skylark-qmk/keyboards/preonic/keymaps/smt/readme.md
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# smt's Preonic keymap
This keymap is primarily based on the default Preonic keymap, which in turn is derived from Planck's default.
Notable differences from the default are:
1. **Dvorak by default**
I happen to type in Dvorak, and prefer that layer to be the default on my keyboard. This is easy enough to switch around with Qwerty, Colemak, or whatever.
2. **Right Shift**
I use both the left and right shift keys when I type. When I want to modify a key with shift, I hold shift with the hand opposite the one typing the key. In the default keymap, Enter is where shift would be on a standard keyboard layout. Oh, muscle memory.
Thankfully, QMK supports [mod-tap](https://github.com/jackhumbert/qmk_firmware/wiki#fun-with-modifier-keys) keys, and this allows me to set the Enter key to send a modifier (MOD_LSFT) when held, and KC_ENT when tapped. Awesome!
## Dvorak (default)
```
,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| ` | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | Bksp |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Tab | " | , | . | P | Y | F | G | C | R | L | / |
|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Esc | A | O | E | U | I | D | H | T | N | S | - |
|------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Shift| ; | Q | J | K | X | B | M | W | V | Z |Enter |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Brite| Ctrl | Alt | GUI |Lower | Space |Raise | Left | Down | Up |Right |
`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
```
## Qwerty (same as default)
```
,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| ` | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | Bksp |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Tab | Q | W | E | R | T | Y | U | I | O | P | Del |
|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Esc | A | S | D | F | G | H | J | K | L | ; | " |
|------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Shift| Z | X | C | V | B | N | M | , | . | / |Enter |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| Brite| Ctrl | Alt | GUI |Lower | Space |Raise | Left | Down | Up |Right |
`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
```
## Lower
This is where I put the number row, a numpad cluster, function keys, and some light navigation via Home/End/PageUp/PageDn. Like the "Raise" layer, the top row is redundant to help with Planck compatibility.
```
,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| ` | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | Del |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| ` | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | Del |
|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Home |PageUp|
|------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | F12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | End |PageDn|
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | | | | | | | Next | Vol- | Vol+ | Play |
`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
```
## Raise
As a developer, it makes the most sense for me to group all the commonly-used symbols that don't fit on the main layer. In particular, having the dual-column of parens-braces-brackets really helps a lot.
I haven't completely filled this layer, which leaves room for future mappings and macros.
```
,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| ~ | ! | @ | # | $ | % | ^ | & | * | ( | ) | Del |
|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
| ~ | ! | @ | # | $ | % | ^ | & | * | ( | ) | Del |
|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | | | | | | | _ | + | { | } | | |
|------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | | | | | | | - | = | [ | ] | \ |
|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | | | | | | | Next | Vol- | Vol+ | Play |
`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
```