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kbct
- Help - Key Remap
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Show HN: I spent a year designing an low profile, minimal mechanical keyboard
I had a similar problem with the Tecurs KB510 I got at work. The only way I found to type F1-F12 keys on Linux was to set up a hack with kbct [0] and the Super key... until I tried the configuration described in the gist you linked. Thanks a lot for that !
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Linux utility to assign different keys to tap vs hold (like Karabiner does in macOS)
I use KBCT and encourage others to support it: https://github.com/samvel1024/kbct
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me right now
kbct
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Linux Touchpad Like MacBook Update: Touchpad Gestures Now Shipping
>Creating a "standardized experience" like Windows usually means that configurability goes right out the window. It's how you get abominations like dconf or the GNOME music player
I don't understand how you connected these dots and I'd suggest against calling things abominations. You don't have to use dconf or the GNOME music player, those aren't standardized. If someone does like them I think they're perfectly fine, they do exactly what they're advertised to do. It's also fine if you don't like them, they're just two options from the many configuration databases and media players that you can choose from.
>But why shouldn't I be able to run xbindkeys or sxhkd or whatever hotkey dameon I want?
In some ways you actually can but it depends on the hotkey daemon and how it's implemented. The reason for that is technical, those are implemented with X grabs which have a number of usability and security issues. There are a few key rebinding daemons that use evdev directly so they work with Wayland:
https://github.com/samvel1024/kbct
https://github.com/snyball/Hawck
But these also do have similar security issues to X key grabs, in that they effectively operate as keyloggers. If you're looking for an API that works purely within Wayland and lets unprivileged clients request key rebinding, that doesn't exist yet. Somebody would need to specify what that API looks like and figure out a good way to make it secure. What would the end goal of the API be, and how could the system (and by extension, the user) tell the difference between a legitimate hotkey daemon and a malicious keylogger? And would it actually be any better than the approach of snooping evdev? I don't know the answer to these questions but you may have more experience with this than I do.
- Keyboard customization tool for Linux
miryoku
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Been at this for 6 months, need advice
I have a 36-key miryoku layout on my corne and found many aspects of it to be very intuitive at the start, for example, there is a numpad layer and the symbol layer has all of the same positions, like ! on the symbol layer is where the 1 on the numpad is. Or my nav layer has (this is the flipped/invertedT version):
start from already well known layouts like miryoku
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Idea: script for generating QMK keymap and diagram
I've seen https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku but it doesn't appear to be easily modified.
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My Unhealthy Relationship with Keyboards ⌨
The Miryoku layout [1] has a dedicated number layer which turns the left half into a number pad. Practical (once you get used to it) and portable.
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ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard
It's understandable if some people would prefer a larger layout. I wouldn't argue people should be using smaller keyboards.
It's "I don't mind moving my hand to hit the key" vs "I don't mind holding down some Fn key to hit the key". (Or with F1-F12 on Macbooks, you need to both hold down a Fn key and move your hand).
For an example of "36 keys ... how", I think the popular miryoku layout is fascinating. https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku/tree/master/docs/re... -- Often, mnemonics for particular keys aren't all that complicated.
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Split kb symbol layer for dev/vim user
Except for those who use Miryoku, which is not optimized for software development, probably every single person here will have its own custom keymap.
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Suggest a layout for 5 column and 3 row split keyboard
I’ve learned a lot from Seniply and Miryoku, both designed to take advantage of small keyboards. They both default to Colemak-DH, which is good.
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GitHub – GEIGEIGEIST/KLOR: a 36-42 key column-staggered split keyboard
Check out the Miryoku layout (https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku). I use a modified version. For me, that keypress is inner-right-thumb, right index, middle, and pink pressing homerow keys, and the key above my left index.
I use a variant that requires only 34 keys. It's amazing how many extra keys you can eliminate when when you dedicate a couple to each thumb. Without extraneous keys that require you to reach away from the home row, is very efficient to use. A mnemonic keyboard layout keeps it intuitive.
The Miryoku layout is a popular choice: https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku
As a Dvorak user, here's mine: https://github.com/1MachineElf/qmk_firmware/tree/_sb4dv/keyb...
What are some alternatives?
keyboard-layout - keyboard-layout pools all the needed files to set up my custom XKB keyboard layout (takbl) on Linux Ubuntu.
ferris - A low profile split keyboard designed to satisfy one single use case elegantly
corne - QMK files for my 36-key Corne keyboard
halmak - The final version of the AI designed keyboard layout
vim-unimpaired - unimpaired.vim: Pairs of handy bracket mappings
qmk_firmware - Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
zmk - ZMK Firmware Repository
Sweep - Sweep - a small promicro based keyboard inspired by the Ferris.
Lotus-Keyboard - A split ergo linear keyboard derived from the Lily58 family
chocofi - Split 36-key keyboard
SofleKeyboard - A split keyboard based on Lily58, Crkbd and Helix keyboards
crkbd - Corne keyboard, a split keyboard with 3x6 column staggered keys and 3 thumb keys.