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- Rewrite, add missing words, etc.
- Remove the begin and end verse block lines, but kept the verse block text,
  because Github doesn's show text in .org verse blocks.
- Change _after_ to *after*, because Github doesn't show underscores in .org
  files.
- Add the Colemak, Dvorak and Workman layouts vim movement key bindings, and the
  key bindings for the lost (overwritten) keys.
- Fix the image link to the workman layout image, it was missing the square
  brackets.
- Link replaced: The workmanlayout.com domain name seems to have been lost.
  Google Chrome warns "Your connection is not private", and the advanced
  information states that the security certificate is from a "just host" domain.
  The most stable replacement link seems to be the workman section on the
  keyboard layout wikipedia page.
- Indicate the images that have been modified, as suggested by the CC BY-SA
  Attribution section.

Images:
- Add the dvorak simplified layout.
- Fix the programmer dvorak layout, the transparent key faces made it almost
  invisible when viewed in Spacemacs with a dark background.
- Rename images for type, consistency, and most common usage:
  use logo instead of layout for logo names, and use layout for all layout
  images, instead of keymap for some and layout for others. Layout is the most
  common name, wikipedia even redirects keymap to the keyboard layout page.
- Reduce their width to 640px, so that they fit within column 80.
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#+TITLE: keyboard-layout layer
[[file:img/keyboard-layout.png]]
[[file:img/keyboard-layout-layer-logo.png]]
* Table of Contents :TOC_4_gh:noexport:
- [[#description][Description]]
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- [[#addoverride-key-bindings][Add/Override key bindings]]
- [[#concept][Concept]]
- [[#keyboard-layouts][Keyboard layouts]]
- [[#bepo][bepo]]
- [[#dvorak][dvorak]]
- [[#colemak][colemak]]
- [[#bepo][Bepo]]
- [[#dvorak][Dvorak]]
- [[#colemak][Colemak]]
- [[#workman][Workman]]
- [[#package-configurations][Package Configurations]]
- [[#keybindings][Keybindings]]
- [[#sources][Sources]]
- [[#key-bindings][Key bindings]]
- [[#image-sources][Image sources]]
* Description
This layer configures some keybindings in spacemacs to make it compatible with
keyboard layouts that differs from the traditional =en-us= keymap.
This layer configures some key bindings in Spacemacs, to make it compatible with
keyboard layouts that differs from the traditional =en-us= =QWERTY= layout.
* Installation
To use this configuration layer, add it to your =~/.spacemacs=. You will need to
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The first one is used to set the list of configurations to activate, and the
second one to prevent loading certain configurations. If the
=kl-enabled-configurations= is nil (by default), all configurations are loaded.
Otherwise, only the listed configurations are loaded. Any configuration listed
in =kl-disabled-configurations= will never be loaded, whether it is in the
enabled list or not (empty by default).
=kl-enabled-configurations= variable is =nil=, (default: =nil=), then all
configurations are loaded. Otherwise, only the listed configurations are loaded.
Any configuration listed in =kl-disabled-configurations= will never be loaded,
whether it is in the enabled list or not (default: =nil=).
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(
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#+end_src
** Add/Override key bindings
It is possible to override or add bindings by defining functions named
It is possible to override or add key bindings, by defining functions named
=kl/pre-config-<NAME>= and =kl/post-config-<NAME>= in =dotspacemacs/user-init=.
They are respectively called just before and after the actual configuration of
keybindings in this layer, so *you don't have to think about when to apply the
They are called just before and after the actual configuration of the key
bindings in this layer. *You don't have to think about when to apply the
configuration by yourself*. =<NAME>= is the name of the configuration you want
to customize, they are listed under the [[#configuration][Configuration]] section.
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(kl/set-in-state company-active-map (kbd "C-w") 'evil-delete-backward-word))
#+end_src
Note: If you define some of these functions in your own layer, be sure that the
=keyboard-layout= layer is placed _after_ it in the
Note: If you define some of these functions in your own layer, then make sure
that the =keyboard-layout= layer is placed *after* it in the
=dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= list.
* Concept
This package first switch traditional ~hjkl~ movement keys with their equivalent
in destination layout, and then try to correct the bugs introduced by these
changes in other parts of Spacemacs. This layer only tries to do these changes
when the letters are used for *doing a movement*.
This package first switches the traditional ~hjkl~ movement keys, with their
equivalent keys in the destination layout. It then tries to correct the bugs,
that were introduced by these changes in other parts of Spacemacs. This layer
only tries to make these changes when the letters are used for *movements*.
