# Keyboard layout

A keyboard layout optimized for ergonomics, compatibility, german language, right handed, and programming.

## Overview

Features:

- corne keyboard: Ergonomic ortholinear split layout. All keys are in reach.
- based on German QWERTZ layout with umlauts
- brackets and punctuation on default layer
- Symbol layer with numpad
- function layer with vim navigation
- hold character to use `Ctrl` layer
- character combos to switch tabs, windows, and wrokspaces
- thumb cluster for modifiers and layer switching

![](keymap.svg)

## Layers

| L1  | L2            | L3           |
| --- | ------------- | ------------ |
|     | control layer | symbol layer |

- switch layers using left thumb cluster
- hold key to activate layer temporarily (e.g. just one symbol)
- double tap key to activate layer persistently (e.g. navigation for a while), removing muscle strain.
- Alternatively, holding a character key will yield its `ctrl` variant, e.g. hold `c` to copy, removing the need to hold the ctrl modifier