Hi there. I've got an IBM Model M122 with a teensy installed inside running soarer's mod. I type in dvorak most of the time, which brings a lot of challenges when it comes to adapting soarer's config for both an operating system that has their keymap in qwerty & one that has it in dvorak.
In fact, I haven't been able to figure out how to make one config that works no matter what keymapping the operating system has.
My config has 3 layers.
Layer 1 is user Depleted Vespene's Hexadecimal numpad idea (great idea, love using it). But because I interract with computers that have the dvorak keymapping in software, in the config, it doesn't say "A B C D E F", it must be "A N I H D Y" to send the correct key codes.
Layer 2 is a mapping to turn the keyboard "natively dvorak". when I press EXTRA_F6, it allows me to type dvorak in an environment that is mapped qwerty. Great stuff, BUT, it doesn't fix all the macros and remaps throughout the rest of the configuration, so e.g. my hex pad types A N I H D Y
Getting help with this is the primary purpose of this thread. If it were possible to change the mapping of both macroblocks and remapblocks depending on what layers are active, then it would be accomplishable. I think remapblocks can have a layer filter applied (although I haven't been able to work out
how...) but I don't see anything for macroblocks.
Layer 3 is a special set of key shortcut remaps for an operating system used on Cisco routers and switches called "Cisco IOS". This I worked out myself, and if you find it useful, great. Basically it translates the archaic keyboard shortcuts apparently unrevised since the mid 80s to normal modern behavior of keypresses (delete key works, home key works, ctrl-arrow works, etc....). None of these work on a system with a qwerty keymapping. Feel free to adapt & use it. Something I noticed though is that I can't map CTRL-SHIFT-6 to EXTRA_F5 or EXTRA_F8... I've had to put it on the INSERT key. If anyone knows why, that would be great...
# Soarer Converter's configuration for an IBM Model M122 (1390876) keyboard
# and an F122 (6110345) as well.
#
# Based on: v1.1 of Depleted Vespene's script (20171110), jeb's dvorak mapping
# Author: Logg
# Date: 20180327
# Version: 1.3
#
##### BEGIN ########
force set3 #this converter will never be used with a non-terminal keyboard, so disable the auto-detection for speed
