qmk_firmware/layouts/community/ergodox/qwerty_code_friendly/readme.md

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.

  The this layout is a normalized qwerty, with some configurable keys left thumb cluster so you can use it more as needed.

• Arrow keys follow VIM convention.

• 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 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.

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_KEY0 (0..8) are used for custom-keys

• CFQ_USE_MOMENTARY_LAYER_KEYS is used to prevent layer keys from toggling when tapped.

• CFQ_USE_SHIFT_QUOTES an optional handy shortcut for writing quotes that inserts the cursor between the quotation marks.

  Holding LShift, then RShift types: "" (then presses left).

  Holding RShift, then LShift types: '' (then presses left).

• CFQ_WORD_[A-Z] defines can bind a key to an entire user defined word.

• CFQ_USE_80_KEYS enables 80 key layout, none of the extra keys are bound, they need to be set with defines: CFQ_USER_K80_L0K0 .. CFQ_USER_K80_L3K4. Where L# is the layer and K# is the key.

Keymap 0: Basic layer

.--------------------------------------------------.  .--------------------------------------------------.
| 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  | App  | Menu |                              | Left | Down | Up   |Right | Del  |
  '----------------------------------'                              '----------------------------------'
                                     .-------------.  .-------------.
                                     |BSpace| Del  |  | Home | End  |
                              .------+------+------|  |------+------+------.
                              |      |      |CapsLk|  | PgUp |      |      |
                              |Space | ~L1  |------|  |------| ~L2  |Enter |
                              |      |      |Insert|  | PgDn |      |      |
                              '--------------------'  '--------------------'

Optional overrides: see CFQ_USER_KEY# defines.

.--------------------------------------------------.  .--------------------------------------------------.
|        |      |      |      |      |      |      |  |      |      |      |      |      |      | USR9   |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|  |------+------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |      |      |      |      |      |      |  |      |      |      |      |      |      |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------|      |  |      |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |      |      |      |      |      |------|  |------|      |      |      |      |      |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------|      |  |      |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |      |      |      |      |      |      |  |      |      |      |      |      |      |        |
'--------+------+------+------+------+-------------'  '-------------+------+------+------+------+--------'
  |      |      |      | USR0 | USR1 |                              |      |      |      |      | USR8 |
  '----------------------------------'                              '----------------------------------'
                                     .-------------.  .-------------.
                                     | USR2 | USR3 |  |      |      |
                              .------+------+------|  |------+------+------.
                              |      |      | USR6 |  |      |      |      |
                              | USR4 | USR5 |------|  |------|      |      |
                              |      |      | USR7 |  |      |      |      |
                              '--------------------'  '--------------------'

Keymap 1: KeyPad, Bracket Pairs & Macro Record

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.

.--------------------------------------------------.  .--------------------------------------------------.
|        |      |      |      |      |      |  {}  |  |  }{  |      |NumLck|   /  |   *  |   -  |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|  |------+------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |      |      |      |      |  =>  |  ()  |  |  )(  |  <=  |   7  |   8  |   9  |   +  |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------|      |  |      |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |      |      |      |      |  ->  |------|  |------|  <-  |   4  |   5  |   6  |   +  |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------|  []  |  |  ][  |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |      |      |      |      |  <>  |      |  |      |  ><  |   1  |   2  |   3  | Enter|        |
'--------+------+------+------+------+-------------'  '-------------+------+------+------+------+--------'
  |      |      |      |      |      |                              |   0  |      |   .  | Enter|      |
  '----------------------------------'                              '----------------------------------'
                                     .-------------.  .-------------.
                                     |Start1|Start2|  |      |      |
                              .------+------+------|  |------+------+------.
                              |      |      |Play1 |  |      |      |      |
                              | Stop |      |------|  |------|      |      |
                              |      |      |Play2 |  |      |      |      |
                              '--------------------'  '--------------------'

