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# Minidox Norman Layout by LeHoff
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Based on the QWERTY layout created by Khitsule.
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[KLE link](http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/86ec49f9f820a8b9b36f6e0d2ef8fff7)
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## Layers
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| Layer | Legend |
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| ----- | ------ |
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| Base | Top left (black) |
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| Lower | Bottom right (red) |
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| Raise | Top right (orange) |
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| Adjust | Front print |
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## Features
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* Raise/lower layers focus first on one-handed use
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* Numpad on right hand with raise layer
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* Navigation on left hand with lower layer (ESDF)
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* D refers to desktop left/right on Win 10 (win+ctrl+left/right)
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* Heavy use of hold/tap dual function keys - from left to right:
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* Cmd/Enter
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* Raise/Esc
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* Shift/Backspace
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* Ctrl/Space
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* Lower/Tab
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* Alt/Enter
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## Modifier Placement Rationale
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There are several major driving forces at play:
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* I use MacOS.
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* I'm Danish so the Alt and Shift-Alt layers in MacOS simply have to work.
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* I use Vim for coding.
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* I use org-mode in Emacs to keep track of my time.
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* Space is on the right hand side because I almost exclusively use my right hand thumb for
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space.
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* Cmd is on the left since I often use Cmd+click to open a link in a new tab in Safari.
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* Due to my usage of Vim Esc got a spot on the modifier row.
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* Tab is on the right to enable easy navigation between winows with Cmd+Tab.
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* Shift is on the left since org-mode uses Ctrl+arrows to manipulate task state quickly,
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and since the arrow keys are activated using Lower (which has been moved to the right) and S, E, T,
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and D, it works well that way.
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* Ctrl is on the right since Ctrl+<0-9> is used in MacOS to switch between spaces.
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* Enter is on both sides since Enter is often used together with all of the modifiers. E.g.,
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Cmd+Enter to send mails in most situations, but Ctrl+Enter is used in Emacs to create a
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new task in org-mode.
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This means that arrows and digits are being modified from the other hand, which could be
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bad for gaming, so if you're into that you might want to re-think a few things, but in
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that case you are probably using a Windows machine and then there are other constraints
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you have to deal with.
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