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365 lines
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# Minifan layout
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Compile options
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In  this base layout is configured.
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• Single numpad.
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This number pad choice only has a number pad for the right hand. The
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usual modifiers are in their expected places.
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The single numbers pad variation is also a compile option for the _common
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layer_ `_PAD`, albeit without a super/subscript auxilery layer.
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• Dual numpad.
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This numbers pad choice has a number pad for each hand. There are two
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number pads together on the keyboard at once.
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Numpad keymaps
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Single numpad
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──────────Numpad───────────────
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Layer: `..._BASE`
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Layer: `..._NSY`
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──────────in common────────────
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The otherwise ‛common’ layers are not directly available in this special layout.
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You can still reach them as normal through your other Base layer.
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For more about the other layers, see ➡  ⬅
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Layers (text)
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Layer _ALT_BASE (Number pad, with NumLock on)
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<pink2 <pinky<ring <middl<index<indx2| indx2>index>middl>ring>pin>pink2>
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<|>
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!AlterGo NUMS: xxx xxx xxx xxx | = 7 8 9 - Bspc // NUMS: to ¹/₁
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LCtl xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | * 4 5 6 + RCtl
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LSht xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | / 1 2 3 , RSht
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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LAlt Del Tab Ent | NumL 0 . RAlt
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<|>
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<1 ± <2 <3 <4 | 4> 3> ± 2> 1>
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LGUI | RGUI¹
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Layer _ALT_BASE (Number pad, with NumLock off)
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<pink2 <pinky<ring <middl<index<indx2| indx2>index>middl>ring >pin>pink2>
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<|>
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!AlterGo NUMS: xxx xxx xxx xxx | = Home Up PgUp - Bspc // NUMS: to ¹/₁
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LCtl xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | * Left 5 Right + RCtl // modified 5
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LSht xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | / End Down PgDn , RSht
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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LAlt Del Tab Ent | NumL Ins Del RAlt
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<|>
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<1 ± <2 <3 <4 | 4> 3> ± 2> 1>
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^ | ^
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LGUI | RGUI¹
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₁) Note anomaly: additional hardware key ‛arrow’ shifted one to the left.
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- - -
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Layer _ALT_NSY (Number pad, with NumLock on/off)
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<pink2 <pinky<ring <middl<index<indx2| indx2>index>middl>ring>pin>pink2>
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<|>
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BASE xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | = ⁷₇ ⁸₈ ⁹₉ - Bspc
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LCtl xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | * ⁴₄ ⁵₅ ⁶₆ + RCtl
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LSht xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx | / ¹₁ ²₂ ³₃ , RSht
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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LAlt Del Tab Ent | xxx ⁰₀ .DEL RAlt
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<|>
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<1 ± <2 <3 <4 | 4> 3> ± 2> 1>
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^ | ^
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LGUI | RGUI¹
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₁) Note anomaly: additional hardware key ‛arrow’ shifted one to the left.
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Dual numpad
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-----------
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──────────Numpad───────────────
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Layer: `..._BASE`
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Layer: `..._NSY`
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──────────in common────────────
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The otherwise ‛common’ layers are not directly available in this special layout.
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You can still reach them as normal through your other Base layer.
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For more about the other layers, see ➡  ⬅
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Layers (text)
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───────────────Numpad────────────────
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Layer _..._BASE (Number pad, square layout)
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<pink2 <pinky<ring <middl<index<indx2| indx2>index>middl>ring>pin>pink2>
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<|>
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!AlterGo Bspc 7 8 9 - | Bspc 7 8 9 - Bspc //!AlterGo: to _DEF_BASE
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= * 4 5 6 + | * 4 5 6 + =
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_NSY¹ / 1 2 3 , | / 1 2 3 , _NSY¹
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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xxx 0 . Ent | NumL 0 . Ent
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<|>
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<1 ± <2 <3 <4 | 4> 3> ± 2> 1>
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^ | ^
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LGUI | RGUI²
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Layer _..._BASE (Number pad, with NumLock off)
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<pink2 <pinky<ring <middl<index<indx2| indx2>index>middl>ring >pin>pink2>
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<|>
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!AlterGo Bspc Home Up PgUp - | Bspc Home Up PgUp - Bspc //!AlterGo: to _DEF_BASE
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= * Left 5 Right + | * Left 5 Right + = // modified 5
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_NSY¹ / End Down PgDn , | / End Down PgDn , _NSY¹
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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xxx Ins Del Ent | NumL Ins Del Ent
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<|>
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<1 ± <2 <3 <4 | 4> 3> ± 2> 1>
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^ | ^
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LGUI | RGUI²
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₁) Toggle to the accompanying Super-Sub-Script (_NSY) layer.
