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* Explained the FingerShui color scheme
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Gralmak ended up with a sort of mix between them and some Colemak principles.
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Gralmak ended up with a sort of mix between them and some Colemak principles.
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Like Colemak, I keep the symbol keys unchanged, instead using my Sym mod and special keys.
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Like Colemak, I keep the symbol keys unchanged, instead using my Sym mod and special keys.
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The symbols staying in their familiar positions makes it easier to learn.
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The symbols staying in their familiar positions makes it easier to learn.
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I prefer <kbd>J</kbd> in the middle and apostrophe on the side, like Gallium and Colemak have.
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I prefer <kbd>J</kbd> in the middle and apostrophe on the side, like Gallium and Colemak have.
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For added familiarity and convenience, I put <kbd>ZX</kbd> back into its corner in Gralmak.
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For added familiarity and convenience, I put <kbd>ZX</kbd> back into its corner in Gralmak.
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Swapping <kbd>Z</kbd> and <kbd>Q</kbd> has no discernible negative impact on layout quality,
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Swapping <kbd>Z</kbd> and <kbd>Q</kbd> has no discernible negative impact on layout quality,
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and it just feels and looks right.
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Apart from the rare <kbd>ZXQ</kbd>, the only other letter difference between Gallium and Graphite is
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Apart from the rare <kbd>ZXQ</kbd>, the only other letter difference between Gallium and Graphite is
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<kbd>CV</kbd> vs <kbd>WZ</kbd> on the upper vs lower row.
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I first went with Gallium to make the <kbd>SC</kbd> bigram a bit easier, but now ...
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I first went with Gallium to make the <kbd>SC</kbd> bigram a bit easier, but now ...
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I prefer Graphite's keeping <kbd>W</kbd> on top and <kbd>CV</kbd> on the lower row.
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This is mainly because those assignments are more in line with what we're used to.
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This is mainly because those assignments are more in line with what we're used to.
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In the long run, that's not a strong argument, but it makes transitions easier.
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The bigrams involved are fine either way, really.
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The bigrams involved are fine either way, really.
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<h4 class="anchor" id="here-be-dragons">Here Be Dragons</h4>

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<h2 class="anchor" id="Cmk-eD">LAYOUT[eD] - LAYERS, EDITION DREYMAR</h2>
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<h2 class="anchor" id="eD">LAYOUT[eD] - LAYERS, EDITION DREYMAR</h2>
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"Edition DreymaR" (abbreviated "[eD]") is the name of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AltGr_key"><b>AltGr</b></a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_key"><b>dead key</b></a> layers I've created, originally for the Colemak layout. I've tried to add much functionality while keeping it intuitive. In particular, I want to be able to write different scripts and tech/maths symbols. Since the start, there's been some minor tweaks based on my experience and forum feedback, but it's been stable for a long time now.
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Shown on an ANSI keyboard with dead key emphasis (golden) and "FingerShui" color-coded fingering.
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<div class="spoiler newbspoiler">
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<p><span>"What's that finger coding color scheme you're using? Finger-Chop-Suey?!?"</span></p>
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<h3>Finger Shui!</h3>
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The colored images on this site are based on a "vintage IBM-style keyboard" vector image I've created.
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Besides Big Bag illustrations, my <a href="https://github.com/DreymaR/BigBagKbdTrixPKL">EPKL program for Windows</a> uses it for help images.
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Out of interest and amusement, I once looked up how traditional Chinese elements are mapped to fingers and to colors.
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As you can imagine, that quickly got complex! There are several schools with differing opinions on the matter.
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However, I settled on a scheme used in many Taoist and Qigong practices.
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Somewhat ironically, I then named my scheme after Feng Shui which usually has somewhat different assignments!
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<b>Disclaimer:</b> I don't believe in any of the above schools of more-or-less ancient thought. It's just pretty.
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<img class="img-small" alt="Cmk-CAWS-ANSI with FingerShui coloring" src="res/cmk/Colemak-ANS-CAWS_s0_EPKL.png" />
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So, here are the finger-element-color assignments in my FingerShui color scheme.
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It's convenient that the Wood element can be represented either as blue or green.
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On the left hand, colors are a little warmer as that hand is considered more Yin.
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<table class="center" style="width: 50%; margin: auto;">
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<tr><th>Finger</th> <th>Element</th><th>Color</th> </tr>
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<tr><td>Thumb</td> <td>Earth</td> <td>Gold</td> </tr>
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<tr><td>Index</td> <td>Wood</td> <td>Green/Blue</td> </tr>
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<tr><td>Middle</td> <td>Fire</td> <td>Red</td> </tr>
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<tr><td>Ring</td> <td>Metal</td> <td>White</td> </tr>
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<tr><td>Pinky</td> <td>Water</td> <td>Gray</td> </tr>
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<li><b>Thumb: Earth</b> (gold) </li>
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<li><b>Index: Wood</b> (green/blue) </li>
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<li><b>Middle: Fire</b> (red) </li>
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<li><b>Ring: Metal</b> (white) </li>
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<li><b>Pinky: Water</b> (gray) </li> </ul -->
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<div class="platform-box" id="pfbx-Colemak-eD"></div><!-- Colemak-eD -->
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<h2 class="anchor" id="extend">EXTEND LAYERS!!!</h2>
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