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diff --git a/keyboards/thevankeyboards/minivan/keymaps/josjoha/base_numpad.md b/keyboards/thevankeyboards/minivan/keymaps/josjoha/base_numpad.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0ebe9a29d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/keyboards/thevankeyboards/minivan/keymaps/josjoha/base_numpad.md @@ -0,0 +1,364 @@ +# Minifan layout + +Compile options +--------------- + +In  this base layout is configured. + +• Single numpad. + +This number pad choice only has a number pad for the right hand. The +usual modifiers are in their expected places. + +The single numbers pad variation is also a compile option for the _common +layer_ `_PAD`, albeit without a super/subscript auxilery layer. + +• Dual numpad. + +This numbers pad choice has a number pad for each hand. There are two +number pads together on the keyboard at once. + +Numpad keymaps +============== + +Single numpad +------------- + +──────────Numpad─────────────── + + +Layer: `..._BASE` + + +Layer: `..._NSY` + +──────────in common──────────── + +The otherwise ‛common’ layers are not directly available in this special layout. +You can still reach them as normal through your other Base layer. + +For more about the other layers, see ➡  ⬅ + + + + +Layers (text) + + Layer _ALT_BASE (Number pad, with NumLock on) + + <pink2 <pinky<ring <middl<index<indx2| indx2>index>middl>ring>pin>pink2> + <|> + !AlterGo NUMS: xxx xxx xxx xxx | = 7 8 9 - Bspc // NUMS: to ¹/₁ + LCtl xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | * 4 5 6 + RCtl + LSht xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | / 1 2 3 , RSht + ------------------------------------------------------------------------ + LAlt Del Tab Ent | NumL 0 . RAlt + <|> + <1 ± <2 <3 <4 | 4> 3> ± 2> 1> + LGUI | RGUI¹ + + Layer _ALT_BASE (Number pad, with NumLock off) + + <pink2 <pinky<ring <middl<index<indx2| indx2>index>middl>ring >pin>pink2> + <|> + !AlterGo NUMS: xxx xxx xxx xxx | = Home Up PgUp - Bspc // NUMS: to ¹/₁ + LCtl xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | * Left 5 Right + RCtl // modified 5 + LSht xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | / End Down PgDn , RSht + ------------------------------------------------------------------------- + LAlt Del Tab Ent | NumL Ins Del RAlt + <|> + <1 ± <2 <3 <4 | 4> 3> ± 2> 1> + ^ | ^ + LGUI | RGUI¹ + + + ₁) Note anomaly: additional hardware key ‛arrow’ shifted one to the left. + +- - - + + Layer _ALT_NSY (Number pad, with NumLock on/off) + + <pink2 <pinky<ring <middl<index<indx2| indx2>index>middl>ring>pin>pink2> + <|> + BASE xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | = ⁷₇ ⁸₈ ⁹₉ - Bspc + LCtl xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | * ⁴₄ ⁵₅ ⁶₆ + RCtl + LSht xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | / ¹₁ ²₂ ³₃ , RSht + ------------------------------------------------------------------------ + LAlt Del Tab Ent | xxx ⁰₀ .DEL RAlt + <|> + <1 ± <2 <3 <4 | 4> 3> ± 2> 1> + ^ | ^ + LGUI | RGUI¹ + + ₁) Note anomaly: additional hardware key ‛arrow’ shifted one to the left. + +Dual numpad +----------- + + + +──────────Numpad─────────────── + + +Layer: `..._BASE` + + +Layer: `..._NSY` + +──────────in common──────────── + +The otherwise ‛common’ layers are not directly available in this special layout. +You can still reach them as normal through your other Base layer. + +For more about the other layers, see ➡  ⬅ + + + + +Layers (text) + + ───────────────Numpad──────────────── + + Layer _..._BASE (Number pad, square layout) + + <pink2 <pinky<ring <middl<index<indx2| indx2>index>middl>ring>pin>pink2> + <|> + !AlterGo Bspc 7 8 9 - | Bspc 7 8 9 - Bspc //!AlterGo: to _DEF_BASE + = * 4 5 6 + | * 4 5 6 + = + _NSY¹ / 1 2 3 , | / 1 2 3 , _NSY¹ + ------------------------------------------------------------------------ + xxx 0 . Ent | NumL 0 . Ent + <|> + <1 ± <2 <3 <4 | 4> 3> ± 2> 1> + ^ | ^ + LGUI | RGUI² + + Layer _..._BASE (Number pad, with NumLock off) + + <pink2 <pinky<ring <middl<index<indx2| indx2>index>middl>ring >pin>pink2> + <|> + !AlterGo Bspc Home Up PgUp - | Bspc Home Up PgUp - Bspc //!AlterGo: to _DEF_BASE + = * Left 5 Right + | * Left 5 Right + = // modified 5 + _NSY¹ / End Down PgDn , | / End Down PgDn , _NSY¹ + ------------------------------------------------------------------------- + xxx Ins Del Ent | NumL Ins Del Ent + <|> + <1 ± <2 <3 <4 | 4> 3> ± 2> 1> + ^ | ^ + LGUI | RGUI² + + ₁) Toggle to the accompanying Super-Sub-Script (_NSY) layer. + ₂) Note anomaly: additional