Merge pull request #368 from waveform80/daves-layout-readme
Added a README and minor tweaks for "dave" KEYMAPexample_keyboards
commit
0c4085dd53
File diff suppressed because it is too large
Load Diff
@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
|
||||
This keymap is my preferred layout (after a certain amount of experimentation).
|
||||
The rationale behind the design is as follows:
|
||||
|
||||
I grew up typing from a very early age and thus never learned the "correct" way
|
||||
to touch type (essentially, I'm self-taught). As a, result my fingers don't
|
||||
tend to stay on the "home keys" and occasionally my right hand wants to type
|
||||
keys that are on the left of the keyboard, and vice versa.
|
||||
|
||||
Hence, despite liking the idea of split keyboards in principle, I've never been
|
||||
able to get on with them because the split simply doesn't work with my style of
|
||||
typing. The Ergodox solves this neatly by virtue of having a few extra keys in
|
||||
the "middle" of the keyboard which I can utilise for deliberate redundancy.
|
||||
Thus in this keymap there are two "6" keys (one on the left, one on the right)
|
||||
and likewise Y, H, G, and B are all duplicated to enable one-handed patterns
|
||||
that I use frequently (e.g. "byobu" with the right hand, "yes" with the left,
|
||||
etc.).
|
||||
|
||||
I occasionally use the numeric pad for data entry, thus this is duplicated
|
||||
under the natural home position of the right hand in layer 1 (activated by
|
||||
holding one of the right thumb buttons), while the cursor keys are duplicated
|
||||
under the classic WASD gaming layout of the left hand in layer 2 (activated by
|
||||
holding one of the left thumb buttons). Various other useful keys also appear
|
||||
in these layers (brackets and symbols for coding in layer 1, navigation and
|
||||
F-keys in layer 2, etc.).
|
||||
|
||||
Finally, modifier keys like Ctrl, Shift, and Alt, along with Backspace and
|
||||
Enter are all in traditional locations in an effort to reuse existing muscle
|
||||
memory as much as possible (keys like =, #, and ' are in layer 1). The layout
|
||||
maps are in the comments of keymap_dave.c so I won't bother duplicating them
|
||||
here.
|
||||
|
||||
Oh, and the LEDs are rather pimped ... because I could!
|
||||
|
||||
Anyway, although I'm sure this keymap won't be to many people's taste you might
|
||||
find some interesting ideas in here for your own layouts. Do tweet me
|
||||
(@waveform80) if you have any questions / suggestions / bugs.
|
||||
|
||||
Dave.
|
Loading…
Reference in New Issue