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A selfmade ortholinear keyboard with custom key layout. This uses an olkb Planck PCB with a custom key layout, based on the Dvorak keyboard layout.
- the base layout is Dvorak, to reduce finger travel compared to qwerty/qwertz, but adjusted for the 60% keyboard and my needs
- [Shift] acts as [ESC] when pressed and released quickly, and as [Shift] when held together with another key
- [Raise] + [c] / [h] / [t] / [n] are arrow keys
- [Raise] + [g] copys, + [f] cuts and + [r] pastes
- [Lower] + keys on the left side are a number block and +, -, /, = -- perfect for the calculator
- [Lower] + [h] / [t] / [n] / [w] / [v] / [z] are all the brackets - { [ ( ) ] } - perfect for programming
- [comp] acts as a compose key. Press compose, then ", then a and you get a ä. Compose, ", A gives you Ä, compose, O, c gives you the copyright symbol. Here is a handy list for possible combinations
- [Raise] + [Lower] + [left] / [up] / [down] / [right] are media keys - prev, stop, play, next
The pcbs I use are OLKB Planck, rev. 4 and rev. 6. The keys are Cherry MX Clear switches. The keycaps were custom produced keycaps from group buys which are no longer online.
The keymap and layout is different enough to the standard qwertz (the german qwerty) layout that I can switch easily between those two - even if I'm slower on qwertz I can still type fast without problems if I need to (because I'm on my laptop on the go or my iPad)