hardware key ‛arrow’ shifted one to the left. + +- - - + + Layer _..._BASE (super-/sub-script numbers, Numlock on/off) + + <pink2 <pinky<ring <middl<index<indx2| indx2>index>middl>ring>pin>pink2> + <|> + BASE Bspc ⁷₇ ⁸₈ ⁹₉ - | Bspc ⁷₇ ⁸₈ ⁹₉ - Bspc + = * ⁴₄ ⁵₅ ⁶₆ + | * ⁴₄ ⁵₅ ⁶₆ + = + LSht / ¹₁ ²₂ ³₃ , | / ¹₁ ²₂ ³₃ , RSht + -*- <|> -*- //(toggle) Access on Base + ------------------------------------------------------------------------ + xxx ⁰₀ .DEL Ent | xxx ⁰₀ .DEL Ent + <|> + <1 ± <2 <3 <4 | 4> 3> ± 2> 1> + ^ | ^ + LGUI | RGUI¹ + + ₁) Note anomaly: additional hardware key ‛arrow’ shifted one to the left. + + +Special Base layer Numpad +========================= + +This is a layout resembling a “numbers pad”. A “numbers pad” +is a separate square on a 100% sized keyboard, or separate keypad. + +Unlike more usual base layers choices, which typically contain a letters +layout and access to all the common layers, this ‛Base’ layer is +quite different. Once you have switched to it, you lack keys to access +all ‛common’ layers. + +You can only switch back to your ‛regular’ base layer, or switch to a +second form of the numbers pad. This second layer is called “auxilery” +layer here, but technically it is the same thing as the numbers/symbols +`_NSY` layer, which accompanies a letters layer like Qwerty or Dvorak. + +Use the top left key from the numbers pad layer, to switch back to the +other ‛Base’ layer. This is also unique to this special ‛Base’ layer, +but similar to the way the “common layers” switch back to Base. + +The other Base layer (once you are in this Number Pad layer) for most +people will be a letters layer with Qwerty, Dvorak or some other layout +on it, in which the keyboard will start up. To reach the numbers pad +Base layer, use the key ‛Other Base’ on the `_RAR` layer. + + +Led colors +---------- + +The led colors for this ‛Base’ layer are different from the usual. They show +the state of the Numbers Lock, on or off. Colors are green/light-blue/blue to +indicate Numbers Lock is off, which means the navigation cluster is active. +Colors are blue/light-blue/green to indicate the Numbers Lock is on, +meaning you can type numbers. + +This follows the same scheme as the `_PAD` layer, which in turn follows +the logic of the `_NSY` (numbers/symbols) layer being blue, and the `_MOV` +(movement/navigation) layer being green, in such a way that the left most +led is the indicator thereof, following reading direction left to right. The +brightness of the leds is diminished, to indicate the difference with `_PAD` +layer (whether or not that layer is compiled). + + +Auxilery numpad layer +--------------------- + +With the numbers pad layer comes a second layer, as is normal for +all Base layer choices. This second layer is the same as the normal +numbers pad, except the numbers are in super- ⁽¹²³⁾ or sub-script +₍₁₂₃₎. + +The numbers on the second layer become subscript when Shift is pressed, +otherwise they are in super-script. These super-/sub-script forms of the +numbers Unicode (see the `_RAR` layer). + +This second form of numbers pad is reached from keys on the numbers pad +Base layer. You can switch back to the regular numbers pad, with the +upper/left key. Another key stroke from there on the upper/left key, +will bring you back to what is likely your regular typing layer. + + +Auxilery numpad layer led colors +-------------------------------- + +For the second layer that comes with it, with super-/sub-script numbers, +the led colors are what they “normally” are (for other compile +choices) for this layer (the ‛Alternate‛ Base accompanying layer, +usually numbers/symbols): blue/blue/light-blue. There is no indication +of Numbers Lock on this layer, although a few keys are altered by Numbers +Lock (Dot/Delete ‛.’, and Enter). + + +‛Arrow’ additional hardware key +=============================== + +Unlike with other layers: the optional ‛arrow’ hardware key on the +right hand is not inserted between the last and second last keys on the +right, and neither is it set to the configurable default value (toggle +`_MOV` layer). Instead, this key is inserted one key over to the left, +and it is set to GUI. + +The reason is that this GUI will line up with the GUI on the ‛Base’ +layer. If combined with the ‛command’ hardware key on the right, set +to the other GUI, you can reach all Numbers Pad keys with all modifiers, +including both GUIs. + +Another reason is that a typical use of the additional hardware +key on the right (called ‛Arrow’) will by default lead to a