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								# German Layout for the ErgoDox
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								This layout is inspired by the "kinesis-qwerty-mod" from benblazak's
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								[ergodox-firmware](https://github.com/benblazak/ergodox-firmware), as well as by the "german" layout from the 
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								[qmk_firmware](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware).
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								The goal was to have a layout that is pretty close to an ordinary German
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								keyboard, so I don't have to make adjustments on the operating system level
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								and I keep some of the muscle memory to use a regular keyboard.
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								Modifications I made with regard to the aforementioned layouts:
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								* The key layout is pretty close to the layout of a German Kinesis Ergo Elan.
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								  The only exception I made is that I reversed the "up" and "down" cursor keys,
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								  since that feels more natural to me.
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								* All layer changes are "momentary", i.e. they only last as long as the respective key is pressed.
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								* I sacrificed the Hyper and Meh keys, which I don't use, and put layer change keys in their place.
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								* I added a PrintScreen key which I use quite regularly for screenshots.
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								## Default Layer
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								## Code Layer
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								## Media Layer
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								Christoph Schmitz <schm4704 at web dot de>
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								2016-01-28
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