macroblock
# extra_f4 is located conveniently to the left of TAB.
# This macro acts as Shift-tab
macro EXTRA_F4
PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
MAKE LSHIFT
PRESS TAB
BREAK LSHIFT
POP_ALL_META
endmacro
# Diacritics galore!
# this does not produce diacritics for me.
#macro EXTRA_F5
# SET_META RALT LSHIFT
# onbreak norestoremeta
# CLEAR_META LSHIFT RALT
#endmacro
#probe for keycodes
# macro EXTRA_F9
# PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
# PRESS PAD_EQUALS
# PRESS F13
# PRESS F14
# PRESS F15
# PRESS F16
# PRESS F17
# PRESS F18
# PRESS F19
# PRESS F20
# PRESS F21
# PRESS F22
# PRESS F23
# PRESS F24
# PRESS EXECUTE
# PRESS HELP
# PRESS MENU
# PRESS SELECT
# PRESS STOP
# PRESS AGAIN
# PRESS UNDO
# PRESS CUT
# PRESS PASTE
# PRESS FIND
# PRESS MUTE
# PRESS VOLUME_UP
# PRESS VOLUME_DOWN
# PRESS LOCKING_CAPS_LOCK
# PRESS LOCKING_NUM_LOCK
# PRESS LOCKING_SCROLL_LOCK
# PRESS PAD_COMMA
# PRESS EQUAL_SIGN
# PRESS INTERNATIONAL_1
# PRESS INTERNATIONAL_2
# PRESS INTERNATIONAL_3
# PRESS INTERNATIONAL_4
# PRESS INTERNATIONAL_5
# PRESS INTERNATIONAL_6
# PRESS INTERNATIONAL_7
# PRESS INTERNATIONAL_8
# PRESS INTERNATIONAL_9
# PRESS LANG_1
# PRESS LANG_2
# PRESS LANG_3
# PRESS LANG_4
# PRESS LANG_5
# PRESS LANG_6
# PRESS LANG_7
# PRESS LANG_8
# PRESS LANG_9
# PRESS ALTERNATE_ERASE
# PRESS SYSREQ_ATTN
# PRESS CANCEL
# PRESS CLEAR
# PRESS PRIOR
# PRESS RETURN
# PRESS SEPARATOR
# PRESS OUT
# PRESS OPER
# PRESS CLEAR_AGAIN
# PRESS CRSEL_PROPS
# PRESS EXSEL
# POP_ALL_META
# endmacro
# On my M122 (but NOT on the F122), some Alt-Ctrl-arrow combinations
# don't register properly. I use them a lot, so I need to wade around
# that problem (and, as it turns out, this key assignment is pretty
# comfortable).
# they're right, alt-ctrl-up and alt-ctrl-down don't work. I don't need those though...
#macro EXTRA_F10
# SET_META LALT RCTRL
# onbreak norestoremeta
# CLEAR_META RCTRL LALT
#endmacro
# alt printscreen
#macro F22
# PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
# MAKE LALT
# PRESS PRINTSCREEN
# BREAK LALT
# POP_ALL_META
#endmacro
# On my national layout, Shift-0 outputs the '=' character. Adjust this
# as needed for others.
macro PAD_EQUALS
PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
MAKE LSHIFT
PRESS 0
BREAK LSHIFT
POP_ALL_META
endmacro
endblock
remapblock
# Left-side function keys.
EXTRA_F1 CAPS_LOCK
EXTRA_F2 ESC
EXTRA_F3 PRINTSCREEN
# EXTRA_F4 (macro above makes this shift-tab)
EXTRA_F5 SYSTEM_POWER #(macro above could make this control-alt-F1? ctrl-alt-del? delete the contents of the hard drive?) #panic button
EXTRA_F6 SELECT_2 # Dvorak
EXTRA_F7 PAUSE #could be F15
EXTRA_F8 F16 #
EXTRA_F9 F17 #EXECUTE #
EXTRA_F10 F18 # (see macro above, used to be a workaround for ctrl-alt-arrow)
# For footpedals
AUX1 MEDIA_WWW_BACK
AUX2 MEDIA_WWW_FORWARD
# Main alphanumeric block. This remapping is non-negotiable.
EUROPE_1 BACKSLASH
# Top-side extra function keys.
F13 MEDIA_MUTE
F14 MEDIA_VOLUME_DOWN
F15 MEDIA_VOLUME_UP
F16 MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE
F17 MEDIA_PREV_TRACK
F18 MEDIA_NEXT_TRACK
F19 MEDIA_STOP
F20 F15
F21 EXECUTE
F22 MEDIA_CALCULATOR #(macro above would make it alt-printscreen)
F23 SELECT_3 #cisco
F24 SELECT_1 #numpad -> hexpad
# Arrow Keys; only the middle key needs to be reassigned.
LANG_4 SCROLL_LOCK
# The numpad's gray keys are made to behave like on a normal keyboard
# except that the extra key is a comma/semicolon
ESC NUM_LOCK
NUM_LOCK PAD_SLASH
SCROLL_LOCK PAD_ASTERIX
EXTRA_SYSRQ PAD_MINUS
PAD_ASTERIX PAD_PLUS
PAD_MINUS W # (extra key maps to comma/semicolon)
PAD_PLUS PAD_ENTER
#the missing keys... some day will do a hardware mod to put them back
CAPS_LOCK LGUI
EUROPE_2 APP
endblock
remapblock #doesn't work...
