hkzqgfswavvukwsw t1_itlgxa8 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Reply to comment by btgrant76 in I got some silent switches so I can Waka at work by btgrant76

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btgrant76 OP t1_itlkb6y wrote on October 24, 2022 at 3:23 PM

F row: I'm pretty comfortable with managing number keys through a layer. The dev tools that I use make frequent enough use of F keys, so that top row is a combination of shortcuts/macros that I use a lot and straight F keys.
Bottom row: I can't remember why I did this in the first place. I think I felt like I needed a "proper" space bar rather than a single key. Though the next time I do some work on the board, I'm going to take that out and replace it with 2, 1u keys instead.

hkzqgfswavvukwsw t1_itls8yw wrote on October 24, 2022 at 4:16 PM

That's cool. I've got my fkeys on a layer along with numpad.

Do you have a key map by any chance, since we have similar layouts.

btgrant76 OP t1_itnv3yi wrote on October 25, 2022 at 12:43 AM

Here you go: https://imgur.com/a/w0kNjtg

My keymap is a little bit all over the place. I started reorganizing around some ideas from Miryoku, though it's still a bit of a work-in-progress.

uberpirate t1_itnyyxr wrote on October 25, 2022 at 1:10 AM

This is cool to see. I struggled with how to set the layers on my Waka since it's my first QMK/VIA compatible board, and I was really wishing I could see what other people came up with.

btgrant76 OP t1_itr93ne wrote on October 25, 2022 at 6:42 PM

I learned a lot/got plenty of ideas by browsing user keymaps in the QMK repo as some users commit them to the central repo. For example, you might find some user mappings at keyboards/mechwild/waka60/keymaps/. Folks will sometimes include a nice readme with images of their keymap.

Another fun resource to browse is https://keymapdb.com/

MetaWhirledPeas t1_itqidtp wrote on October 25, 2022 at 3:50 PM

Hey our layouts are not so different! I mean they are different, but there are some similarities.

http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/77abca474c73bf921ca0433720bdc315

btgrant76 OP t1_itqogjj wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Mere months ago, I thought the idea of having separate layer for numbers & "symbols" was craziness. And yet, here we are. I'm not sure if it'll be worth it but it's certainly fun to fiddle with!

btgrant76 OP t1_itlt3ex wrote on October 24, 2022 at 4:21 PM

I’ll take some screenshots from Vial later & share them.

The other boards that are in regular rotation are 40%. For those boards, F keys & the other things I mentioned above are all in layers.