This is an AI designed keyboard layout that was built within thekeyboard-genticsproject. More details and a documented process can be found inThis blog
Features
- Build based on the real world hand movements analysis
- Nearly maximal possible typing efficiency
- Very low overall fingers movement distance
- Very low same finger / same hand usage overheads
- Very low overall horizontal hands movement
- Highly symmetrical design that accounts for individual fingers strength
- Designed with the modern, web based English in mind
Comparisons
During the research I’ve identified the following results: in terms of efficiency
- (QWERTY) – (0%) (base line)
Dvorak–77%Colemak–84%Workman–101%Halmak–134%
Please refer tothis articlefor the more detailed breakdown of the results.
All scripts are opensourced and can be verified in thekeyboard-genticsrepository.
The Name
The name is a combination ofHAL - 9000, as a reference to the layout being designed by an AI. And,Dvorakas a gratitude to Mr. Dvorak for his dedication to the layouts optimizations process. The lettermin between is just to make it sound nicer. Or is it!? …
Installation
- Git clone all the stuff somewhere
- Copy
Halmak .bundleinto your/ Library / Keyboard Layoutsfolder (create if it is missing) - Sign out, Sign in
- Go to the keyboard preferences and add the
Halmaklayout - Ask here in issues if nothing works
Learning
There is an unofficial support module for theTypeFu appthat provides support for theHalmaklayout:
Copyright & License
Again, I’m not sure if there is a point to this. But I guess it’s MIT.
Copyright (C) 2016 Nikolay Nemshilov
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