@stevep99 Yes, UHK is a hardware, not a layout, but I can create my own layout by it, easily.
It has 3 'Extend' layers: Mod, Fn, Mouse
Any layer is customizable, so I don't use the default settings. May be in the future I'll post my settings, but for now I'm experimenting.
I have the freedom to do that, so I try to use mostly the home row keys and a few others near the home row
I use (Shift+)Ctrl+PgUp/Dn a lot, to switch (and move) tabs in browsers and editors. Instead of Ctrl+T to open a new tab, I use Ext+6 (F6) and type something to open, then Ext+A+Spc (Alt+Enter) to open it in a new tab.
Needless to say, dedicated combo keys are still weak compared to chordable modifier combos. You and I can do that and so much more with a proper Extend, without having to juggle six different PgUp/Dn positions!
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They have put window/workspace switching functions.
]]>The UHK "Extend" layer is better than most, and the left space is a good place for it. It lacks the home-row modifiers of course, but that may not matter so much on this keyboard with its extra thumb key options. For example, you could make those Fn keys be extra an Shift or Ctrl or whatever, which would make combos still possible.
On the right-hand side, the most egregious error is indeed the Insert key and lack of Backspace. The person who designed this must really love the Page Up and Page Down keys. Not sure why there needs to be 3 of each.
]]>The F# and Esc-on-Q keys are also placed as in our Extend. But those placements may well be coincidential, I don't know.
At least they have a pair of thumb-Mod/"Extend" keys which should make us happy. ;-)
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My conclusion about all the layouts I've ever tried:
Qwerty < Dvorak < Colemak (+Extend) < Norman (+Extend) < UHK (+Custom)
But UHK is not a layout, it's a piece of hardware on which you can program any layout. So what actual layout are you using on it?
What is this (+Custom) you refer to, and in what way are you claiming it to be better than Extend?
]]>Unfortunately I have to admit, I'm not using Colemak anymore.
Thanks for all, it was a nice experience, especially the Extend layer.
I tried also the Norman layout for a few month, which is easier for someone used to Qwerty, but now I have my UHK, which is the best.
My conclusion about all the layouts I've ever tried:
Qwerty < Dvorak < Colemak (+Extend) < Norman (+Extend) < UHK (+Custom)
Cheers
]]>Welcome to Hogwarts! ;-)
Slytherin more like.
]]>I installed it on KDE Neon and I am playing with "Extend"
Navigation is working in any application. It's nice. :)
Perhaps I'll have some questions later.
Cheers
]]>In my experience, once you remap anything in Vim you start losing something else and get annoyed whehever you're on another system. I prefer to leave it as it is, and use Extend whenever I can instead.
This is my exact feeling as well, on many of our servers here I also share the config with others as well, and they would be annoyed if their vim suddenly behaved differently :p
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