qmk-firmware/keyboards/planck/keymaps/samuel

Samuel's Literate QMK Config

• Layers
• Keymap Conversion in Python
• keymap.c
  • Keycodes
  • Import Key table
  • Tap Keys
  • Process User Input
  • Layouts
  • Alt and ()
  • Gui and `\
  • Ctrl and []
  • Shft and =-
  • Rise, DEL, and /
  • EZ Keys
    • One Shot Keys
    • Arrows
    • Undo, Copy, Cut, Paste
  • Commands
  • Standard inputs interupt tap

This is my qmk firmware for my keyboard. I grew tired of organizing the keycode array in plain text so I made it a literate .org file. I've never done this before, so bear with me.

Layers

-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

This is my "pretty" org mode organized table for my main dvorak layer. If you don't use org mode, it won't be that exciting, but if you enjoy working in org mode, you can edit this table directly, and this file is tangled to the actual keymap. No more organizing spaces or converting to and from comments.

T_LRSE	QUOT	COMM	DOT	P	Y	F	G	C	R	L	T_RRSE
T_LSFT	A	O	E	U	I	D	H	T	N	S	T_RSFT
T_LCTL	SCLN	Q	J	K	X	B	M	W	V	Z	T_RCTL
T_LGUI	T_LALT	UP	DOWN	BSPC	TAB	ENT	SPC	LEFT	RIGHT	T_RALT	T_RGUI

This qwerty layout is just so normal people can try out the board. Tap keys would need to be customized I think, more on that later. I also put another dvorak key here because I have nightmares of getting trapped in this forsaken layout.

T_LRSE	Q	W	E	R	T	Y	U	I	O	P	T_RRSE
T_LSFT	A	S	D	F	G	H	J	K	L	SCLN	T_RSFT
T_LCTL	Z	X	C	V	B	N	M	COMM	DOT	QUOT	T_RCTL
T_LGUI	T_LALT	UP	DOWN	BSPC	TAB	ENT	SPC	LEFT	RIGHT	T_RALT	DVORAK

I tried to keep my layout bare bones, just what would be available on a normal keyboard, minus some keys I never used. This one secondary layer should cover a majority of the keys not found on the home layer. The bottom left copies a normal keyboards symbols from shifted numbers, and the rest is placed where convenient, with some considerations for one handed use, hence the shortcuts in the top left.

–	EZUNDO	EZCOPY	EZCUT	EZPSTE	INS	EQL	7	8	9	–	–
EZSHFT	ESC	CAPS	PGUP	PGDN	HOME	ASTR	4	5	6	0	EZSHFT
EZCTRL	EXLM	AT	HASH	DLR	PERC	CIRC	1	2	3	COM	EZCTRL
EZGUI	EZALT	EZUP	EZDOWN	SPC	AMPR	PIPE	END	EZLEFT	EZRGHT	EZALT	EZGUI

Basic command layer for one-shot macros and function keys.

–	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	F7	F8	F9	F10	–
–	F11	F12	F13	F14	F15	F16	F17	F18	F19	F20	–
–	F21	F22	F23	F24	QWERTY	DVORAK	USER	EMAIL	NAME	–	–
–	–	–	–	–	–	–	DIR	–	–	–	–

But wait, we are missing several important keys? well, yes, but the modifier keys all do other keys when tapped. More about that in the keymap section.

Keymap Conversion in Python

This python can convert that table into the array needed for the keymap file. It simply prepends every key with "KC_". I used to use a dictionary to convert some keys from the table into qmk keycodes, but the double convertion was unneccessary so I just prepended all my macros with KC and moved all the implementation to the `process-user-input` function.

#+NAME:layer-to-array

results = "{"
row = 0
while row < len(keys):
  results += '{ '
  key = 0
  while key < len(keys[row]):
    keyName = str(keys[row][key])
    if keyName == '--':
      keyName = 'TRANSPARENT'
    results += 'KC_' + keyName
    if key != 11:
      results += ', '
    key+=1
  results += '}'
  if row != 3:
    results += ','
  results += '\n'
  row+=1
results += '},\n'
return results

keymap.c

Now that we laid out our layout, lets lay out our kemap file.

