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This could be done more cleanly in keyboard firmware. I recovered from a deep dive into mechanical keyboards by trying Topre switches, the obsession killer. I

This could be done more cleanly in keyboard firmware. I recovered from a deep dive into mechanical keyboards by trying Topre switches, the obsession killer. I now have four Leopold FC660C keyboards with Hasu FC660C controllers, with custom QMK firmware. After many experiments, I've been won over by making every key near home row a "tap / hold" key. Tap for usual keystroke, hold as a modifier to access a custom keyboard layer with the other hand. This is an empirical question. I've learned chording keyboards. I had the original FingerWorks TouchStream multitouch keyboard, tech which Apple turned into the iPhone. I've owned various ergonomic and small keyboards. I've tried many versions of my own firmware. I learned Dvorak on a one-handed half keyboard, and experienced the miracle of knowing how to type Dvorak both hands with no practice. Brain plasticity is very important to me; I've tried everything I can. "One finger each hand, near home row" is stripped down chording that wins hands down over any other typing system I've ever tried. Taking advantage of the quadratic address space (versus a linear multiple using a fixed set of modifier keys), I control every aspect of my computer this way. "Control-Xylophone" has kept me from ever accepting Emacs. I should write a two finger chording interface to Emacs, in the spirit of Devil Mode. Leopold FC660C Mechanical Keyboard https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=4096 https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_det... Hasu FC660C Controller https://1upkeyboards.com/shop/controllers/fc660c-controller/ https://1upkeyboards.com/shop/controllers/fc660c-controller/

yes_but_no 3y ago
Do you mind sharing your qmk config? I'm using homerow for modifiers and combos for symbols, barely using any layers. Though idea of ditching homerow modifiers for layers not crazy since there is no arbitrary modifier need (cmd-c t etc can be thrown into a layer)
pk2200 3y ago
Nice! Years ago I added home row chording to a simple text editor I was writing. It worked so well that I wondered why it's not common practice. You should write more about your project! :)
all2 3y ago
I will echo another commenter, I'd love to hear more about how you arrived at this, and what your current practice looks like (the theory of operation, if you will). I'd love to try and sort something like this out, but I'd need to consider where the chording is scoped. I run i3wm/KDE Plasma and emacs, and I'm not quite sure where to begin with something like that.

yes_but_no 3y ago

Do you mind sharing your qmk config? I'm using homerow for modifiers and combos for symbols, barely using any layers. Though idea of ditching homerow modifiers for layers not crazy since there is no arbitrary modifier need (cmd-c t etc can be thrown into a layer)

pk2200 3y ago

Nice! Years ago I added home row chording to a simple text editor I was writing. It worked so well that I wondered why it's not common practice. You should write more about your project! :)

all2 3y ago

I will echo another commenter, I'd love to hear more about how you arrived at this, and what your current practice looks like (the theory of operation, if you will). I'd love to try and sort something like this out, but I'd need to consider where the chording is scoped. I run i3wm/KDE Plasma and emacs, and I'm not quite sure where to begin with something like that.