Kinesis Ergo setup
My keyboard setup. Also see http://cweiske.de/tagebuch/My%20new%20ergonomic%20keyboard.htm
7 years after the initial setup, the keyboard began to behave erratically. Pressing a lowercase Q often gave me the uppercase Q and sometimes the lowercase one. This went on for some weeks. Then the page down key sent key codes for number 3 and 4 at the same time.
This was the time I decided to reset the keyboard and re-program it. After resetting, all keys were back to normal and I reprogrammed it as follows.
Remappings
- Switch Tab and Caps Lock key
- Switch y and z key
Macros
- Map Ctrl+F8 to Ctrl+T
- Map Ctrl+T to $this->
- Map Ctrl+= to `` => ``
- Map Ctrl+- to ->
- Map Ctrl+Backspace to Alt+Tab
!Make umlauts available to "right Alt" + (shift) letter keycode 26 = e E EuroSign EuroSign keycode 30 = u U udiaeresis Udiaeresis keycode 32 = o O odiaeresis Odiaeresis keycode 38 = a A adiaeresis Adiaeresis keycode 39 = s S ssharp ssharp !Map "right Alt" to activate the äöüÖÜÄß above keycode 108 = Mode_switch
The Remapping process (Progrm + F12 )
Hold down the Program key and tap F12, then release both keys. The keyboard’s lights will begin flashing rapidly. To copy a key, first tap the “source” key whose action you want to copy somewhere else. The lights will begin flashing slowly. Now tap the key where you want the new action to appear. The lights will resume rapid flashing. To swap two keys, you can repeat this sequence for each key without exiting from remapping mode. When you are done making changes, exit with Program plus F12. The lights should immediately stop flashing.
Default layout always available when remapping
When you are in remapping mode, the default key layout is always active. Therefore you cannot “lose” a key action by remapping it. Any changes you make by remapping are only implemented when you exit remapping mode.
Creating a macro (Progrm + F11)
To create a macro, hold down the Program key and tap F11, then release both keys. The keyboard’s lights will begin flashing rapidly. First select a “trigger key” (the key or combination of keys that will initiate playback of the macro). The lights will begin flashing slowly. Now type the key or keys that will comprise the body of the macro. When you have finished, hold the Program key and tap F11. The lights should stop flashing on the first tap. If not, you have added F11 to the end of your macro and you should reprogram your macro.