layer 2 #dvorak, assumes qwerty native keymap on operating system
ESC A #actually A
NUM_LOCK B #actually B
SCROLL_LOCK C #actually C
EXTRA_SYSRQ D #actually D
PAD_ASTERIX E #actually E
PAD_MINUS F #actually F
PAD_PLUS PAD_ENTER
LANG_4 DOWN
endblock
# Layer 1 changes the numpad into a hexpad (0..9, A..F and ':').
# also makes arrow keys "normaler"
ifselect 1
macroblock
# On my national layout, Shift-. outputs the ':' character. Adjust this
# as needed.
macro PAD_PERIOD SHIFT
PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
MAKE LSHIFT
PRESS Z #colon
BREAK LSHIFT
POP_ALL_META
endmacro
endblock
#for layer 0 qwerty but software dvorak
remapblock
#layer 0 #assumes dvorak native keymap on operating system
ESC A #actually A
NUM_LOCK N #actually B
SCROLL_LOCK I #actually C
EXTRA_SYSRQ H #actually D
PAD_ASTERIX D #actually E
PAD_MINUS Y #actually F
PAD_PLUS PAD_ENTER
#PAD_PERIOD E #(see macro above)
LANG_4 DOWN
endblock
# Layer 2 changes the keyboard into native dvorak mode for computers with a qwerty keymapping in software
ifselect 2
remapblock
layer 0
MINUS LEFT_BRACE
EQUAL RIGHT_BRACE
Q QUOTE
W COMMA
E PERIOD
R P
T Y
Y F
U G
I C
O R
P L
LEFT_BRACE SLASH
RIGHT_BRACE EQUAL
S O
D E
F U
G I
H D
J H
K T
L N
SEMICOLON S
QUOTE MINUS
Z SEMICOLON
X Q
C J
V K
B X
N B
COMMA W
PERIOD V
SLASH Z
endblock
# Layer 3 makes certain keys "work" in cisco IOS
# also replicate some "advanced" text editing shortcuts
ifselect 3
macroblock
#map my "panic" button to CTRL-SHIFT-6
macro INSERT #doesn't work on EXTRA_F5 for some reason...
PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
MAKE LCTRL LSHIFT
PRESS 6
BREAK LCTRL LSHIFT
POP_ALL_META
endmacro
#CTRL-D, delete character in front of cursor
macro DELETE -CTRL
PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
MAKE LCTRL
PRESS H #ctrl-d
BREAK LCTRL
POP_ALL_META
endmacro
#ESC-D, delete word in front of cursor
#ctrl-left_arrow
macro DELETE CTRL
PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
MAKE ESC
PRESS H #ESC-D
BREAK ESC
POP_ALL_META
endmacro
#CTRL-A, go to beginning of line
macro HOME
PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
MAKE LCTRL
PRESS A #ctrl-a
BREAK LCTRL
POP_ALL_META
endmacro
#CTRL-E, go to end of line
macro END
PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
MAKE LCTRL
PRESS D #ctrl-e
BREAK LCTRL
POP_ALL_META
endmacro
#undo key...?? undoes any key shortcut (hmmmm)
#ctrl-y
macro EXTRA_F9
PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
MAKE LCTRL
PRESS f #ctrl-y
BREAK LCTRL
POP_ALL_META
endmacro
#CTRL-W, delete the word behind the cursor
#ctrl-backspace
macro BACKSPACE CTRL
PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
MAKE LCTRL
PRESS COMMA #ctrl-W
BREAK LCTRL
POP_ALL_META
endmacro
#ESC-F, move forward one word
#ctrl-right_arrow
macro RIGHT CTRL
PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
MAKE ESC
PRESS Y #ESC-F
BREAK ESC
POP_ALL_META
endmacro
#ESC-B, move backward one word
#ctrl-left_arrow
macro LEFT CTRL
PUSH_META CLEAR_META all
MAKE ESC
PRESS N #ESC-B
BREAK ESC
POP_ALL_META
endmacro
endblock
##### END ##########
