r/KeyboardLayouts

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How Linux Makes Satisfactory Playable with Alt Keyboard Layouts

I use Canary Keyboard layout, which can often lead to remapping every game I play as switching to qwerty makes typing impossible.

Anyway, once remapped, most games are fine with this nerdy-ass setup. But Satisfactory has hardcoded the ammunition wheel to the letter R, which happens to be my walk backwards key -the 'S' of my WASD position. Unplayable in Windows, though you can make some workaround solution with Autohotkey that brings it to just a slight annoyance.

Running with proton-cachyOS (Or ProtonGE) and `PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1` Eliminates this issue. The game reads the scancodes and sees them as Qwerty for mapping purposes, but suddenly you can walk backwards without the ammo wheel popping up, and without interfering with ingame text entry.

I found this interesting because it's one of the first cases I've seen of Linux "fixing" a game that is broken on Windows. Obviously the game itself has a nasty bug that affects the 12 of us that left qwerty behind, but if you're on Colemak-DH or something, consider installing Linux to solve this bug.

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u/Granpire — 1 day ago

Inter-Cyrillic keyboard

Hi guys, I wanted to know if there has been any type of cyrillic keyboard, that contains all the letters of all languages, that uses the cyrillic-script.

The idea is intresting to me, because you can use 1 keyboard to write multible languages, instead of having to switch between multible keyboards,that use the same type of script.

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u/Limp_Lack_9177 — 2 days ago
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Day one of typing with my all fingers

so yeah i am a tech student and i do type normally
so the first img is of when i dont notice or force my fingers to type as same finger 10 placement

and 2nd image(38) is what i wanna master so its day one i'll keep grinding!! to type with all fingers

seniors i need your advice too!!

u/TrickGold360 — 3 days ago
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X31/X32 ThinkPad keyboard matrix/pinout help needed Hi everyone,

Hi everyone,

I have a keyboard from a ThinkPad X31/X32, and I’m trying to convert it into a USB keyboard using a microcontroller.

To do that, I need to figure out the keyboard matrix and the pinout of the connector. I tried doing this with a multimeter by pressing a key and checking continuity between all the connector pins.

However, I’m getting some strange results. For most keys, I don’t get any continuity/beep at all. The Enter key does beep, but most of the other keys don’t seem to show anything.

Does anyone know the pinout of the keyboard connector or the matrix layout for the X31/X32 keyboard? Or have any idea why I’m not getting continuity on most keys?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

u/BlockDestroyer45 — 6 days ago
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Keyboard and mouse combined ?

Okay so I've seen this brand called KeyMouse® and their products look so cool but IT'S EXPENSIVE AS HELL so do u guys know about an alternative?

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u/MdameTortue — 8 days ago
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I built a new typing test, TypePace

Hey everyone, I’ve been building TypePace, a free typing test with WPM, accuracy tracking, progress stats, and certificates.

Would love for some of you to try it out and let me know what you think: https://typepace.com

u/Typepace — 6 days ago
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Libre Office Arrow Keys...WHY????

Why, why, why does Libre Office not implement the "actual use/what we are accustomed to" for the up, down, left, right arrow keys??? I think I read if the Scroll Lock key was off they would move from cell to cell, however, that isn't working for me. Any Libre Office developers on here that can speak on this and will it ever be implemented? Anyone else??? Thx.

And remember Rule Number 1 - Be polite

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u/HeyCherylHey0000 — 9 days ago

Learning to... Learn?

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Tldr: what's your favorite way to practice/learn a new layout once you are past the 25wpm checkpoint in the learning process?

Those of you that have jumped layouts a few times, have you gotten the learning process down?

What worked best for you vs what didn't seem to help much?

First AKL was graphite and I went the keybr route. I set the passing threshold to 25 wpm. Once all letters were unlocked, it became my daily driver for work, games, etc. After 2 months I was at 45wpm or so and it was fine.

Felt like I was missing out by not using a thumb alpha so I picked up hands down promethium (HDP) over a weekend using

https://youtu.be/BAYc2Oo6\_pA?is=Yv3Au5ECgCggJKQu

No unlocking letters. Just memorize, frustratingly touch type, then chunk & burst. Was in the 20s wpm by the end of the weekend and it became my only layout for a few weeks. When I was in a pinch at work I would use voice to text. No biggie. I felt like I picked this one up quicker using this approach even though it added a thumb alpha, moved my space to the other side, and the enter key became a combo.

A buddy showed interest in learning an AKL. I showed him HDP but after 2 weeks or so, he realized that a thumb alpha layout was not for him. He went to Graphite and I went back as well to do it with him. (HDP rolls and layout are super fluid and satisfying, but some words just felt insanely clunky. Also wasn't sure if I was totally sold on the thumb alpha. I could have gone either way and been happy but I chose graphite to support my buddy)

I'm back learning graphite now and I kind of just went straight to using it for work. Just need to forget and relearn some muscle memory since the home row has a lot of shared keys but in different places. Back to 35-45wpm depending on if they're weird words or everyday words. Essentially back to where I was before HDP.

But... Back to the question. At this point, would you guys do keybr unlocking letters and increasing the threshold after each passthrough, monkeytype 10 words of English 450k in bursts, or just continue using it daily and let time do its thing?

Thanks!

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u/supafly208 — 9 days ago

Was looking for a symmetrical layout that would fit in the blue keys but couldn't find anything. Any recommendations?

