool up some vacuum/injection molding continues to impress me.

Anyhow, my thanks again to Brian. I can report that my glass is *way* more than half full. As always, YRIMV.