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[Docs] Discuss layout macro (#19803) 

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SPLIT_TRANSPORT = custom SPLIT_TRANSPORT = custom
``` ```
### Layout Macro
Configuring your layout in a split keyboard works slightly differently to a non-split keyboard. Take for example the following layout. The top left numbers refer to the matrix row and column, and the bottom right are the order of the keys in the layout:
![Physical layout](https://i.imgur.com/QeY6kMQ.png)
Since the matrix scanning procedure operates on entire rows, it first populates the left half's rows, then the right half's. Thus, the matrix as QMK views it has double the rows instead of double the columns:
![Matrix](https://i.imgur.com/4wjJzBU.png)
### Setting Handedness ### Setting Handedness
By default, the firmware does not know which side is which; it needs some help to determine that. There are several ways to do this, listed in order of precedence. By default, the firmware does not know which side is which; it needs some help to determine that. There are several ways to do this, listed in order of precedence.

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* It must conform to the [layout guidelines](hardware_keyboard_guidelines.md#ltkeyboard_namehgt) * It must conform to the [layout guidelines](hardware_keyboard_guidelines.md#ltkeyboard_namehgt)
* `"matrix": [0, 0]` defines the electrical position * `"matrix": [0, 0]` defines the electrical position
?> See also: [Split Keyboard Layout Macro](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/feature_split_keyboard?id=layout-macro) and [Matrix to Physical Layout](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/understanding_qmk?id=matrix-to-physical-layout-map).
## Additional Configuration ## Additional Configuration
There are a lot of features that can be turned on or off, configured or tuned. Some of these have yet to be migrated over to [Data Driven Configuration](data_driven_config.md). The following sections cover the process for when an `info.json` option is unavailable. There are a lot of features that can be turned on or off, configured or tuned. Some of these have yet to be migrated over to [Data Driven Configuration](data_driven_config.md). The following sections cover the process for when an `info.json` option is unavailable.