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readme.md

The Impossible Layout

The Impossible Layout is named such because it manages to fit in both a numpad and an inverted-T arrow cluster into the same layer as the alpha keys.

Main layout

The Impossible Layout places the middle column of the alphas onto where the punctuation keys were, moving he most used punctuation to be accessed by the thumbs. Because removing the middle columns fits with the Workman layout's philosopy, Workman is used as the basis for the layout. This means the layout should be very easy to learn for Workman users, and reasonable for Colemak users. Other space gains are made by combining keys that are only ever chorded with other non symbol keys (with function-layer alternatives where needed).

Alpha-numeric layer


Q	D	R	W	B	F	U	P	J	7	8	9
A	S	H	T	G	N	E	O	I	4	5	6
Z	X	M	C	V	L	Y	K	Up	1	2	3
Alt/Tab	Gui/Esc	,	CTL/Bsp	Fn/Ent	SFT/SPC	.	Left	Down	Right	0	Adj/Ent

Function layer


!	@	#	$	%	^	&	*	F12	F7	F8	F9
Tab	[	]	-	Del	'	(	)	F11	F4	F5	F6
Menu			=	\	/			PgUp	F1	F2	F3
Alt/Tab	Gui	~	CTL/Bsp	Fn/Ent	SFT/Spc	;	Home	PgDn	End	F10	Adj/Ent

Qwerty

The Qwerty layer, mostly intended for gaming use, makes use of the doubled chorded/non-symbolic keys to obtain use of the entire alpha-numeric typing area.

Qwerty layer


Gui/Esc	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	Bksp
Ctrl	Q	W	E	R	T	Y	U	I	O	P	/
Shift	A	S	D	F	G	H	J	K	L	;	"
Alt/Tab	Z	X	C	V	Fn/SPC	B	N	M	,	.	Adj/Ent

Qwerty Fn Layer


Gui	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	F7	F8	F9	F10	F11
Ctrl	~	[	PgUp	]			-	Up	=		F12
Shift	Tab	Home	PgDn	End	Del		Left	Down	Right
Alt/Tab					Fn/Spc					Menu	Adj/Ent

Stenography

The Steno/Plover layer moves the number row below the regular keys, providing a much more comfortable placement for the thumb keys. Using this layout will require a slightly different dictionary to account for different keys being adjacent to the number row.

Steno Layer


S	T	P	H	*	F	P	L	T	D
S	K	W	R	*	R	B	G	S	Z
#	#	#	#		#	#	#	#	#
		A	O		E	U				Adj/Ent

Adjustments and Options

In order to switch between layouts and change other keyboard settings, an adjustment layer is accessible from the same position over any layout.

Adjustment Layer


	Insert	PrtSc	Pause	RESET
CapLk	Voice +	Audio	MIDIoff
ScrLk	Voice -	Music	MIDI on
Numlk	Workman	Qwerty	Plover	Adj/Ent