The equivalent remapping is also made for uppercase letters, ~CTRL+KEY~,
~META+KEY~ and leaders keybindings (~SPC …~) whenever it makes sense to make
such changes.
~META+KEY~ and leader key bindings such as (~SPC …~), whenever it makes sense.
In some cases the key remapping will not follow these conventions, mainly
because there are better alternatives, or because some moves don't make sense.
In some cases the remapped keys won't follow these conventions, mainly because
there are better alternatives, or because some movements don't make sense.
#+begin_verse
Example: In the =magit= status buffer, the ~c~ is used for =commit= by default,
but if we want to follow the conventions, it should be remapped to "move left"
in bepo. As it is not useful to move left on =magit= because operations are done
line by line the ~c~ is not remapped.
#+end_verse
For example: In the =magit= status buffer, the ~c~ key is bound to =commit= by
default. If we want to follow the conventions, then it should be remapped to
"move left" in the bepo layout, but since operations in =magit= are done line by
line, then there's no reason to move left, and we won't remap the ~c~ key.
* Keyboard layouts
The keyboard-layouts available with this layer are the following:
The following keyboard-layouts are available with this layer:
** bepo
** Bepo
[[file:img/bepo-logo.png]]
=bepo= is a keyboard layout optimized for the French language.
=bepo= is a keyboard layout, that's optimized for the French language.
[[file:img/bepo-keymap.png]]
[[file:img/bepo-layout.png]]
The mapping correction is the one proposed for vim on the official bepo [[http://bepo.fr/wiki/Vim#Principe][wiki]].
- Map the movements keys under the right hand's fingers:
- The =bepo= layout: matches Vims movements keys:
- ~c → h~
- ~t → j~
- ~s → k~
- ~r → l~
- Map lost functionalities back to some keys:
- The lost keys are remapped as follows:
- ~h → r~
- ~j → t~
- ~k → s~
- ~l → c~
Some bepo keys are not used in traditional mapping, mainly because they are not
on the =en-us= keyboard layout. They are used as aliases for other shortcuts:
Some bepo keys are not used in the traditional mapping, mainly because they are
not on the =en-us= keyboard layout. They are used as aliases for other
shortcuts:
- Map unused ~é~ key as an alias of ~w~, more useful in vim mode:
- Map the unused ~é~ key as an alias for ~w~, it's more useful in vim mode:
- ~é → w~
- ~É → W~
- Map indentation on direct-access keys:
- Map indentation to direct-access keys:
- ~» → >~
- ~« → <~
Some default configurations are also not optimal for vim, so the following
defaults are changed:
- Change =evil-escape= escape combination to something faster to type, while
- Change the =evil-escape= combination to something that's faster to type, while
being nearly nonexistent in French or English words:
- ~fd → gq~
- In =avy=, the key used to select words/lines are remapped to the 8 characters
under the fingers:
- In =avy=, the keys that select words/lines are remapped to the 8 characters
under the home row fingers:
- ~a u i e t s r n~
Note: One difference exists with the wiki version: the ~w~ is *not* remapped to
~C-w~ to avoid having to change its meaning in other modes. Spacemacs provides
already a ~SPC w~ key binding for working with windows.
Note: There's one difference from the wiki version: ~w~ is *not* remapped to
~C-w~. This avoids having to change its meaning in other modes. Spacemacs
already provides ~SPC w~ for working with windows.
** dvorak
=dvorak= is a keyboard layout optimized for the English language. [[http://www.kaufmann.no/roland/dvorak/][dvorak
programmer]] is an optimized keyboard layout focused in programming and it's a
variant of the more general =dvorak= (us) keyboard layout. This configuration
will remap keybindings for the =dvorak-programmer= variant.
** Dvorak
=dvorak= is a keyboard layout, that's optimized for the English language. It
rearranges the keys, to require less finger movements away from the home row.
There are 2 variants of dvorak implemented in this layout: dvp and dvorak. Dvp
tries to match vim like hand placement on keyboard. Dvorak has movement keys
shifted by 1 key to the right on home row.
The most common Dvorak layout is called Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (referred to
as just Dvorak keyboard or Dvorak layout). It comes pre-installed on most
operating systems.
[[file:img/dvorak-keymap.png]]
=Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (US layout)=
** colemak
[[file:img/dvorak-simplified-layout.png]]
=Programmer Dvorak=
[[file:img/programmer-dvorak-layout.png]]
There's also a sub-layout called [[Https://www.kaufmann.no/roland/dvorak/][Programmer Dvorak]]. It reorders the number and
symbol keys, to make it easier to type common programming symbols, without
having to hold down the shift key. The keys that differ from the =Dvorak
Simplified Keyboard= are shown in blue.
