# laurentlaurent's Preonic keyboard Largely similar to his [ErgoDox EZ](https://configure.ergodox-ez.com/ergodox-ez/layouts/jZpmo/latest/0)'s layout ## Features ### Special Modifiers for Global Shortcuts * Hyper key (Ctrl+Alt+Cmd+Shift) * CAG key (Ctrl+Alt+Cmd) * Meh key (Ctrl+Alt+Shift) ### Home Row modifiers * Home Row modifiers (hold F/J to use CMD/Ctrl, D/L for Alt, ... ) * Separate layers for Mac and Windows keyboard to improve muscle memory linked to Home Row modifiers (CMD is mapped to F and J on Mac, CTRL for Windows) * Extra CMD/CTRL key mapped to Z for one-handed CMD+F/CTRL+F ### Qwerty Layout improvements * Backspace and Enter are on bottom row (next to Space bar) * = is where Esc would be expected to be * "-" is where Backspace would be expected to be * Grave is where LCTRL would be expected to be * Esc is where Alt (on Mac)/Win (on PC) would be expected to be * Del is where CMD (on Mac)/Alt (on PC) would be expected to be * Hyper key replaces Caps Lock ### Mod taps * Home Row modifiers * Lower and Raise are Backspace on tap * Holding = is CAG (CTRL+ALT+CMD) * Holding Esc is MEH (Ctrl+Shift+Alt) * Right Shift is bound to RShift on hold, Backspace on tap * Spacebar acts like a LShift on hold, Spacebar on tap * In instances where repeated keys is needed: * Tap then tap-hold repeats the key * Lower, Raise (and most other layers) turns off mod-tap on most keys * Music layer disables all key mappings, Gaming layer disables modtaps ### Layer Switching * Layer switcher key, used to switch layout (allows use of _NAV, _NUM layout without holding their layer keys) * **Punctuation layer** accessible by holding Tab, Backslash or Backspace * Grave switches to **One-Handed layer** on hold * **Mouse and arrow key layer** accessible by holding ; or A * Del switches to **Numpad** on hold * Enter switches to **Extra layer** on hold * Extra layer will be used for applications shortcuts ## Layers ### Mac Qwerty ``` ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. | CAG/=| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | - | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | LY|TB| Q | W | E | R | T | Y | U | I | O | P | LY|\ | |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | Hyper| LY|A | CT/S | AT/D | WN/F | G | H | WN/J | AT/K | CT/L | LY|; | " | |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------| | Shift| WN/Z | X | C | V | B | N | M | , | . | / | Sh/Bk| |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | LY|` |MH/ESC| LY|DL|LW|Bkp|LY|Bkp| Shift/Space |LY|ENT|RS|Bkp| [ | ] |LY_SW | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------' ``` * Hold Tab (LY|TB), Backspace (LY|Bkp) or Backslash (LY|\ ) for **Punctuation Layer** * Hold Grave (LY|`) for **One-Handed Layer** * Hold Del (LY|DL) for **Numpad Layer** * Hold A or ; for **Navigation/Mouse Layer** * Hold Enter (LY|ENT) for **Extra layer** ### Win Qwerty ``` ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. | CAG= | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | - | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | LY|TB| Q | W | E | R | T | Y | U | I | O | P | LY|\ | |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | Hyper| LY|A | WN/S | AT/D | CT/F | G | H | CT/J | AT/K | WN/L | LY/; | " | |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------| | Shift| CT/Z | X | C | V | B | N | M | , | . | / | Sh/Bk| |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | LY|` |ESCMEH| LY|DL|LW|Bkp|LY|Bk | Space |LY|ENT|RS|Bkp| [ | ] |LY_SW | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------' ``` * Hold Tab (LY|TB), Backspace (LY|Bkp) or Backslash (LY|\ ) for **Punctuation Layer** * Hold Grave (LY|`) for **One-Handed Layer** * Hold Del (LY|DL) for **Numpad Layer** * Hold A or ; for **Navigation/Mouse Layer** * Hold Enter (LY|ENT) for **Extra layer** ### Gaming Qwerty ``` ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. | ` | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | - | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | Tab | Q | W | E | R | T | Y | U | I | O | P | \ | |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | Ctrl | A | S | D | F | G | H | J | K | L | LY|; | " | |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------| | Shift| Z | X | C | V | B | N | M | , | . | / | = | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | Ctrl | ESC | Alt |LW|Bkp|LY|Bk | Space |LY|ENT|RS|Bkp| [ | ] |LY_SW | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------' ``` ### Music Layer ``` ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. | Esc | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------| | | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | CTRL | ALT | CMD | | XXXX | Space | XXXX | | XXXX | XXXX |LY_SW | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------' ``` ### Lower Layer ``` ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. | ESC | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | Tab | Home | Up | End | PGUP | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | PrSc | Home | PGUP | Del | |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | " | Left | Down | Right|PGDWN | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | Pause| End |PGDWN | F12 | |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------| | | CTRL | Alt | CMD | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | Prev | Play | Next | INS | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | CTRL | Alt | CMD | !!!! | Bksp | Space | Enter| | Vol- | Vol+ |LY_SW | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------' ``` ### Raise Layer ``` ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. | ESC | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | SCLK | & | * | ( | ) | Bksp | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | Tab | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | XXXX | & | * | { | } | Del | |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | Caps | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | XXXX | - | = | [ | ] | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------| | | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | XXXX |ISO # |ISO \ | MRC1 | MRC2 | MRSP | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | CTRL | Alt | CMD | | Bksp | Space | Enter| !!!! | MPL1 | MPL2 |LY_SW | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------' ``` ### Adjust Layer ``` ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. | | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | Tab | Reset| | | | | | | | | | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | | | |Aud on|AudOff|QWmac |QWwin |QWmac |QWin | | | F12 | |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------| | |Voice-|Voice+|Mus on|MusOff|MidiOn|MidOff| | | | | | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | | | | | | | | | | |LY_SW | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------' ``` ### Punctuation Layer ``` ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. | + | ! | @ | # | $ | % | ^ | & | * | ( | ) | _ | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | !!!! | & | | | { | } | - | - | XXXX | XXXX | { | } | |(!)| |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | " | / | * | ( | ) | + | + | XXXX | XXXX | [ | ] | " | |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------| | | \ | % | [ | ] | = | = | XXXX | < | > | ? | INS | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | ~ | _ | ^ | Del | !!!! | Space | Enter| XXXX | [ | ] |LY_SW | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------' ``` ### Extra Layer ``` ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. | ESC | | | | | | SCLK | | | | | | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | Tab | | | | | | | | | | | Del | |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | Caps | | | | | | | | | | | | |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------| | | | | | | | | | | MRC1 | MRC2 | MRSP | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | CTRL | ALT | CMD | Del | Bksp | Space | !!!! | | MPL1 | MPL2 |LY_SW | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------' ``` ### Numeric Pad Layer ``` ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. | ESC | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | NMLK | NUM/ | NUM* | NUM- | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | | Home | Up | End | PGUP | XXXX | XXXX | NUM7 | NUM8 | NUM9 | NUM+ | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | XXXX | Left | Down | Right| PGDWN| XXXX | XXXX | NUM4 | NUM5 | NUM6 | NUM+ | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------| | | CTRL | ALT | CMD | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | NUM1 | NUM2 | NUM3 | NENT | Bksp | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | | XXXX | !!!! | XXXX | Bksp | Space | NUM0 | NUM0 | NUM. | NENT | QMAC | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------' ``` ### Navigation Layer ``` ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. | ESC | | | MOB3 | | | | | | | | | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | | A | MOB2 | MOUP | MOB1 | MOSU | PGUP | Home | Up | End | | Del | |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | | !!!! | MOLF | MODN | MORT | MOSD | PGDN | Left | Down | Right| !!!! | | |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------| | | | MOB4 | MOB5 | MOSL | MOSR | MOA2 | MOA0 | MPRV | MPLY | MNXT | | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | CTRL | ALT | CMD | | Bksp | Space | Enter| VILM | VOLD | VOLU | QMAC | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------' ``` ### One-Handed Layer ``` ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. | Esc | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | - | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | | Y | U | I | O | P | MWL3 | MWFS | MWR3 | MWTL | MWTR | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | | H | J | K | L | : | MWL1 | MWM1 | MWR1 | MWBL | MWBR | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------| | | N | M | , | . | / | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | !!!! | Esc | Del | Ent | Bksp | | MWLT | MWBT | MWUP | MWRT |LY_SW | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------' ``` The right hand side of the keyboard contains shortcuts for moving windows on Mac (using Magnet) ### Layer Switcher ``` ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------. | Esc | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| |Brite | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------| | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | GAME | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | NAV | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------| | | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | QMAC | XXXX | MUSC | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------| | XXXX | XXXX | NUM | XXXX | XXXX | XXXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | !!!! | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------' ```