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Thank you @stevep99 I much appreciate you're response and have gone ahead with the change.  You make a very valid point about Qwerty, I never thought about it in that perspective.  I made the conscious decision to switch to colemak in the first place, why should I concern my self with what is more common place?  Thanks.

Thanks DreymaR.  I had previously only briefly looked at it and it looked very well thought out and put together.  From this very brief look I got an impression it was a step-wise progression from QWERTY to Colemak changing a few keys at a time and I wanted to do the coldturkey approach.  I will read it now.

I began reading your Big Bag yesterday and will continue today, I realize my ignorance and mistake in regards to overlooking the Big Bag of Tricks and confusing it with Tarmak Transition and offer an apology.  It is obvious the amount of knowledge, expertise and time you have put into this masterpiece for everyone to benefit from.  I will continue reading this today and have already had my eyes opened.  Your Extended Layer intrigues me as It might benefit me in some way, although when it comes to text editors I only use modal editors like vim, emacs, kakoune... And thus some of the benefits like access to page up, end, and home locations may not be relevant in that regard they may still have a use for tiling window managers.  Some of the material in your BBoT is currently over my head and I wonder how I can make use of your "X.Org XKB files" in combination with my WASD Version 3 Keyboard which I have already meticulously programmed on their newest firmware to have all the now Colemak-DH ANSI standard layout.  Technically I have previously messed with XKB as well as keymaps myself prior to my recent purchase of this keyboard.  I now wonder about whether I made the best keyboard choice as this it an ANSI layout and staggered, I could have gone with a cheaper keyboard and used one of the devices mentioned in your TMK guide.  And perhaps got a matrix keyboard.  What appealed to my uninformed mind about this one was that it was programmed onboard and not through software.  Anyway, I ramble.  Thank you for your work.

The trouble is, it's easy to get sucked in. It starts with a simple curiosity about alternative layouts. Or maybe with programmable keyboards. But then you start discover all sorts of other ideas. Extra layers for symbols. Different arrangements for modifiers. Extend. Different hardware designs. Key switches. Split keyboards. Keyboards with thumb keys. etc etc. With each step, one realises how much more there is to know. Enlightenment doesn't appear suddenly as a destination, but is revealed gradually through the journey.

The ANSI thing is quite common. Although I've always used ISO, I used to be slightly envious of ANSI boards until I entered this world (and especially, learned about the angle mod).  I have a USB remapper device but I don't generally use it. It's there for backup/emergency purposes. I also don't have a properly programmable keyboard. All my cool keyboard stuff is configured via software. A programmable keyboard would be a better solution in theory though.

Extend is still worthwhile even in vim. The arrows, page up/down, home/end all still work. I use it all the time.

Also, big thanks to @stevep99 as I believe you were behind Mod-DH which I am now using according to colemakmods on github.io

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In the topic of User Experiences having switched to this mod thanks to your input, I have to say it is a very enjoyable experience.

Ah yes the Rabbit Holes, I often find myself exploring those.  They can be enlightening and lead you to new paths never considered while like @stevep99 said

These words speak many truths, it's easy to get carried away and even lose sight of your original goal.  With that said I think I will take a peak into this Extended layer and deeply consider what I can take from it that will benefit me but to make a decision and not let myself get trapped.  I have an addictive personality.  Thanks to you both.