EDIT: This is an older version. The newest version is Allenak 0.9 Light (assuming I didn't forget to update this link)
YAKL by a one post newb. . .
It is impractical for me to learn a new layout until I buy a programable keyboard. Until then, I have plenty of time to have fun making my own layout. This layout is completely untested (through human usage). It should be considered purely theoretical.
Design Principles:
Maintain ZXCV and punctuation key positions, and if possible QWA.
Maximize inner rolls while minimizing outer rolls.
Very low 'Hard Digraphs'.
If possible, reduce single finger use.
Promote alternative keying when reducing SFU is not practical.
qwlm b j ysu;
ionr d f ehta
zxcv p g k,./How I did:
I was able to maintain ZXCV QW, but not A. Punctuation is same as Colemak.
This layout has 50% more inward rolls, and 12% less outward rolls (compared to Colemak).
I think I did well with this. IMO, the hardest common digraph is CO.
Epic Fail. This comes in around 4% !!! This is very hard to do when trying to maximize rolls (I always gave rolls a priority over SFU).
Alternative keying reduces this by 1% (using simple alternative keying, nothing exotic).
Most Common SFU
Left: PR NC RD MP
Right: GE UT TU S, SH EF KE FE
Underlined digraphs indicate easy alternative keying. NC is only easy if using a standard offset keyboard.
This layout was manually designed based upon a frequency analysis of google's trillion word corpus. If I can figure out how to post tables, I will share my research.
For Reference:
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