#include QMK_KEYBOARD_H

extern keymap_config_t keymap_config;

Keycodes

// where the 'T_' communicates how the key does something different when tapped.
enum planck_keycodes {
//DVORAK = SAFE_RANGE,
KC_T_LALT = SAFE_RANGE,
KC_T_RALT,
KC_T_LGUI,
KC_T_RGUI,
KC_T_LCTL,
KC_T_RCTL,
KC_T_LSFT,
KC_T_RSFT,
KC_T_LRSE,
KC_T_RRSE,
KC_EZRGHT,
KC_EZLEFT,
KC_EZUP,
KC_EZDOWN,
KC_EZUNDO,
KC_EZCOPY,
KC_EZCUT,
KC_EZPSTE,
KC_EZSHFT,
KC_EZCTRL,
KC_EZGUI,
KC_EZALT,
KC_DVORAK,
KC_QWERTY,
KC_USER,
KC_EMAIL,
KC_NAME,
KC_DIR,
KC_COM
};

Import Key table

enum planck_layers {
_DVORAK,
_QWERTY,
_RISE,
_COMMAND
};

const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {

[_DVORAK] =

<<layer-to-array(home-layer)>>

[_QWERTY] =

<<layer-to-array(qwerty-layer)>>

[_RISE] =

<<layer-to-array(secondary-layer)>>

[_COMMAND] =

<<layer-to-array(command-layer)>>

};

Tap Keys

I don't like tap keys coming out on release. When modified, I often let go of the modifier too early because the tap button doesn't come out untill release. I guess you could save the state of the board on press and then apply it after the timer, but what I really want is the keys to come out on press when they can and when it is most useful. For me, that is when they are modified a single time. So I kind "locked" the board into only doing single modifiers, making them faster. Disadvantages are double modified keys must be done with one shot keys (its actually not that bad, it feels like emacs!) and triple modified keys are impossible at the moment.

static uint16_t tap_timer = 0;
char last_mod = 10;

void mod_press(uint16_t tap_code, uint16_t hold_code, int id) {
    // this first if body makes double modified keys impossible, but stops the
    // delay when modifying a tap key which would result in the tap key not
    // getting modified.
    if (last_mod != id && last_mod != 10) {
        tap_code16(tap_code);
        last_mod = 10;
    } else {
        tap_timer = timer_read();
        last_mod = id;
        register_code(hold_code);
    }
}

void mod_lift(uint16_t tap_code, uint16_t hold_code, int id) {
    unregister_code(hold_code);
    if (last_mod == id && timer_elapsed(tap_timer) < TAPPING_TERM) {
        tap_code16(tap_code);
        last_mod = 10;
    }
}

Process User Input

bool process_record_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
    switch (keycode) {

Layouts

Set Dvorak layout

case KC_DVORAK:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    set_single_persistent_default_layer(_DVORAK);
}
return true;
break;

Set Qwerty layout.

case KC_QWERTY:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    set_single_persistent_default_layer(_QWERTY);
}
return true;
break;

Alt and ()

Left and right alt are ( and ) when tapped. I put them on alt instead of a more conveniant key like control because parentheses do not need to be shift modified ever, unlike some other tap keys seen in the next sections.

case KC_T_LALT:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    mod_press(S(KC_9), KC_LALT, 0);
} else {
    mod_lift(S(KC_9), KC_LALT, 0);
}
return false;
break;
case KC_T_RALT:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    mod_press(S(KC_0), KC_RALT, 1);
} else {
    mod_lift(S(KC_0), KC_RALT, 1);
}
return false;
break;

Gui and `\

I place gui in the bottom corner because I believe it is the hardest key to reach, so gui seemed like a good fit for a dedicated key that I never want to have to spam. For tap keys, I used equally unused keys that are not apart of the number pad or shifted number keys.

case KC_T_LGUI:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    mod_press(KC_GRAVE, KC_LGUI, 2);
} else {
    mod_lift(KC_GRAVE, KC_LGUI, 2);
}
return false;
break;
case KC_T_RGUI:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    mod_press(KC_BSLASH, KC_RGUI, 3);
} else {
    mod_lift(KC_BSLASH, KC_RGUI, 3);
}
return false;
break;

Ctrl and []

Left and right control are [] respectively when they are tapped, making { and } also very convenient.

case KC_T_LCTL:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    mod_press(KC_LBRACKET, KC_LCTL, 4);
} else {
    mod_lift(KC_LBRACKET, KC_LCTL, 4);
}
return false;
break;
case KC_T_RCTL:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    mod_press(KC_RBRACKET, KC_RCTL, 5);
} else {
    mod_lift(KC_RBRACKET, KC_RCTL, 5);
}
return false;
break;

Shft and =-

I place shift on the home row, so having '-' right of my pinkie is standard, and it only felt natural to put its opposite, '=/+' on the other side. I put an extra one on the right side in the secondary layer for the num pad.

case KC_T_LSFT:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    mod_press(KC_EQUAL, KC_LSFT, 6);
} else {
    mod_lift(KC_EQUAL, KC_LSFT, 6);
}
return false;
break;
case KC_T_RSFT:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    mod_press(KC_MINUS, KC_RSFT, 7);
} else {
    mod_lift(KC_MINUS, KC_RSFT, 7);
}
return false;
break;

