Relocate NAV arrows + move LALT to S/L and RALT to R/U#10
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Instead of moving modifiers around, keep the home-row mods on D/F/G and H/J/K (unchanged from main) and move the vim-style arrow cluster on NAV from row 2 (over hmr H/J/K/L) to row 3 (over plain N/M/,/.). Positions 33-36 on NAV now host the window-management shortcuts that previously lived at 46-49. Positions 46-49 host LEFT/DOWN/UP/RIGHT and sit over plain base-layer keys, so OS auto-repeat should work. Home-row mods, CODE layer mt wrappers, base layer, and thumb cluster are all untouched. Tracking #7.
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Finger-position refinements on top of idea-4 (NAV arrow relocation): - RALT (ralt_mt) moved from T/Y (index reach) to R/U (index home) — was being mistyped on the reach position - LALT (hml/hmr) moved from G/H (index reach) to S/L (ring finger) — same mistyping issue; ring-finger holds are also more sustained Resulting home row mapping is now symmetric across both hands: ring=LALT, middle=LCTRL, index=LSHFT (left) index=RSHFT, middle=RCTRL, ring=LALT (right) CODE layer mod wrappers updated to match the new finger positions: mt LALT moves to S-position (tap side = RBRC), G becomes plain PLUS. Tracking #7.
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Summary
N M , .) so OS auto-repeat works for LEFT / DOWN / UP — resolves NAV layer arrows don't auto-repeat when base position has a hold-tap #5mt LALTnow pairs withS-position (tap =}); G becomes plain+KEYMAP.mdupdatedResulting home row mapping
Symmetric across both hands:
All four modifiers stay directly holdable on the home row, so multi-mod chords (CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+key, GUI+SHIFT+S, etc.) work without any thumb gymnastics. The home-row-mod timing (
tapping-term-ms=280,require-prior-idle-ms=150,quick-tap-ms=175,hold-trigger-on-release) is unchanged.NAV arrow relocation
The window-management shortcuts (
LG(N1) LG(U) LG(I) LG(N9)) swap into the vacated row 2 positions.Supersedes
Test plan
[]+still produced on D / F / G;}now carries LALT on SRelated: #5, #7
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