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readme.md
A tweaked keymap for Redox
This keymap modifies the default keymap for the awesome Redox keyboard designed by Mattia Dal Ben.
Changes to the default keymap ![#99fcbe](https://placehold.it/15/99fcbe/000000?text=+)
These keymap changes are meant to improve the usability of the layout in everyday use:
- Move
GUI
(SUPER
) key to where default leftCTRL
and rightALT
are - gives you two frequently usedCMD
keys on macOS where my brain expects them - Move
/?
into usual location next to rightSHIFT
- the default flash from Falbatech put\|
here (might not be the Redox default?), which felt unintuitive - Put
\|
into bottom-left spot whereGUI
(SUPER
) was - had to go somewhere and this bottom-left placement sort of balances with the almost bottom-right/?
- Change default
ESC
intoESC
on tap,CTRL
on hold - Love the UNIX-eyCTRL
key location and wanted to keepESC
in the original position - Change default
'
above rightSHIFT
into'
on tap,CTRL
on hold - Love the UNIX-ey CTRL key location, but it can give you 'left claw hand', which a second, mirroredCTRL
key fixes - Add
F11
andF12
keys to two layers - needed on macOS if you want to control volume up and down from your keyboard (not shown, on a different layer) - On thumb clusters:
- Left: Move
SPACE
closest to left thumb and moveBACKSPACE
to the right of that - put the key for 'getting it right' closest to your thumb and reduce usage of my right hand (purely personal preference) - Right: Move
ENTER
closest to right thumb and moveDEL
to the left of that - put the key for 'getting it right' closest to your thumb
- Left: Move
Changes to the Redox layout ![#99e6fc](https://placehold.it/15/99e6fc/000000?text=+)
These are physical keycap changes on the board that make reaching the Layer 1
keys easier and that, subjectively, look more balanced visually:
- Increase the
Layer 1
key sizes from 1U to 1.25U - Decrease the 1.5 U key size for
[
and]
to 1.25U
You could even make [
and ]
1U so that you can use keycaps from a standard ANSI key set and also increase the size of the Layer 2
keys to 1.5U.