For anyone looking into this who doesn't want to design their own layout from scratch, a well maintained layout for small keyboards is Miryoku. Worked very well for me (in qwerty base + vim directional keys mode) on a keyboardio atreus

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PerryStyle 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I’d definitely recommend Miryoku for those starting out. You’re then free to make any modifications to suit your preferences.

I ended up making the layer activations happen on the same hand to allow 1 handed use.

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alphavibe 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Miryoku is a solid layout. Designing your own layout is definitely time consuming, and not something most should try diving into if they are new to small form factor keyboards.

	▲	evilduck 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Can't say I agree with the sentiment. Miryoku's layout looks pretty arbitrary, as is any other <60% setup. I daily drive a Planck (4 more total keys, but very similar levels of layout restrictions) and my layer designs are wildly different. I would say just find or build a keyboard with support for Via or Vial so that you can change things on the fly when it feels wrong. If you're going down the small form factor keyboard path you're already committed to rewiring muscle memory, you might as well design your layout to meet your specific needs too. It's highly unlikely you will encounter someone else's Miryoku layout in the wild and need to type on it.

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Philpax 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

For reference: https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku

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MorehouseJ09 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm building a toucan (piantor style layout) and was thinking about using seniply layout, but this looks much better.