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ahilo
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Feb 1, 2015
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ccoloradousing vimi with dvorak for sometime now (mainly with typematrix), after moving from qwerty.
the change wasn't easy but i'm sure it was worth it.
mainly because of the hjkl when you can't put your hands in home position while in DV it's up-down in left hand and left-right in the right one, easy and comfortable.
soon i will change to programmer dvorak, it seems better.
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skrooks
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Feb 1, 2015
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ccoloradoI've been using querty with a few tweaks. I've got Esc mapped to where CapsLock would normally be, but I do that even with normal keyboards. For non-vim environments, I have the arrow keys mapped to jkl; on a different layer that I can toggle with my left thumb.
ccolorado
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Feb 2, 2015
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ahiloThanks, not sure if I want to move away from qwerty. I'll look into the reasoning for the numbers to be not sorted in sequence. Still interesting approach
nomaded
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Feb 2, 2015
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ccoloradoThis is my current ErgoDox layout (with a few minor differences due to not actually using the MD Configurator .hex file):
https://www.massdrop.com/ext/ergodox/?referer=QWFQXZ&hash=a3a33bc0a270c17a7144d34d7d965358
Be sure to click on the "show more layers" button to reveal all my layers.
The layout is primary Dvorak based. Layer 0 is my primary typing layer when the OS is set to Qwerty/EN-US. Layer 1 is for the times that the OS is set to US-Dvorak (such as on a laptop, or a computer with a "regular" keyboard connected). This is not Programmer's Dvorak-based, just the standard Dvorak Simplified. Layers 2 and 3 are my "programming" layers for access to various symbols on the right hand, and various ways to move the text cursor around on the left hand.
My general concept was to minimize the amount of stretching away from home row, and to minimize the usage of my pinky fingers. The "programming" layers are designed to be easily accessed by holding the layer toggle keys with my thumbs and then hitting various keys with fingers on the same hand.
I like the sequential number row of Dvorak Simplified because that's what I learned years ago, and with the columnular layout of the ErgoDox (and other matrix-like layouts), I can easily touch type the number row.
https://www.massdrop.com/ext/ergodox/?referer=QWFQXZ&hash=a3a33bc0a270c17a7144d34d7d965358
Be sure to click on the "show more layers" button to reveal all my layers.
The layout is primary Dvorak based. Layer 0 is my primary typing layer when the OS is set to Qwerty/EN-US. Layer 1 is for the times that the OS is set to US-Dvorak (such as on a laptop, or a computer with a "regular" keyboard connected). This is not Programmer's Dvorak-based, just the standard Dvorak Simplified. Layers 2 and 3 are my "programming" layers for access to various symbols on the right hand, and various ways to move the text cursor around on the left hand.
My general concept was to minimize the amount of stretching away from home row, and to minimize the usage of my pinky fingers. The "programming" layers are designed to be easily accessed by holding the layer toggle keys with my thumbs and then hitting various keys with fingers on the same hand.
I like the sequential number row of Dvorak Simplified because that's what I learned years ago, and with the columnular layout of the ErgoDox (and other matrix-like layouts), I can easily touch type the number row.
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