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A tweaked keymap for Redox

This keymap modifies the default keymap for the awesome Redox keyboard designed by Mattia Dal Ben.

Modified Redox keymap

Changes to the default keymap #99fcbe

These keymap changes are meant to improve the usability of the layout in everyday use:

  • Move GUI (SUPER) key to where default left CTRL and right ALT are - gives you two frequently used CMD keys on macOS where my brain expects them
  • Move /? into usual location next to right SHIFT - the default flash from Falbatech put \| here (might not be the Redox default?), which felt unintuitive
  • Put \| into bottom-left spot where GUI (SUPER) was - had to go somewhere and this bottom-left placement sort of balances with the almost bottom-right /?
  • Change default ESC into ESC on tap, CTRL on hold - Love the UNIX-ey CTRL key location and wanted to keep ESC in the original position
  • Change default ' above right SHIFT into ' on tap, CTRL on hold - Love the UNIX-ey CTRL key location, but it can give you 'left claw hand', which a second, mirrored CTRL key fixes
  • Add F11 and F12 keys to two layers - needed on macOS if you want to control volume up and down from your keyboard (not shown, on a different layer)
  • On thumb clusters:
    • Left: Move SPACE closest to left thumb and move BACKSPACE to the right of that - put the key for 'getting it right' closest to your thumb and reduce usage of my right hand (purely personal preference)
    • Right: Move ENTER closest to right thumb and move DEL to the left of that - put the key for 'getting it right' closest to your thumb

Changes to the Redox layout #99e6fc

These are physical keycap changes on the board that make reaching the Layer 1 keys easier and that, subjectively, look more balanced visually:

  • Increase the Layer 1 key sizes from 1U to 1.25U
  • Decrease the 1.5 U key size for [ and ] to 1.25U

You could even make [ and ] 1U so that you can use keycaps from a standard ANSI key set and also increase the size of the Layer 2 keys to 1.5U.