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OSX/Vi flavored Satan GH60 firmware

This is an unconventional layout for the Satan GH60 PCB. As an OSX user in love with the vi editor I like Apple's keyboard but, it seems like something is missing.

Let's try a few tweaks!

Goals

• Navigate interfaces faster reducing hands movement
• Reduce finger strain through alternative shortcuts

Design Principles

• Customizations should not interfere with exiting keyboard shortcuts/behaviours
• Alternative key strokes should be placed when original ones are hard to remember or awkward to type

• Minimal response times should be maintained therefore multiaction keys should be avoided

Layers

Base Layer

• Layout

• Honors ANSI layout with no modification (with the exception of Caps Lock)

• Caps Lock cycles through programs

Arrow Layer

• Layout

• Closely mimics the behaviour of TouchCursor software from a vi user point of view. Motion keys are provided h, j, k, l, b, w, ctrl-u and ctrl-d to improve cursor navigation. You can even enter visual mode with v and select text while hitting motion keys. Keys y, space, delete reset visual mode.

• esc deactivates layer.

Media and Mouse Layer

• Layout

• Right and left click are conveniently placed at d and f keys to keep both hands at the home row while controlling your mouse. Diagonal mouse movements are also provided.

• Media controls are placed in a position that resembles Apple's keyboard.

• esc deactivates layer

Opinionated enhancements

One-shot keys

• Shift, Alt, and Control modifiers are one-shot. When tapped, they are considered active for the immediate next key stroke. When double tapped, they toggle on, until a third, single tap sometime later. When held, they act as expected.

Leader key sequences

The following key sequences are provided:

• c activates cursor layer
• d shows desktop
• e launches exposé and enters mouse layer
• l locks screen
• m activates mouse and media layer
• p types password (see secrets.h)
• s saves screenshot
• ss saves screenshot of selected area
• u types username (see secrets.h)

Tap-dancing keys

• Tapping ; key once yields ;, tapping it twice yields :.

Holding key actions

• Keys on the number row double as function keys when held

Building

TODO: One of these days

License

The files in this project are licensed under the MIT license See http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

Happy hacking!