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169 lines
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# plattfot's keymap for [Kyria](https://github.com/splitkb/kyria)
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Designed to be ease of use when programming, typing in both English
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and Swedish and navigating around in a tiling window manager, in my
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case [sway](https://swaywm.org/). Uses the two rotary encoders (lower
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left/right thumb row) as two palm buttons.
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This keymap avoids [Mod-tap](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/mod_tap) as they do
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not work for me. [Kyria](https://github.com/splitkb/kyria) has enough
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thumb keys to make it work without them.
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# Base Layer: Default
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```
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// ,-------------------------------------------. ,-------------------------------------------.
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// | ` | Q | W | E | R | T | | Y | U | I | O | P | Å |
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// |--------+------+------+------+------+------| |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
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// | Tab | A | S | D | F | G | | H | J | K | L | ; : | ' " |
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// |--------+------+------+------+------+------+-------------. ,-------------+------+------+------+------+------+--------|
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// | LShift | Z | X | C | V | B | Lead | RAISE| | LOWER|DBLTAP| N | M | , < | . > | / ? | RShift |
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// `----------------------+------+------+------+------+------| |------+------+------+------+------+----------------------'
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// | MPlay| GUI | LCtrl| Space| LALT | | Enter|BSpace| NAV | LCTL+|Worksp|
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// | | | | | | | | | | LALT |toggle|
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// `----------------------------------' `----------------------------------'
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```
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Setup for typing in both English and Swedish (hence the Å in the top
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right corner, which is just [ on an US layout).
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Modifiers are mostly on the left hand, to make it comfortable when
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require keyboard and mouse. For example working in a DCC (Digital
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Content Creation tool) like [Houdini](https://www.sidefx.com/) and
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[Maya](https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview).
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## Notable features on this layer
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Left rotary encoder
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- Press: play/pause
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- Rotate: Volume control
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Right rotary encoder
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- Press: Call keybinding that toggles between two recent workspaces.
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For [sway](https://swaywm.org/) that is `workspace
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back_and_forth`
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- Rotate: Page up/Page down. Used mouse scrolling at first. But
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scrolling only works in the window where the mouse pointer
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is. Which kind of defeated the purpose of having the scroll
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on the keyboard, as I still needed to move my hand to the
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mouse and then I could just use the scroll on the mouse.
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[Leader key](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/feature_leader_key) is mainly used
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for jumping between workspaces. Otherwise I would need to use both
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hands everytime I need to switch. With the leader key I can jump
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between 1-5 with just the left hand. The right rotary encoder also
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helps jumping back and forth between two workspaces by just pressing
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down my right palm.
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The double tap key, which I based on a code snippet from a
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[reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/olkb/comments/citkbx/double_key_press_modifier_qmkwould_work_like/ev9cue8).
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When pressed, it will repeat the next key twice. Reason for this is
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that I found it a bit awkward to hold down the lower key when I need
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to type a symbol twice. Which happens a lot when programming or
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running commands on the command line. Does not save me any key presses
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but more comfortable to type double keys, for example `--` and `&&`.
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# Lower Layer: Symbols
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```
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//
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// ,-------------------------------------------. ,-------------------------------------------.
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// | ~ | ! | @ | # | $ | % | | ^ | & | * | ( | ) | |
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// |--------+------+------+------+------+------| |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
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// | | | | _ | \ | - | + | | = | { | } | [ | ] | '' |
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// |--------+------+------+------+------+------+-------------. ,-------------+------+------+------+------+------+--------|
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// | | [] | {} | () | <> | | | | | | | | | < | > | ? | |
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// `----------------------+------+------+------+------+------| |------+------+------+------+------+----------------------'
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// | Mute | | | | | | | | | | |
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// | | | | | | | | | | | |
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// `----------------------------------' `----------------------------------'
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```
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Contains most of the symbols, only exceptions are those that are
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already on the default US base layer i.e. quotes, punctuation and
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forward slash.
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## Notable features on this layer
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Left rotary encoder
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- Press: mute
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- Rotate: Skip next/previous song
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The left letter bottom row contains macros to quickly type the
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different types of brackets and move the cursor to be inside. For
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example lower+c will type `()←`, where `←` is pressing the left arrow.
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Same principle for the `''` macro. Really nice to have when
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programming, and it is editor agnostic.
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# Raise Layer: Function keys
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```
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// ,-------------------------------------------. ,-------------------------------------------.
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// | | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | | F6 | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | |
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// |--------+------+------+------+------+------| |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
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// | | | | | | F11 | | F12 | | | | | |
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// |--------+------+------+------+------+------+-------------. ,-------------+------+------+------+------+------+--------|
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// | | | | | | |ScLock| | | | Ins | | | | | |CapsLock|
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// `----------------------+------+------+------+------+------| |------+------+------+------+------+----------------------'
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// | | | | | | | | | | RAlt | |
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// | | | | | | | | | | | |
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// `----------------------------------' `----------------------------------'
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```
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Access to the functional keys, which I mostly use to run `emacs`
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compilation mode.
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This layer also includes key that changes the state, like insert and
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caps lock.
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Scroll Lock is used to toggle between English and Swedish.
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## Notable features on this layer
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Right rotary encoder
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- Press: Right Alt, rarely use this, but it is needed for the Swedish
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layout to type some symbols. But I find I mostly switch back
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to the English layout if I need to type symbols. Might change
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this in the future.
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- Rotate: Moving between tabs in the browser, as described in this
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[blog post](https://docs.splitkb.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010513760-How-can-I-use-a-rotary-encoder-).
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# Navigation Layer: Number keys, navigation
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```
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// ,-------------------------------------------. ,-------------------------------------------.
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// | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |
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// |--------+------+------+------+------+------| |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
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// | | | ESC | DEL | | | | | Left | Up | Down | Right| |
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// |--------+------+------+------+------+------+-------------. ,-------------+------+------+------+------+------+--------|
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// | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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// `----------------------+------+------+------+------+------| |------+------+------+------+------+----------------------'
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// | | | | | | | | | | RCtrl| |
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// | | | | | | | | | | | |
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// `----------------------------------' `----------------------------------'
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```
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Access to the number as well as the arrow keys. Got use to the number
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row after using [ErgoDox](https://www.ergodox.io/) keyboards for a few
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years. Do not feel I need a numpad layer, which seems to be quite
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common with small keyboards like this.
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Esc and Delete is also on this layer as they are easy to reach and they
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only need to be chord with the modifiers.
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# Adjust Layer: RGB
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```
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//
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// ,-------------------------------------------. ,-------------------------------------------.
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// | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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// |--------+------+------+------+------+------| |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
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// | | TOG | SAI | HUI | VAI | MOD | | | | | | | |
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// |--------+------+------+------+------+------+-------------. ,-------------+------+------+------+------+------+--------|
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// | | | SAD | HUD | VAD | RMOD | | | | | | | | | | | |
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// `----------------------+------+------+------+------+------| |------+------+------+------+------+----------------------'
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// | | | | | | | | | | | |
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// `----------------------------------' `----------------------------------'
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```
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Right now it only contains adjustment to the underglow.
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