Ergo Dox

Guide for Ergo Dox keyboard.

Rules to create the perfect layout

Built on top of Dvorak layout
Easy to typing keys : space, enter
Fish : ctrl + f and alt + f or -> and alt + ->
Vim : escape or ctrl + c
Minimize transition between regular keyboard and ergodox

Revisions

Ergo Dox original

No programming Dvorak

Revision BNEyQ

Pros :

# is pretty easy to strike
escape for vim is easy to strike
ctrl + f for fish is easy to strike
ctrl + l for terminal is easy to reach
left ctrl is ok
menu key is ok

Cons :

shortcut for terminal does'nt work very well
backspace is not very handy
can hit fkey by mistake
switching tab is not very handy
underscore doesn't work with capslock

Ideas to improve :

move escape on the right index finger delete upper key
put accent layer under thumb
put delete key on left upper key
swap alt and windows keys
modify caps behavior to access shift layer

Modifications done :

Add french accents, simple shift keys. Swap alt and command. Move function, backslash. Improve caps.

Revision EWYm5

Pros :

fix some previous errors
more similar with classic keyboard (ctrl and alt keys)
escape key is ok

Cons :

shortcut alt + $ doesn't work for switching windows from same app
some accents are not easily reachable like ç and ê
accents are not easy to reach
space key is not reachable when typing numbers

Ideas to improve :

add luminosity buttons (and other buttons like volume)