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+# smt's Preonic keymap
+
+This keymap is primarily based on the default Preonic keymap, which in turn is derived from Planck's default.
+
+Notable differences from the default are:
+
+- **[Mod-Tap](https://github.com/jackhumbert/qmk_firmware/wiki#fun-with-modifier-keys) keys**
+
+ - `Esc/Ctrl`
+
+ I am experimenting with using Left Shift as a mod-tap key for Escape, similar to how I use the Enter key. It's set up like this on my Minivan, so in the interest of consistency...
+
+ - `Enter/Shift`
+
+ I use both the left and right shift keys when I type. When I want to modify a key with shift, I hold shift with the hand opposite the one typing the key. In the default keymap, Enter is where shift would be on a standard keyboard layout. Oh, muscle memory.
+
+ - `Tab/Hyper` (Super+Ctrl+Shift+Alt)
+
+ It's great to be able to use Tab as a custom modifier key. I tend to use [Hyper](http://brettterpstra.com/2012/12/08/a-useful-caps-lock-key/) commands for various OS-specific operations depending on what machine I'm working on.
+
+ - `Backtick/Meh` (Ctrl+Shift+Alt)
+
+ Why use backtick in the lower left corner? I use it as my tmux prefix key, so I need to type it more frequently than most people. Putting it on the base layer works well for me. The "Meh" mapping is just a less-cool "Hyper"; the same, just without Super.
+
+- **Swapped responsibilities of "lower" and "raise" layers**
+
+ I prefer to use symbols via the "raise" layer, and numbers via the "lower" layer.
+
+- **Removed Plover layer**
+
+ I don't intend to use stenography anytime soon, so Plover just didn't have a place in my keymap.
+
+
+## Qwerty
+
+```
+,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
+| ` | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | Bksp |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| Tab | Q | W | E | R | T | Y | U | I | O | P | Bksp |
+|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| Esc | A | S | D | F | G | H | J | K | L | ; | " |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| Shift| Z | X | C | V | B | N | M | , | . | / |Enter |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| ` | Ctrl | Alt | GUI |Lower | Space |Raise | Left | Down | Up |Right |
+`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+```
+
+## Colemak
+
+```
+,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
+| ` | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | Bksp |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| Tab | Q | W | F | P | G | J | L | U | Y | ; | Bksp |
+|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| Esc | A | R | S | T | D | H | N | E | I | O | " |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| Shift| Z | X | C | V | B | K | M | , | . | / |Enter |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| ` | Ctrl | Alt | GUI |Lower |Space |Space |Raise | Left | Down | Up |Right |
+`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+```
+
+## Dvorak
+
+```
+,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
+| ` | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | Bksp |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| Tab | " | , | . | P | Y | F | G | C | R | L | Bksp |
+|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| Esc | A | O | E | U | I | D | H | T | N | S | - |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| Shift| ; | Q | J | K | X | B | M | W | V | Z |Enter |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| ` | Ctrl | Alt | GUI |Lower | Space |Raise | Left | Down | Up |Right |
+`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+```
+
+## Lower
+
+This is where I put the number row, a numpad cluster, function keys, and media controls. Like the "Raise" layer, the top row is redundant to help with Planck compatibility.
+
+```
+,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
+| ` | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | Del |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | Del |
+|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| $ | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | F12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| | | | | | | | Next | Vol- | Vol+ | Play |
+`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+```
+
+## Raise
+
+As a developer, it makes the most sense for me to group all the commonly-used symbols that don't fit on the main layer. In particular, having the dual-column of parens-braces-brackets really helps a lot. I've also added cursorkeys to correspond to the arrows.
+
+I haven't completely filled this layer, which leaves room for future mappings and macros.
+
+```
+,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
+| ~ | ! | @ | # | $ | % | ^ | & | * | ( | ) | Del |
+|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| ~ | ! | @ | # | $ | % | ^ | & | * | ( | ) | Del |
+|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| | | | | | | _ | ? | + | { | } | | |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| | | | | | | - | / | = | [ | ] | \ |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| | | | | | | | | Home |PageDn|PageUp| End |
+`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+```
+
+## Adjust (Lower + Raise)
+
+Utility layer. This is where I'd switch between Qwerty and Dvorak, ~~fool around with~~ adjust the audio/music settings, or put the Preonic into bootloader mode.
+
+```
+,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
+| F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | F12 |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| | Reset| | | | | | | | | | Reset|
+|------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| | | |Aud on|AudOff|AGnorm|AGswap|Qwerty|Colemk|Dvorak| | |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| |Voice-|Voice+|Mus on|MusOff|MidiOn|MidOff| | | | | |
+|------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+| | | | | | | | | | | |
+`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+```