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₂) Note anomaly: additional hardware key ‛arrow’ shifted one to the left.
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- - -
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Layer _..._BASE (super-/sub-script numbers, Numlock on/off)
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<pink2 <pinky<ring <middl<index<indx2| indx2>index>middl>ring>pin>pink2>
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<|>
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BASE Bspc ⁷₇ ⁸₈ ⁹₉ - | Bspc ⁷₇ ⁸₈ ⁹₉ - Bspc
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= * ⁴₄ ⁵₅ ⁶₆ + | * ⁴₄ ⁵₅ ⁶₆ + =
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LSht / ¹₁ ²₂ ³₃ , | / ¹₁ ²₂ ³₃ , RSht
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-*- <|> -*- //(toggle) Access on Base
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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xxx ⁰₀ .DEL Ent | xxx ⁰₀ .DEL Ent
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<1 ± <2 <3 <4 | 4> 3> ± 2> 1>
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^ | ^
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LGUI | RGUI¹
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₁) Note anomaly: additional hardware key ‛arrow’ shifted one to the left.
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Special Base layer Numpad
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=========================
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This is a layout resembling a “numbers pad”. A “numbers pad”
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is a separate square on a 100% sized keyboard, or separate keypad.
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Unlike more usual base layers choices, which typically contain a letters
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layout and access to all the common layers, this ‛Base’ layer is
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quite different. Once you have switched to it, you lack keys to access
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all ‛common’ layers.
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You can only switch back to your ‛regular’ base layer, or switch to a
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second form of the numbers pad. This second layer is called “auxilery”
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layer here, but technically it is the same thing as the numbers/symbols
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`_NSY` layer, which accompanies a letters layer like Qwerty or Dvorak.
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Use the top left key from the numbers pad layer, to switch back to the
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other ‛Base’ layer. This is also unique to this special ‛Base’ layer,
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but similar to the way the “common layers” switch back to Base.
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The other Base layer (once you are in this Number Pad layer) for most
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people will be a letters layer with Qwerty, Dvorak or some other layout
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on it, in which the keyboard will start up. To reach the numbers pad
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Base layer, use the key ‛Other Base’ on the `_RAR` layer.
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Led colors
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The led colors for this ‛Base’ layer are different from the usual. They show
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the state of the Numbers Lock, on or off. Colors are green/light-blue/blue to
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indicate Numbers Lock is off, which means the navigation cluster is active.
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Colors are blue/light-blue/green to indicate the Numbers Lock is on,
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meaning you can type numbers.
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This follows the same scheme as the `_PAD` layer, which in turn follows
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the logic of the `_NSY` (numbers/symbols) layer being blue, and the `_MOV`
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(movement/navigation) layer being green, in such a way that the left most
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led is the indicator thereof, following reading direction left to right. The
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brightness of the leds is diminished, to indicate the difference with `_PAD`
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layer (whether or not that layer is compiled).
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Auxilery numpad layer
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With the numbers pad layer comes a second layer, as is normal for
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all Base layer choices. This second layer is the same as the normal
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numbers pad, except the numbers are in super- ⁽¹²³⁾ or sub-script
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₍₁₂₃₎.
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The numbers on the second layer become subscript when Shift is pressed,
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otherwise they are in super-script. These super-/sub-script forms of the
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numbers Unicode (see the `_RAR` layer).
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This second form of numbers pad is reached from keys on the numbers pad
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Base layer. You can switch back to the regular numbers pad, with the
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upper/left key. Another key stroke from there on the upper/left key,
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will bring you back to what is likely your regular typing layer.
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Auxilery numpad layer led colors
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For the second layer that comes with it, with super-/sub-script numbers,
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the led colors are what they “normally” are (for other compile
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choices) for this layer (the ‛Alternate‛ Base accompanying layer,
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usually numbers/symbols): blue/blue/light-blue. There is no indication
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of Numbers Lock on this layer, although a few keys are altered by Numbers
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Lock (Dot/Delete ‛.’, and Enter).
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‛Arrow’ additional hardware key
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Unlike with other layers: the optional ‛arrow’ hardware key on the
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right hand is not inserted between the last and second last keys on the
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right, and neither is it set to the configurable default value (toggle
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`_MOV` layer). Instead, this key is inserted one key over to the left,
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and it is set to GUI.