navigation +layer, however the Numbers Pad already has its own navigation. To add +a toggle to `_MOV` would be a matter of convenience, whereas not being +able to reach all Numbers Pad keys with either GUI could represent a +serious problem. + +Downsides to this design are the loss of default ‛Arrow’ hardware key +use on this layer, and a sort of gap of one key in the Numbers Pad layout. +The downsides seem to be matters of style and convenience, whereas not +being able to type whatever you can on a 100% keyboard could be a serious +problem for someone (keyboard shortcuts mainly). + +There is no default solution to type everything with all modifiers +including the GUIs, without adding the additional hardware key(s). +Obviously it is possible to just stick a GUI on a free spot, but that +makes things chaotic. Single pad Numbers Pad could be re-arranged to +make room for GUI, which would loose more of its similarity to other +keyboards. + + +Numbers pads everywhere ? +========================= + +Perhaps the amount of options for a numberical keypad are a bit overkill. +It had to do with how it developed. + +For some overview of your options: + + ① Common layer numerical keypad. Just another layer, like `_RAR`, `_BON`, etc. + + 1. You can have a numerical keypad in the _common layers._ + 2. You can also remove this layer entirely. + + 3. This “common layers” numbers pad is activated through the Base layer, on Left Shift tap. + 4. Returns to ‛Default Base’ with upper/left key. + + 5. Variation of form: right hand square form, resembling a key pad on + other keyboards. + 6. Variation of form: the numbers in a straight line, resembling the + `_NSY` layer and other layers. + + ② A numerical keypad on the other ‛Base’ layer, in the dual layout system. + + 1. You can have a numerical keypad on the ‛Alternate Base’ position. + 2. You can also put something different on ‛Alternate Base’, such as a + Colemak layout. + + 3. This layer is activated through the `_RAR` layer, by choosing ‛Other + Base’. + 4. Returns to ‛Default Base’ with upper/left key, effectively the same as with + the common numerical keypad layer, and all other common layers. + + 5. Variation of form: right hand square form, resembling a key pad on + other keyboards. + 6. Variation of form: dual handed square form, so you have a key pad for + each hand. + + 7. For all variation of form, there is an accompanying layer which is + the same, except the numbers are in Unicode super (unshifted) and + sub-script (shifted). + +Some examples: + +① As close to a 100% ‛regular’ keyboard as possible. + + If you have no use for ‛Alternate Base’ with anything else, you could put + the single handed numerical keypad there, and remove the common `_PAD` layer + to have less mental clutter. + + This makes accessing `_MOV` on Left Shift easier, you have modifiers with + the numerical keypad, and you have super/sub-script as well (although its use + is probably rather rare). + +② The predictable numbers typing option. + + If you want ‛Alternate Base’ to have something else (or nothing + at all), keep the `_PAD` layer, and choose straight line numbers, + so that you don't have to learn a second way to type numbers, if you + ever have a need to type keypad numbers (which could be quite rare). + + In this version, you are not envisioning the use of keypad navigation, + but rather use regular `_MOV` layer navigation. (This was the original + programming on the keyboard, before more options developed; it follows + the overall logic that the same or similar keys are in the same or + similar positions.) + +③ The everything option. + + You could keep both `_PAD` with straight lined up numbers if you like typing + all numbers the same way, and also compile numpad single square on ‛Alternate + Base’ to have good access to a regular numerical keypad, should you ever need + it, and/or to have an easier to access navigation cluster there (easier than + navigation on the straight line numpad variation that is, where navigation + is difficult). + +④ The numerical keyboard specialist. + + You could compile it for both hands, if you type so much on a numerical + keypad, that it is useful to be fast on it with either hand. + + It will be harder to type on the double numerical keyboard with modifiers + (Shift, Control, Alt), but if you compile with the common numbers pad layer, + you can reach such combinations there. To keep things similar, you can compile + this common numbers pad layer with numbers in square form, rather than a straight + line. |