qmk_firmware/layouts/community/ergodox/qwerty_code_friendly

ErgoDox EZ Code Friendly Qwerty Layout

• This layout aims to balance muscle memory from a typical QWERTY layout with having keys used for software development easily accessible.

• Arrow keys follow VIM convention (the media layer even uses arrow keys for HJKL).

• On the top row only symbols are used (not numbers), it's expected the symbol layer's number-pad layout will be used for numbers.

• Symbols match regular QWERTY. except for '()' which are grouped with other brackets. In their place -/= keys are placed, which almost matches a regular layout.

• Brackets are placed symmetrically along the center edges, if using keys from both sides is inconvenient - the symbol layer has macros at the same key locations to type matching pairs.

• The extra space-bar on the lower-left looks like it's in an obscure location, however using the larger thumb cluster ended up being more of a reach while typing.

• L3 is currently only used if CFQ_USE_EXPEREMENTAL_LAYER is defined, this is a layer to place extra functionality and test new keys.

Configuration

Some optional behavior is configurable without editing the code using CFQ_ prefixed defines which can be set by passing EXTRAFLAGS to make.

• CFQ_USER_KEY1 (1..4) are used for custom-keys
• CFQ_USE_MOMENTARY_LAYER_KEYS is used to prevent layer keys from toggling when tapped.
• CFQ_USE_SWAP_RIGHT_SPACE_ENTER swap Enter and Space on the right hand thumb cluster. While asymmetric, it makes Enter more easily accessible.
• CFQ_USE_EXPEREMENTAL_LAYER defines an extra layer for misc extra keys/macros. Currently it's mostly empty.

Keymap 0: Basic layer

When undefined:

• USR1 defaults to KC_SPC, otherwise use CFQ_USER_KEY1.
• USR2 defaults to KC_ENT, otherwise use CFQ_USER_KEY2.
• USR3 defaults to KC_FN3, otherwise use CFQ_USER_KEY3.

• USR4 defaults to APP, otherwise use CFQ_USER_KEY4.

  ,--------------------------------------------------.           ,--------------------------------------------------.
  | Grave  |   !  |   @  |   #  |   $  |   %  |   {  |           |  }   |   ^  |   &  |   *  |   -  |   =  | BSpace |
  |--------+------+------+------+------+-------------|           |------+------+------+------+------+------+--------|
  | Tab    |   Q  |   W  |   E  |   R  |   T  |   (  |           |  )   |   Y  |   U  |   I  |   O  |   P  |   \    |
  |--------+------+------+------+------+------|      |           |      |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
  | Esc    |   A  |   S  |   D  |   F  |   G  |------|           |------|   H  |   J  |   K  |   L  |   ;  |   '    |
  |--------+------+------+------+------+------|   [  |           |  ]   |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
  | LShift |   Z  |   X  |   C  |   V  |   B  |      |           |      |   N  |   M  |   ,  |   .  |   /  | RShift |
  `--------+------+------+------+------+-------------'           `-------------+------+------+------+------+--------'
  | LCtl |Super | Alt  | USR4 |Space |                                       | Left | Down | Up   |Right | Del  |
  `----------------------------------'                                       `----------------------------------'
                                     ,-------------.       ,-------------.
                                     | Ins  | USR3 |       | Home | End  |
                              ,------|------|------|       |------+------+------.
                              |      |      | ~L2  |       | PgUp |      |      |
                              | USR1 | USR2 |------|       |------|Enter |Space |
                              |      |      | ~L1  |       | PgDn |      |      |
                              `--------------------'       `--------------------'
  

Keymap 1: Symbol layer

Notes:

• The double bracket keys on this layer press left to position the cursor between them.

• The left thumb cluster is used for macro record/replay.

  ,--------------------------------------------------.           ,--------------------------------------------------.
  |        |  F1  |  F2  |  F3  |  F4  |  F5  |  {}  |           |  }{  |  F6  |  F7  |  F8  |  F9  |  F10 |        |
  |--------+------+------+------+------+-------------|           |------+------+------+------+------+------+--------|
  |        |      |      |      |      |  =>  |  ()  |           |  )(  |  <=  |   7  |   8  |   9  |   \  |   F11  |
  |--------+------+------+------+------+------|      |           |      |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
  |        |      |      |      |      |  ->  |------|           |------|  <-  |   4  |   5  |   6  |   *  |   F12  |
  |--------+------+------+------+------+------|  []  |           |  ][  |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
  |        |      |      |      |      |  <>  |      |           |      |  ><  |   1  |   2  |   3  |   -  |        |
  `--------+------+------+------+------+-------------'           `-------------+------+------+------+------+--------'
  |      |      |      |      |      |                                       |   0  |      |   .  |   +  |      |
  `----------------------------------'                                       `----------------------------------'
                                     ,-------------.       ,---------------.
                                     |Start1|Start2|       |      |        |
                              ,------|------|------|       |------+--------+------.
                              |      |      | Stop |       |      |        |      |
                              |Play1 |Play2 |------|       |------|        |      |
                              |      |      |      |       |      |        |      |
                              `--------------------'       `----------------------'
  

Keymap 2: Media and mouse keys

,--------------------------------------------------.           ,--------------------------------------------------.
|        |      |      |      |      |      |      |           |      |      |      |      |      |      |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+-------------|           |------+------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |      |      | MsUp |      |      |      |           |      |      |      |      |      |      |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------|      |           |      |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |      |MsLeft|MsDown|MsRght|      |------|           |------| Left | Down | Up   |Right |      |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------|      |           |      |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |      | Rclk | Mclk | Lclk |      |      |           |      |      |      |      |      |      |        |
`--------+------+------+------+------+-------------'           `-------------+------+------+------+------+--------'
  |      |      |      |      |      |                                       |      |      |      |      |      |
  `----------------------------------'                                       `----------------------------------'
                                       ,-------------.       ,-------------.
                                       | MRwd | MFwd |       | MPrv | MNxt |
                                ,------|------|------|       |------+------+------.
                                |      |      |      |       |VolUp |      |      |
                                |      |      |------|       |------| Mute | Play |
                                |      |      |      |       |VolDn |      |      |
                                `--------------------'       `--------------------'

Changelog

• 2017/10/28 Make more keys user defined on the left thumb cluster. Add macro record/replay keys.

• 2017/10/4 Move Insert key to the left thumb cluster (away from the modifier keys). Replace with USR2 which defaults to APP.