Keymap 2: F-Keys, Media & Mouse Keys

.--------------------------------------------------.  .--------------------------------------------------.
|        |      |      |      |      |      |      |  | Mute |      |  F10 |  F11 |  F12 |      |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|  |------+------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |      |      | MsUp |      |      |MWhlUp|  |VolUp |      |  F7  |  F8  |  F9  |      |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------|      |  |      |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |      |MsLeft|MsDown|MsRght|      |------|  |------|      |  F4  |  F5  |  F6  |      |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------|MWhlDn|  |VolDn |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |      | Rclk | Mclk | Lclk |      |      |  |      |      |  F1  |  F2  |  F3  |      |        |
'--------+------+------+------+------+-------------'  '-------------+------+------+------+------+--------'
  |      |      |      |      |      |                              |      |      |      |      |      |
  '----------------------------------'                              '----------------------------------'
                                     .-------------.  .-------------.
                                     |      |      |  | MRwd | MFwd |
                              .------+------+------|  |------+------+------.
                              |      |      |      |  | MPrv |      |      |
                              |      |      |------|  |------|      | Play |
                              |      |      |      |  | MNxt |      |      |
                              '--------------------'  '--------------------'

Keymap 3: User Defined Words & Numbers

Activate by holding L1 & L2.

This is for assigning whole words to single keys. You can define the arguments (which must be quoted) using: CFQ_WORD_[A-Z] eg: -DCFQ_WORD_E=\"my@email.com\"

Notes:

• Numbers are included on this layer since some applications differentiate between numbers top row and keypad.

.--------------------------------------------------.  .--------------------------------------------------.
|        |   1  |   2  |   3  |   4  |   5  |      |  |      |   6  |   7  |   8  |   9  |   0  |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------+------|  |------+------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |   Q  |   W  |   E  |   R  |   T  |      |  |      |   Y  |   U  |   I  |   O  |   P  |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------|      |  |      |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |   A  |   S  |   D  |   F  |   G  |------|  |------|   H  |   J  |   K  |   L  |      |        |
|--------+------+------+------+------+------|      |  |      |------+------+------+------+------+--------|
|        |   Z  |   X  |   C  |   V  |   B  |      |  |      |   N  |   M  |      |      |      |        |
'--------+------+------+------+------+-------------'  '-------------+------+------+------+------+--------'
  |      |      |      |      |      |                              |      |      |      |      |      |
  '----------------------------------'                              '----------------------------------'
                                     .-------------.  .-------------.
                                     |      |      |  |      |      |
                              .------+------+------|  |------+------+------.
                              |      |      |      |  |      |      |      |
                              |      |      |------|  |------|      |      |
                              |      |      |      |  |      |      |      |
                              '--------------------'  '--------------------'

Changelog

• 2019/11/20 Move space to thumb cluster Make L1 and L2 symmetrical. Activate L3 by holding L1 & L2. Add App & Menu keys.

• 2018/10/19 Move F-Keys to key-pad like layout.

• 2018/05/29 Add number keys for cases when keypad numbers are handled differently.

• 2018/05/19 Move all media keys to right thumb cluster (matching page up/down, home/end locations).

• 2018/04/14 Add CFQ_USE_80_KEYS to optionally support an 80 key layout.

• 2018/03/08 Add CFQ_USE_SHIFT_QUOTES option. Add CFQ_USER_KEY8 key.

  When holding shift CFQ_WORD_[A-Z] use title caps.

• 2018/03/06 Add layer for user defined words (replaces CFQ_USE_EXPEREMENTAL_LAYER).

  Minor changes to thumb cluster.

  Move backspace to left thumb, optionally remap the top right backspace.

  Make keypad layout match a typical numpad.

  Move F-Keys to layer 3.

• 2017/11/09 Use Caps-Lock when CFQ_USE_EXPEREMENTAL_LAYER isn't defined.

• 2017/11/07 Make thumb left thumb cluster completely configurable with defines. Add mouse wheel to mouse layer.

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

• 2017/10/04 Move Insert key to the left thumb cluster (away from the modifier keys). Replace with USR2 which defaults to APP.