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This is an unconventional layout for the ErgoDox EZ. For more details about the history of the layout, see my blog posts about my ErgoDox journey.
Some of the things in the layout only work when one uses Spacemacs and GNOME under Linux. Your mileage may vary.
At its core, this is a Dvorak layout, with some minor changes (for example, -
being on the left half, and on the innermost key of the bottom row on the
right). The more interesting parts are how certain keys behave:
Shift
, Alt
, and Control
modifiers are one-shot. When tapped, they
are considered active for the next key press only. When double tapped, they
toggle on, until a third, single tap sometime later. When held, they act as
expected. My usual pattern is that I use these for the next keypress only, so
this behaviour is perfect. If I need them held, I'll just double-tap.GUI
key is special, because when I double-tap it, it sends GUI + w
,
which pops up an application selector. It also switches to a one-shot layer,
where the number row on the left half turns into app selector macros, for the
most common things I usually want to switch to. Otherwise it behaves as on a
normal layout.ESC
key also doubles as a one-shot cancel key: if tapped while any of
the one-shot modifiers are in-flight (as in, single-tapped, and not expired
yet), it cancels all one-shot modifiers. Otherwise it sends the usual keycode.LEAD u
enters unicode input mode, by sending the GTK+ key sequence that
does this.LEAD l
uses the unicode input method to enter a λ
.LEAD s
does a lot of magic to type in a shruggie: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
LEAD w m
maximises the currently focused window.On this layer, the accented characters are at the same position as their base variant. For some, which can have other diatribes, the long one is on top, short's on bottom. Tapping any of the accented characters takes us back to the base layer.
This layer is primarily for navigating text - and for some mousing and other things, because there was space. Most of the keys should be pretty self-explanatory, except for a few:
v
key in
Emacs mode, to enter Visual mode in Spacemacs. In all other modes, it is a
no-op.y
in Emacs mode, Ctrl-Shift-c
in Terminal mode, and
Ctrl-c
in Traditional mode. The cut command is x
in Emacs mode,
Ctrl-Shift-x
in Terminal Mode and Ctrl-x
in Traditional mode.p
in Emacs mode, Ctrl-Shift-v
in Terminal mode,
and Ctrl-v
in Traditional mode. The delete command is d
in Emacs
mode, and DEL
in the other two.A
, I
and R
keys will - after sending themselves - clear the layer
back to the base layer. This allows a quick escape from the layer.The one-handed layer is used in situations where the right hand is occupied, by
mousing around, for example. Tapping the OTHER
key switches which side is
active. For the most part, keys remain in their usual position. When the right
half is active, keys are mirrored to the left half.
The differences are as follows:
ESC
key has been moved to the bottom row, so the OTHER
key is easier
to tap.Space
/Backspace
key sends Space
on tap, Backspace
when held
for longer than a normal tap.Enter
/Shift
key sends Enter
on short-tap, Shift
on long-tap.Apps
/BASE
key can be used to go back to the base layer, by
long-tapping it. A short-tap will send the App
key, as usual.To make my workflow easier, this layout is maintained in
its own repository. To build it, you will need the
QMK firmware checked out, and this repo either checked out, or symlinked
to keyboard/ergodox_ez/algernon
. One way to achieve that is this:
$ git clone https://github.com/jackhumbert/qmk_firmware.git
$ cd qmk_firmware/keyboard/ergodox_ez
$ git clone https://github.com/algernon/ergodox-layout.git keymaps/algernon
$ make KEYMAP=algernon
From time to time, updates may be submitted back to the QMK repository. If you are reading it there, you can build the firmware like any other firmware included with it (assuming you are in the root directory of the firmware):
$ cd keyboard/ergodox_ez
$ make KEYMAP=algernon
The layout, being a derivative of the original TMK firmware which is under the GPL-2+, this layout is under the GPL as well, but GPL-3+, rather than the older version.