This Spacemacs Keyboard Layout layer has two Dvorak movement key variants:
The =dvp= variant: matches Vims movement keys:
- ~d → h~
- ~h → j~
- ~t → k~
- ~n → l~
The lost keys are remapped as follows:
- ~j → d~
- ~k → t~
- ~l → n~
The =dvorak= variant: uses the home row, which is shifted 1 key to the right of
Vims movement keys.
- ~h~ doesn't need to be remapped, it's already under the index finger.
- ~t → j~
- ~n → k~
- ~s → l~
The lost keys are remapped as follows:
- ~j → t~
- ~k → n~
- ~l → s~
** Colemak
=colemak= is a modern alternative to the QWERTY and =dvorak= layouts. It is
designed for efficient and ergonomic touch typing in English. More info can be
found at the [[https://colemak.com/][Colemak website]].
found on the [[https://colemak.com/][Colemak website]].
[[file:img/colemak-layout.png]]
- The =colemak= layout: matches Vims movement keys:
- ~h~ doesn't need to be remapped, it's to the left of the index finger.
- ~n → j~
- ~e → k~
- ~i → l~
- The lost keys are remapped as follows:
- ~j → n~
- ~k → e~
- ~l → i~
** Workman
=Workman= is an English-optimized keyboard layout designed to, [[https://workmanlayout.com][among other
things]], reduce finger travel-distance, and balance the load equally between
hands. It is meant to function particularly well in conjunction with ortholinear
('matrix' or 'grid') keyboards, such as the one depicted in the diagram.
=Workman= is an English-optimized keyboard layout that's designed to, among
other things, reduce finger travel-distance, and balance the load equally
between hands. It is meant to function particularly well in conjunction with
ortholinear ('matrix' or 'grid') keyboards, such as the one depicted in the
diagram below. More information can be found in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#Workman][Workman section]], of the
wikipedia keyboard layout page.
file:img/workman-keymap.png
[[file:img/workman-layout.png]]
This layer performs the following substitutions, as recommended in [[https://axiomatic.neophilus.net/posts/2013-08-13-workman-layout-for-vim.html][this blog
post]], with some suggested mnemonics:
As recommended in this blog post: [[Https://axiomatic.neophilus.net/posts/2013-08-13-workman-layout-for-vim.html][Workman layout for Vim]], this layout
substitutes the following keys with these mnemonics:
- (y)ank -> (h)aul
- Search (n)ext -> (j)ump
- (e)nd word -> brea(k) of word
- (o)pen new line -> (l)ine
- The lost keys are remapped as follows:
- ~h → y~
- ~j → n~
- ~k → e~
- ~l → o~
* Package Configurations
The available configurations are:
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- ranger
- twittering-mode
* Keybindings
This layer is using functions that try to /automatically/ remap keybindings in a
lot of modes, so it's difficult to list all changed keybindings. And
* Key bindings
This layer tries to bind keys /automatically/ in a lot of modes. That makes it
difficult to list them all. For example the key bindings change if:
- You chose to use a different keyboard layout.
- You chose to be on the dark side by using evil (because they have :cookie: obviously).
- You chose to use a layer, written with :heart:, that try to solve the induced mess.
So the price you have to pay is the absence of a keybindings list.
So the price you have to pay is the absence of a key bindings list.
* Sources
The keyboard-layout logo is coming from [[https://openclipart.org/detail/202777/keyboard-layout][openclipart.org]] and is under the public
domain. The bepo logo and the keymap images are coming from the [[http://bepo.fr/][bepo]] official
website. The Colemak keyboard layout image is from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KB_US-Colemak.svg][Wikipedia]]. They are all
licensed under the [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en][CC-BY-SA]].
* Image sources
- The keyboard-layout layer logo is a modified image from [[https://openclipart.org/detail/202777/keyboard-layout][openclipart.org]], and
is under the public domain.
- The Bepo logo and layout images, are from the official [[http://bepo.fr/][bepo]] website. (the
layout image has been modified).
- The Dvorak Simplified layout image is a modified image from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KB_United_States_Dvorak.svg][Wikipedia]].
- The Programmer Dvorak layout image is a modified version of the Dvorak
Simplified layout image.
- The Colemak layout image is a modified version from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KB_US-Colemak.svg][Wikipedia]].
They are all licensed under the [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en][CC-BY-SA]].

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