Sean Hunter’s Planck Layout
Main layout
Inspired by my old typematrix dvorak keyboard, with escape, tab, enter and backspace in the middle.
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| " | , | . | P | Y | / | = | F | G | C | R | L |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| A | O | E | U | I | ESC | BSPC | D | H | T | N | S |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| ; | Q | J | K | X | TAB | ENT | B | M | W | V | Z |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Sft | Ctl | Alt | Gui |Lower | Space |Raise | < | v | ^ | > |
`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'Lower
With Lower, the numbers are on the home row. Brackets and braces are
down the centre of the keyboard when holding lower, and most other
special characters, can be found on the row below home. One row up are
the main function keys. The arrow keys become Home,
End and Page Up and
Page Down.
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| F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | { | } | F6 | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 |
|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | [ | ] | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
|------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
| ~ | | | ` | - | _ | INS | DEL | ( | ) | + | = | \ |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Sft | Ctl | Alt | Gui |Lower | |Raise | Home | PgDn | PgUp | End |
`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'Raise
With Raise, the middle row functions as though we are holding shift
and typing numbers. This makes it a little easier than trying to hold
lower and shift at the same time. The row below home is a set of keys
mapped from Gui-1 to Gui-0. I use these to
change virtual desktops on i3. I also
include ‘right’ versions of the modifier keys on here.
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| F11 | F12 | F13 | F14 | F15 | | | F16 | F17 | F18 | F19 | F20 |
|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
| ! | @ | # | $ | % |Sleep | Wake | ^ | & | * | ( | ) |
|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
| GUI1 | GUI2 | GUI3 | GUI4 | GUI5 | | | GUI6 | GUI7 | GUI8 | GUI9 |GUI10 |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Sft | Ctl | Alt | Gui |Lower | |Raise | Gui | Alt | Ctl | Sft |
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Adjust
Raise and lower at the same time give an adjustment layer, which
allows changing to the numpad and movement layer, and adjusting the
backlights (assuming you have them - I don’t yet). I have also added
various media keys and the all-important Reset key for
programming the keyboard. I’ve got the ability to swap Alt
and Gui in hardware and three special keys set up for hammerspoon on mac. If I ever
start using this keyboard seriously on mac again (I’m using it mainly on
Windows and Linux atm) I’ll write a special Mac mode and redo all my
hammerspoon config to be more like i3 on Linux.
Adjust (Lower + Raise)
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| | Reset| | | |AGnorm|AGswap| | |HRevl |HReset|HMenu |
|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
| PWR | EJCT | CUT | COPY |PASTE |PrScr |SysReq| CAPS | << | >> | Mute | Stop |
|------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
|DVORAK|NUMPAD| MVMT | SDRK | | | | | Next | Vol- | Vol+ | Play |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
|Brite |BToggl| | | | | | Gui | Alt | Ctl | Sft |
`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'Numpad
I have added a numpad, although this is a little annoying at the
moment as you have to first press NumLock to use. I guess I
could make a macro so as soon as you go into numpad mode it turns
NumLock on.
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| | | | | | | |NumLck| 7 | 8 | 9 | / |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | | | | | | |Enter | 4 | 5 | 6 | * |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
|DVORAK|NUMPAD| MVMT | SDRK | | | | | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | | | | | | | | 0 | . | + |
`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'Movement
I have added a movement layer but at present I seldom use it.
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|MsBut2|MsWhDn|MsWhUp|MsBut1|MsBut3| | | | Home | PgDn | PgUp | End |
+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|Ms Lft|Ms Dn |Ms Up |Ms Rht| | | | | Left | Down | Up | Right|
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
|DVORAK|NUMPAD| MVMT | SDRK | | | | | | | | |
|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Sft | Ctl | Alt | Gui | | | | Gui | Alt | Ctl | Sft |
`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'Software Dvorak mode
I have implemented a version of the main, lower and raise maps that works if the computer itself is in dvorak mode at the os level. This allows me to work well on my laptop when I have to take it with me (eg to go to a meeting) and don’t want the keyboard with me. I simply set it in dvorak mode in the os and then put the keyboard into this mode.
TODO
- Actually learn to use the media keys