Why is this rare? Assuming you have 10 fingers, it would make sense for both hands to have any equal amount of alphabet keys. Also preferably something similar to Colemak-DH, but I'm open to anything.

u/Sad-Net-3661 — 8 days ago

When you're playing a game with voice chat, what is your go to default keybind for push to talk that's universal and wouldn't interfere with a lot of games keybinds like left CTRL? I bought a foot pedal a while ago and want to bind it to something

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u/Noble_egg — 8 days ago
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Layout de clavier : existe-t-il un layout FR pour le ANSI ?

Bonjour,

je suis en train d'essayer de monter un clavier custom (de la marque Keychron) mais j'ai l'impression que le layout ANSI est le plus fréquent et je n'arrive pas à voir ce que donne le ANSI en layout FR (AZERTY).

Pour tout dire, après mes recherches, je me demande même si ça existe...

Est-ce que vous sauriez m'en dire plus ?

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u/Lunar_Exosphere — 10 days ago

macOS Keyboard Layout on Linux

I am planning to use my "old" gaming PC as a workstation. I want to switch to Linux on this machine.

The thing is, I am also a macOS user and have a macOS layout keyboard. Is it possible to use this layout on Linux?

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u/Initial_Specialist69 — 9 days ago
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Selenium (newish alternative to Miryoku, Seniply, Anymak, etc.)?

Just this week, I happened to stumble across Selenium.

I started using Miryoku earlier this year, and have found that Selenium solves all the pain points I was having with Miryoku in one go. Just sharing this here in case it helps anyone else, since I haven't found any other postings in this sub about it.

What I like:

  • shift moves to a thumb key instead of a HRM, which eliminates the need to 'slow down' typing in order to trigger the HR shift each time.
  • shift and sym layers both have one-shot function, so if you need only one capital letter (common!) or one symbol, no chording is needed. I admired this feature in Anymak, though I never managed to find a way to adapt Anymak to my 36 keys.
  • no chording needed for any symbols, thanks to this one-shot behaviour. Only numbers need chording. You can, of course, still hold down the Shift or Sym keys to type multiple capital letters or symbols in a row.
  • there are no characters typed with the thumbs at all (having ()- on the thumb always felt awkward to me)
  • the numpad returns to the right-hand side.
  • fn/media and nav/num keys are duplicated on both thumbs, so one-handed shortcuts are available if you want them.
  • the symbol layer is properly optimised for programming.

Differences to Miryoku (needs adjustment initially):

  • backspace and space swap hands (you can swap them, but will end up with a thumb SFB before every word that starts with a capital letter!), but enter and tab remain the same.
  • Fn layer doesn't follow numpad layout
  • no HRMs on nav/num and fn/media layers - you have to switch to the layer after pressing the modifier on the base layer. So, for Cmd Shift 4 for screenshot on macOS, press Cmd on the home row, then hold down Shift with the thumb, then switch to the Num layer and press 4. Etc.
  • cut, copy, paste are in worse positions on the nav layer (to align with qwerty positions). BUT it does means you can do cut, copy, paste, with one hand on Dvorak, finally!
  • some advanced features of Miryoku (mouse layer, 'Extra' keyboard layout that gives you Qwerty fallback, button layer) are not available. I've never used these anyway, so don't miss them.

These are just some initial impressions. I'm keen to hear if anyone else here has tried it, and what your impressions have been! To me, it feels like a combination of what I liked best about both Miryoku and Anymak, and on 36 keys!

There are also versions for 42+ and 34 keys, and if you want to have a laptop implementation, it's designed to be very similar to Arsenik.

u/wherahiko — 13 days ago

Currency symbol

I just spent hours trying to remap the keyboard to serve better symbols in garuda linux. I did it because I have a mission: I am trying to get rid of that totally useless symbol that lives in Finnish keyboards under the "4" button. I am of course talking about the

¤ The pigs arsehole ¤

I don't know anyone who has ever really needed that symbol. For real, it does not have any use in any kind of situation. I know about the "generic currency" - that is BS. I know about some Microsoft software using it with some tables. I know about some ASCII-based games using ¤ as a specific object. I am not talking about demolishing that symbol itself - but I very much challenge the need of such keyboard key to exist.

I am a programmer. There is another symbol right next to this butthole - the dollar sign. Dollar is used very much, especially in many web-related programming languages, be it jQuery or PHP. Why don't we promote the dollar to the SHIFT+4, makes typing it much easier, even single-handed.

Now, what would I put in the dollar's place then? There's one tiny symbol that is used daily, when talking about weather or sharing recipes.. and also geometry. The degree symbol. So, I have configured my keyboard as follows:

key <AE04> { [  4,  dollar,  degree,  currency ] };

I think Linux and Windows should just follow my lead.

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u/diynevala — 12 days ago

Colemak-DH to Hands Down Neu on a Sofle

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Hi all,

I’m looking for some advice.

I recently picked up a Sofle keyboard on Amazon because I was experiencing wrist pain with my laptop keyboard and wanted to try a split layout.

I stumbled across Colemak-DH, managed to rewire my brain, and found that it significantly relieved my wrist ache.

Recently discovered Hands Down Neu, which looks and feels even more ergonomic for my workflow. (as far as I can tell)

However, I have a specific question about hand navigation on it:

How should the left and right hands maneuver around the homing keys? Does the right-hand index finger remain confined to one column, while the left hand uses both the T column and the inner column?

I’m not chasing raw speed; my primary goal is ease and comfort of typing. My daily workflow involves:

LilyPond and a bit of Guile

General Obsidian journaling and emails

Any guidance from experienced Hands Down users would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

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u/beretbou — 12 days ago

The top row of letters is having some problems

When I try to write the top row of letters it adds numbers along with it and it's only my mechanical keyboard not my laptop's

For eg - q1,w2 etc..

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u/PureRefrigerator4646 — 11 days ago