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The reason is that this GUI will line up with the GUI on the ‛Base’
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layer. If combined with the ‛command’ hardware key on the right, set
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to the other GUI, you can reach all Numbers Pad keys with all modifiers,
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including both GUIs.
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Another reason is that a typical use of the additional hardware
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key on the right (called ‛Arrow’) will by default lead to a navigation
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layer, however the Numbers Pad already has its own navigation. To add
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a toggle to `_MOV` would be a matter of convenience, whereas not being
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able to reach all Numbers Pad keys with either GUI could represent a
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serious problem.
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Downsides to this design are the loss of default ‛Arrow’ hardware key
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use on this layer, and a sort of gap of one key in the Numbers Pad layout.
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The downsides seem to be matters of style and convenience, whereas not
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being able to type whatever you can on a 100% keyboard could be a serious
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problem for someone (keyboard shortcuts mainly).
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There is no default solution to type everything with all modifiers
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including the GUIs, without adding the additional hardware key(s).
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Obviously it is possible to just stick a GUI on a free spot, but that
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makes things chaotic. Single pad Numbers Pad could be re-arranged to
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make room for GUI, which would loose more of its similarity to other
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keyboards.
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Numbers pads everywhere ?
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Perhaps the amount of options for a numberical keypad are a bit overkill.
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It had to do with how it developed.
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For some overview of your options:
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① Common layer numerical keypad. Just another layer, like `_RAR`, `_BON`, etc.
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1. You can have a numerical keypad in the _common layers._
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2. You can also remove this layer entirely.
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3. This “common layers” numbers pad is activated through the Base layer, on Left Shift tap.
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4. Returns to ‛Default Base’ with upper/left key.
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5. Variation of form: right hand square form, resembling a key pad on
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other keyboards.
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6. Variation of form: the numbers in a straight line, resembling the
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`_NSY` layer and other layers.
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② A numerical keypad on the other ‛Base’ layer, in the dual layout system.
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1. You can have a numerical keypad on the ‛Alternate Base’ position.
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2. You can also put something different on ‛Alternate Base’, such as a
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Colemak layout.
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3. This layer is activated through the `_RAR` layer, by choosing ‛Other
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Base’.
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4. Returns to ‛Default Base’ with upper/left key, effectively the same as with
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the common numerical keypad layer, and all other common layers.
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5. Variation of form: right hand square form, resembling a key pad on
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other keyboards.
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6. Variation of form: dual handed square form, so you have a key pad for
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each hand.
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7. For all variation of form, there is an accompanying layer which is
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the same, except the numbers are in Unicode super (unshifted) and
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sub-script (shifted).
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Some examples:
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① As close to a 100% ‛regular’ keyboard as possible.
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If you have no use for ‛Alternate Base’ with anything else, you could put
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the single handed numerical keypad there, and remove the common `_PAD` layer
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to have less mental clutter.
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This makes accessing `_MOV` on Left Shift easier, you have modifiers with
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the numerical keypad, and you have super/sub-script as well (although its use
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is probably rather rare).
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② The predictable numbers typing option.
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If you want ‛Alternate Base’ to have something else (or nothing
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at all), keep the `_PAD` layer, and choose straight line numbers,
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so that you don't have to learn a second way to type numbers, if you
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ever have a need to type keypad numbers (which could be quite rare).
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In this version, you are not envisioning the use of keypad navigation,
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but rather use regular `_MOV` layer navigation. (This was the original
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programming on the keyboard, before more options developed; it follows
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the overall logic that the same or similar keys are in the same or
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similar positions.)
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③ The everything option.
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You could keep both `_PAD` with straight lined up numbers if you like typing
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all numbers the same way, and also compile numpad single square on ‛Alternate
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Base’ to have good access to a regular numerical keypad, should you ever need
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it, and/or to have an easier to access navigation cluster there (easier than
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navigation on the straight line numpad variation that is, where navigation
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is difficult).
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④ The numerical keyboard specialist.
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You could compile it for both hands, if you type so much on a numerical
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keypad, that it is useful to be fast on it with either hand.
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It will be harder to type on the double numerical keyboard with modifiers
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(Shift, Control, Alt), but if you compile with the common numbers pad layer,
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you can reach such combinations there. To keep things similar, you can compile
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this common numbers pad layer with numbers in square form, rather than a straight
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line.
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