ergodox-ez-shine-dvorak

Dvorak keyboard layout for ErgoDox EZ Shine, inspired by the key placement of the TypeMatrix 2030 USB.

The what now?

I've been using the Dvorak keyboard layout since 2009/2010. Back then I had a TypeMatrix 2030 USB. I stuck with TypeMatrix most of the time between then and... December 2017!

In December 2017, I bought an ErgoDox EZ Shine (see details below).

Using the Oryx configurator, I immediatelly created a custom layout for my ErgoDox EZ Shine. A layout that was heavily inspired by the key placement on my previous keyboard, the TypeMatrix 2030 USB.

Over time I've made small adjustments to my custom layout in Oryx but the layout remains true to the TypeMatrix still. Only, it's like, a million times better.

So anyway, time to put this configuration somewhere rather than just relying on the ErgoDox EZ website to stay up forever, eh? Hence this repo.

Have a look at the layout

Look at the PDF included in this repo, or look at the layout in Oryx.

ErgoDox EZ keyboard model

Color	Tilt kit	Wing rest	Shine
Black	Yes	Yes^*	Yes

Keycaps	Switches
Blank, sculpted keycaps	Kailh Thick Gold

*: For a long while, I prefered using the keyboard without the wing rests. Currently I am using them again. I think that their utility depends a bit on your posture, position of keyboard relative to body and to the placement of the keyboard on the table and how much room you have available on the table.

Building from source

See ergodox_ez_instructions.md.

Using pre-built firmware image

Download firmware image using link at https://configure.ergodox-ez.com/ergodox-ez/layouts/PBKjJ/QBBXg/0 or download a copy of the same firmware image from https://github.com/ctsrc/ergodox-ez-shine-dvorak/releases/download/2020-07-18-QBBXg/ergodox_ez_dvorak_PBKjJ_QBBXg.hex

SHA256 (ergodox_ez_dvorak_PBKjJ_QBBXg.hex) = b9f287adc6faab55fa3de63851f64785c3629f590821fc00c64f0033ea362400

Flashing the firmware image

Use for example the flashing tool provided by ZSA Technology Labs:

ctsrc/ergodox-ez-shine-dvorak