keyboards/preonic/keymaps/smt/readme.md

   1 # smt's Preonic keymap
   2
   3 This keymap is primarily based on the default Preonic keymap, which in turn is derived from Planck's default.
   4
   5 Notable differences from the default are:
   6
   7 - **[Mod-Tap](https://github.com/jackhumbert/qmk_firmware/wiki#fun-with-modifier-keys) keys**
   8
   9     - `Esc/Ctrl`
  10
  11         I am experimenting with using Left Shift as a mod-tap key for Escape, similar to how I use the Enter key. It's set up like this on my Minivan, so in the interest of consistency...
  12
  13     - `Enter/Shift`
  14
  15         I use both the left and right shift keys when I type. When I want to modify a key with shift, I hold shift with the hand opposite the one typing the key. In the default keymap, Enter is where shift would be on a standard keyboard layout. Oh, muscle memory.
  16
  17     - `Tab/Hyper` (Super+Ctrl+Shift+Alt)
  18
  19         It's great to be able to use Tab as a custom modifier key. I tend to use [Hyper](http://brettterpstra.com/2012/12/08/a-useful-caps-lock-key/) commands for various OS-specific operations depending on what machine I'm working on.
  20
  21     - `Backtick/Meh` (Ctrl+Shift+Alt)
  22
  23         Why use backtick in the lower left corner? I use it as my tmux prefix key, so I need to type it more frequently than most people. Putting it on the base layer works well for me. The "Meh" mapping is just a less-cool "Hyper"; the same, just without Super.
  24
  25 - **Swapped responsibilities of "lower" and "raise" layers**
  26
  27     I prefer to use symbols via the "raise" layer, and numbers via the "lower" layer.
  28
  29 - **Removed Plover layer**
  30
  31     I don't intend to use stenography anytime soon, so Plover just didn't have a place in my keymap.
  32
  33
  34 ## Qwerty
  35
  36 ```
  37 ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
  38 |   `  |   1  |   2  |   3  |   4  |   5  |   6  |   7  |   8  |   9  |   0  | Bksp |
  39 |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
  40 | Tab  |   Q  |   W  |   E  |   R  |   T  |   Y  |   U  |   I  |   O  |   P  | Bksp |
  41 |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
  42 | Esc  |   A  |   S  |   D  |   F  |   G  |   H  |   J  |   K  |   L  |   ;  |  "   |
  43 |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
  44 | Shift|   Z  |   X  |   C  |   V  |   B  |   N  |   M  |   ,  |   .  |   /  |Enter |
  45 |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
  46 |   `  | Ctrl | Alt  | GUI  |Lower |    Space    |Raise | Left | Down |  Up  |Right |
  47 `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
  48 ```
  49
  50 ## Colemak
  51
  52 ```
  53 ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
  54 |   `  |   1  |   2  |   3  |   4  |   5  |   6  |   7  |   8  |   9  |   0  | Bksp |
  55 |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
  56 | Tab  |   Q  |   W  |   F  |   P  |   G  |   J  |   L  |   U  |   Y  |   ;  | Bksp |
  57 |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
  58 | Esc  |   A  |   R  |   S  |   T  |   D  |   H  |   N  |   E  |   I  |   O  |  "   |
  59 |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
  60 | Shift|   Z  |   X  |   C  |   V  |   B  |   K  |   M  |   ,  |   .  |   /  |Enter |
  61 |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
  62 |   `  | Ctrl | Alt  | GUI  |Lower |Space |Space |Raise | Left | Down |  Up  |Right |
  63 `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
  64 ```
  65
  66 ## Dvorak
  67
  68 ```
  69 ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
  70 |   `  |   1  |   2  |   3  |   4  |   5  |   6  |   7  |   8  |   9  |   0  | Bksp |
  71 |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
  72 | Tab  |   "  |   ,  |   .  |   P  |   Y  |   F  |   G  |   C  |   R  |   L  | Bksp |
  73 |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
  74 | Esc  |   A  |   O  |   E  |   U  |   I  |   D  |   H  |   T  |   N  |   S  |  -   |
  75 |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
  76 | Shift|   ;  |   Q  |   J  |   K  |   X  |   B  |   M  |   W  |   V  |   Z  |Enter |
  77 |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
  78 |   `  | Ctrl | Alt  | GUI  |Lower |    Space    |Raise | Left | Down |  Up  |Right |
  79 `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
  80 ```
  81
  82 ## Lower
  83
  84 This is where I put the number row, a numpad cluster, function keys, and media controls. Like the "Raise" layer, the top row is redundant to help with Planck compatibility.
  85
  86 ```
  87 ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
  88 |   `  |   1  |   2  |   3  |   4  |   5  |   6  |   7  |   8  |   9  |   0  | Del  |
  89 |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
  90 |   0  |   1  |   2  |   3  |   4  |   5  |   6  |   7  |   8  |   9  |   0  | Del  |
  91 |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
  92 |   $  |  F1  |  F2  |  F3  |  F4  |  F5  |  F6  |   4  |   5  |   6  |      |      |
  93 |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
  94 |      |  F7  |  F8  |  F9  |  F10 |  F11 |  F12 |   1  |   2  |   3  |      |      |
  95 |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
  96 |      |      |      |      |      |             |      | Next | Vol- | Vol+ | Play |
  97 `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
  98 ```
  99
 100 ## Raise
 101
 102 As a developer, it makes the most sense for me to group all the commonly-used symbols that don't fit on the main layer. In particular, having the dual-column of parens-braces-brackets really helps a lot. I've also added cursorkeys to correspond to the arrows.
 103
 104 I haven't completely filled this layer, which leaves room for future mappings and macros.
 105
 106 ```
 107 ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
 108 |   ~  |   !  |   @  |   #  |   $  |   %  |   ^  |   &  |   *  |   (  |   )  | Del  |
 109 |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
 110 |   ~  |   !  |   @  |   #  |   $  |   %  |   ^  |   &  |   *  |   (  |   )  | Del  |
 111 |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
 112 |      |      |      |      |      |      |   _  |   ?  |   +  |   {  |   }  |  |   |
 113 |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
 114 |      |      |      |      |      |      |   -  |   /  |   =  |   [  |   ]  |  \   |
 115 |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
 116 |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | Home |PageDn|PageUp| End  |
 117 `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
 118 ```
 119
 120 ## Adjust (Lower + Raise)
 121
 122 Utility layer. This is where I'd switch between Qwerty and Dvorak, ~~fool around with~~ adjust the audio/music settings, or put the Preonic into bootloader mode.
 123
 124 ```
 125 ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
 126 |  F1  |  F2  |  F3  |  F4  |  F5  |  F6  |  F7  |  F8  |  F9  |  F10 |  F11 |  F12 |
 127 |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
 128 |      | Reset|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | Reset|
 129 |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
 130 |      |      |      |Aud on|AudOff|AGnorm|AGswap|Qwerty|Colemk|Dvorak|      |      |
 131 |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
 132 |      |Voice-|Voice+|Mus on|MusOff|MidiOn|MidOff|      |      |      |      |      |
 133 |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
 134 |      |      |      |      |      |             |      |      |      |      |      |
 135 `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
 136 ```