Soar

One-handed chorded keyboard layout.

Principals

• In order of preference:
  1. Home row
  2. Chorded home row
  3. Keys outside of the home row
  4. Other chords
  5. Layers
• Chords should be on the same row or column
  • Pivoting around the index or pinky finger to other rows also works

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Layout (Left Hand)

Base (L0)

Chord	Action	Chord	Action	Chord	Action
	H		, or <		' or "
	I		. or >		Tab
	Shift		; or :		Enter
	Control		/ or ?		To Numbers (L3)
	Alt		\ or |		To Nav (L1)
	Gui		(		To Mouse (L2)
	Delete		)		To Functions (L4)

Chord	Action
	Tap for space, hold for shift. Hold on the base layer for secondary characters.
	Backspace. Add to any modifier (shift, control, alt, or gui) to lock or unlock the modifier.

Nav (L1)

Mouse (L2)

Numbers (L3)

Functions (L4)

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Release Notes

0.2.0 [2022-01-10]

• Added
  • Thumb hold as layer switch
• Updated
  • Simpler chords
  • Numpad for better home row usage

0.1.0 [2022-01-09]

• Added
  • Initial version