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So I should be getting a ~~Piantor~~Ferris Sweep* from Beekeeb in a number of weeks and I thought I would get a head start and plan my layout - or at least one version of it, influenced heavily by Ben Vallack's video about avoiding press-and-hold mechanics.

Still plenty of fiddling to do. I want to move the WASD-style cursor keys in L3 onto my first three fingers for sure. In fact I've already changed it and made room for insert and added shift as a home key mod on the right. God this is addictive.

*ETA: I am, of course, talking about a Ferris Sweep with two thumb keys as depicted in the drawings not a Piantor, which I was also considering. I guess I was swayed by the alliteration.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oops I just managed to reply to the post itself rather than your comment 🙄 see above/below 😁

The layout should be Colemak DH but I may have transcribed it incorrectly. It will end up being Colemak DH regardless.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I am using Colemak but thinking of switching to workman. I'm seeing the issues with plain Colemak so DH version seems to be better.. it's just that workman feels like a next step

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I can see the merit in colemak dh, workman and rsthd, and I know there are others. In the end I figured "just pick one" ...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Further to this I was reading some things at the weekend about how Colemak DH kind of sorts out the issues with Colemak that prompted Workman. Have a look for discussions around Colemak DHm (what became the "new" Colemak DH) and Colemak DHk. 👍