From: skullY <skullydazed@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:58:19 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: Clarify the format for layout names
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?p=qmk_firmware.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=2018df1a61136f5db5032fc7f0ecb6dff05c6351

Clarify the format for layout names
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diff --git a/docs/feature_layouts.md b/docs/feature_layouts.md
index 24c42c09f..bfae92044 100644
--- a/docs/feature_layouts.md
+++ b/docs/feature_layouts.md
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ New names should try to stick to the standards set by existing layouts, and can
 
 ## Supporting a Layout
 
-For a keyboard to support a layout, the variable (`[a-z0-9_]`) must be defined in it's `<keyboard>.h`, and match the number of arguments/keys (and preferably the physical layout):
+For a keyboard to support a layout, the variable must be defined in it's `<keyboard>.h`, and match the number of arguments/keys (and preferably the physical layout):
 
     #define LAYOUT_60_ansi KEYMAP_ANSI
 
+The name of the layout must match this regex: `[a-z0-9_]+`
+
 The folder name must be added to the keyboard's `rules.mk`:
 
     LAYOUTS = 60_ansi