A custom keyboard layout optimized for split ortholinear keyboards, designed for comfortable and efficient typing on boards like the Corne (Chocofi).
SnthX is a custom alpha layout that prioritizes home row comfort and logical symbol placement for programming and general typing.
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- Home Row Mods: GACS on left (GUI, Alt, Ctrl, Shift), SCAG on right
- Common Punctuation: Strategic placement of quotes, slashes, and periods on the right side
- Comfortable Rolls: Optimized letter combinations for English
- Split-Friendly: Designed specifically for column-stagger split keyboards
SynthX was designed with the following principles:
- Home Row Optimization: Most frequent letters placed on the home row
- Hand Alternation: Balanced workload between hands
- Common Bigrams: Frequently typed letter pairs placed for comfortable rolls
- Symbol Access: Programming symbols easily accessible without excessive stretching
- Split Ergonomics: Designed for split keyboards with home row mods
