#Alpha 28-Key Keyboard Alternate Keymap

Alternate keymap for Alpha 28-key keyboard.

#How-to

Assuming you've followed all the instructions from the original post, put my "keymap.c" file in "$qmk-firmware-folder$/keyboards/alpha/keymaps/vderm/" and then run your make command ("make alpha:vderm" while in $qmk-firmware-folder$ where this folder is what you've downloaded from the official github page) to compile the hex file to upload to your microcontroller. I've also uploaded my hex file.

#Description

Instead of going up and down layers like in the original Alpha keyboard, I've made the bottom row keys all have alternate functions:

• Like in the original Alpha28 keymap, the 2U spacebar is a shift key when held down and space when tapped
• Z and M are Ctrl keys when held down or Z and M when tapped
• X and N are Alt keys
• C activates the function keys layer (arrows, page up/dn, esc, tab, etc.)
• V activates the characters and numbers layer
• C and V combined activated the F-keys layer (F1, F2, F3, etc.)
• The enter key is an enter key in the home layer, backspace in the function keys and characters/numbers layer and a delete in the F-keys layer
• While in the other layers, the bottom row acts like a "regular" bottom modified row: ctrl, alt, winkey

#Keymap

#Build Images

Here is my keyboard.

• Switches: Aliaz Silent Switches (Tactile), PCB mount, 80g from KBDfans
• PCB board: ordered from JLCPCB, in white
• Keycaps: ebay, can't find link :S
• Bottom plate: I cut a piece of canary wood that was laying around, needs to be varnished; I also need to actually screw the pcb to the wood instead of relying on double-sided tape

Good luck on your build!
//vderm