Hello, I'm looking to start a discussion amongst programmers for dvorak layouts on an ergodox.
What works for you?
What doesn't?
Do you have a layout that you would like to share?
Personally I have been using a Freestyle II keyboard with the programmer's dvorak layout for about a year and a half.
For this setup what works for me is dvorak lettering layout, the symbols precedence over the numbers, and the keyboard's dedicated left hand copy/cut/paste.
(though I've had to remap those in the OS for them to work)
What doesn't work for me is the lack of certain keystrokes that I have been using for decades when editing code.
These are: right ctrl + ins/home/end(copy/top/bottom) , right shift + ins/del(paste/cut)
ins and del combinations are not easy or possible on this keyboard
It feels like I've gained efficiency with the macro keys on the left side, but lost my tried and true right hand editing shortcuts
I've recently acquired a tenkeyless mechanical and all the right hand joys (editing) are back, but I'm missing the split keyboard sorely (wrists) and the left side macros.
Now I'm waiting on the shipment of an ergodox to try and bridge the gap between the two keyboards above.
This is the layout that I'm planning to implement at the moment:
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/6f2db879923056a81b3c0f90edc99e38I've tried to merge the right hand editing techniques into the design without resorting to hacking the pcb too much to get a layout I'm comfortable with.
Thoughts?