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vial-gui
Vial is an open-source cross-platform (Windows, Linux and Mac) GUI and a QMK fork for configuring your keyboard in real time.
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qmk_firmware
See the "forkreadme" branch or the following link for a description of branches maintained in this fork. (by manna-harbour)
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qmk-firmware-ploopyco-dev
Discontinued Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
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manibus-switch-plates
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- Quantum Mechanical Keyboard Firmware
- Qmk_firmware: Open-Source Firmware for Customizable Keyboards
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SofleKeyboard – A split keyboard based on Lily58, Crkbd and Helix keyboards
https://wiki.ai03.com/ is what a lot of people use. Though it's probably easier nowadays to use an RP2040-based ProMicro form factor daughterboard so you only need to handle key placement.
Firmware... QMK: https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/ || https://docs.qmk.fm/porting_your_keyboard_to_qmk
Disclaimer: I'm a QMK Maintainer.
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I like the RP2040
I do wonder how much of that can be accounted directly to the RP2040. Projects like QMK[0] have been using a technically quite similar codebase for making DIY keyboards for quite a while now.
At first glance I'm not really seeing anything in GP2040 which couldn't have been done with any other somewhat-modern MCU. The RP2040 has undoubtedly been the catalyst leading to GP2040's widespread adoption, but it seems the same could've happened with a Pro Micro instead.
[0]: https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware
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Not an iPad Pro Review: Why iPadOS Still Doesn't Get the Basics Right
I definitely think you should be able to add keyboard layouts at a software level on iPadOS and iOS, but one possible solution to the problem right now is using a programmable keyboard using QMK [1], ZMK [2], or some other open-source firmware. There's even a usb-usb converter [3] that will convert keystrokes from any keyboard into ones that you map using TMK or QMK, so you can use your own.
[1] https://qmk.fm/
[2] https://zmk.dev/
[3] https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=69169.0
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00Key a 75% Keyboard
I only use keyboards running QMK or ZMK, so:
My Caps Lock key is a Control/Escape key (when tapped it behave like a Escape, when hold it's Control), and my left Control is a one shot layer switch key [1], which means I tap LCtrl once, and then press Caps Lock + 5 to get Ctrl+F5. Doable with single hand and more ergonomic as I have an unusually small hand.
[1] https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/blob/master/docs/one_sho...
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Principles for Keyboard Layouts (2022)
I agree that reduced finger movement is a crucial step in achieving typing efficiency. This is nicely solved by mod tap modifiers in QMK/ZMK[1] where key acts as a char when tapped and as a layer while pressed.
[1]: https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/blob/master/docs/mod_tap...
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QMK and Keyboards
Separate wireless controller, see the glue code at [0]
[0]: https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/compare/master...nuphy-s...
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Debugging a Failing Hotkey
If you have a keyboard that runs QMK firmware[0] with the VIA[1] feature enabled[2], then there is a convenient testing app available from the same place you customize your keys [3].
[0] https://qmk.fm/
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