# German Layout for the ErgoDox

This layout is inspired by the "kinesis-qwerty-mod" from benblazak's
[ergodox-firmware](https://github.com/benblazak/ergodox-firmware), as well as by the "german" layout from the 
[qmk_firmware](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware).
The goal was to have a layout that is pretty close to an ordinary German
keyboard, so I don't have to make adjustments on the operating system level
and I keep some of the muscle memory to use a regular keyboard.

Modifications I made with regard to the aforementioned layouts:

* The key layout is pretty close to the layout of a German Kinesis Ergo Elan.
  The only exception I made is that I reversed the "up" and "down" cursor keys,
  since that feels more natural to me.

* All layer changes are "momentary", i.e. they only last as long as the respective key is pressed.

* I sacrificed the Hyper and Meh keys, which I don't use, and put layer change keys in their place.

* I added a PrintScreen key which I use quite regularly for screenshots.

## Default Layer

![Layout of the default layer](https://i.imgur.com/BIn8QF8.png "Layout of the default layer")

## Code Layer

![Layout of the code layer](https://i.imgur.com/RHZjBlt.png "Layout of the code layer")

## Media Layer

![Layout of the media layer](https://i.imgur.com/qRMmrL4.png "Layout of the media layer")

Christoph Schmitz <schm4704 at web dot de>
2016-01-28