Rise, DEL, and /

I use the top corners as rise because I decided that I do not like using layers with my thumbs. It feels uncomfortable to hold keys down with the side of my thumb, and backspace, tab, enter, and spacebar keep them satisfied. My pinky is for holding modifiers, so it makes sense to put the layer key with the other modifiers. Both my left and right layer keys activate the same layer which also makes sense to me. You wouldn't want left and right shift to do different things

I used to have escape in the top left, but I use delete a lot more, and putting escape under a layer has not been a problem at all. I put / in the top right corner again mimicing a standard dvorak keyboard.

case KC_T_LRSE:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    tap_timer = timer_read();
    last_mod = 8;
    layer_on(_RISE);
} else {
    layer_off(_RISE);
    if (last_mod == 8 && timer_elapsed(tap_timer) < TAPPING_TERM) {
        tap_code16(KC_DELETE);
        last_mod = 10;
    }
}
return false;
break;
case KC_T_RRSE:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    tap_timer = timer_read();
    last_mod = 9;
    layer_on(_RISE);
} else {
    layer_off(_RISE);
    if (last_mod == 9 && timer_elapsed(tap_timer) < TAPPING_TERM) {
        tap_code16(KC_SLASH);
        last_mod = 10;
    }
}
return false;
break;

EZ Keys

EZ or "easy" keys do things that can already be done on the board, but I want an easier way of doing them.

One Shot Keys

Since I made modified tap keys occur on press instead of release, I need one shot keys to press any key with more than one modifier.

case KC_EZSHFT:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    set_oneshot_mods(MOD_LSFT);
    last_mod = 10;
}
return false;
break;
case KC_EZCTRL:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    set_oneshot_mods(MOD_LCTL);
    last_mod = 10;
}
return false;
break;
case KC_EZALT:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    set_oneshot_mods(MOD_LALT);
    last_mod = 10;
}
return false;
break;
case KC_EZGUI:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    set_oneshot_mods(MOD_LGUI);
    last_mod = 10;
}
return false;
break;

Arrows

I use ctrl+shift+arrows keys a lot, so when the layer key is pressed they became lazy versions of themselves with control and shift already pressed.

I also added undo, copy, paste, and cut to be easily available with only the left hand like on a qwerty or colemek keyboard.

case KC_EZRGHT:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    register_code(KC_LCTL);
    tap_code16(S(KC_RGHT));
    unregister_code(KC_LCTL);
    last_mod = 10;
}
return false;
break;
case KC_EZLEFT:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    register_code(KC_LCTL);
    tap_code16(S(KC_LEFT));
    unregister_code(KC_LCTL);
    last_mod = 10;
}
return false;
break;
case KC_EZDOWN:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    register_code(KC_LCTL);
    tap_code16(S(KC_DOWN));
    unregister_code(KC_LCTL);
    last_mod = 10;
}
return false;
break;
case KC_EZUP:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    register_code(KC_LCTL);
    tap_code16(S(KC_UP));
    unregister_code(KC_LCTL);
    last_mod = 10;
}
return false;
break;

Undo, Copy, Cut, Paste

case KC_EZUNDO:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    tap_code16(C(KC_Z));
    last_mod = 10;
}
return false;
break;
case KC_EZCOPY:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    tap_code16(C(KC_C));
    last_mod = 10;
}
return false;
break;
case KC_EZCUT:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    tap_code16(C(KC_X));
    last_mod = 10;
}
return false;
break;
case KC_EZPSTE:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    tap_code16(C(KC_V));
    last_mod = 10;
}
return false;
break;

Commands

Start command layer one shot

case KC_COM:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    layer_on(_COMMAND);
    set_oneshot_layer(_COMMAND, ONESHOT_START);
    last_mod = 10;
} else {
    clear_oneshot_layer_state (ONESHOT_PRESSED);
}
return false;
break;

Just some strings I notice that I type a lot.

case KC_USER:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    send_string("mhostley");
    last_mod = 10;
}
return true;
break;
case KC_EMAIL:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    send_string("mhostley@gmail.com");
    last_mod = 10;
}
return true;
break;
case KC_NAME:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    send_string("Samuel Jahnke");
    last_mod = 10;
}
return true;
break;
case KC_DIR:
if (record->event.pressed) {
    send_string("home/mhostley/");
    last_mod = 10;
}
return true;
break;

Standard inputs interupt tap

Finally, if just a standard key is tapped, set the interupted flag. Keep this last.

}
last_mod = 10;
return true;
}