Coffee++ keyboardlayout (ENTI-key++)

(free under GNU-Licence by Ruben Barkow)

 

A one-hand typing keyboardlayout for programmers that can be used optional with both-hands

 

This layout enables you to type complete texts and code only with your left hand, leaves your right hand free for the mouse, numberpad or just drinking coffee.

Additionally the most common letters E,N,T and I are repeated on the right hand side of the keyboard to increase your typing speed. If both hands are used, you can reach a much faster typing speed than with the QWERT-layout.

Designed especially for programmers or people, that have to type a lot of special characters like komma, ", =, [, ], <, >, ', -, ., $, /, +, *, ( and ) .

Unlike the Left-Hand-Dvorak-Layout in the Coffee++ layout the left hand is positioned normal at the standard-left position.

 

 

Keyboard-layout:

(click to enlarge)

• The common characters A,S and D are at the same position as in QWERT-layouts (as well as B, Z, -, comma, period and @).
• Numbers are reached only with the AltGr-Key (because they are repeated on the numberpad anyway) and are rearranged so the most common numbers 0 and 1 are easy to reach
• Special characters are reached directly on your right side (without Shift) and additionally on the left side with the AltGr-key (for left-hand-writing)
• The Caps-Lock Key is replaced by a second AltGr-Key and banned to the (useless?) Scroll-Lock Key
• with the AltGr-Key pressed you can use the right hand in the standard position to navigate through text
• the letters C, X, V, W, A, S and Z are kept easy to reach, for use in applications with the Control-Key

Free Download:

Windows XP: . Portable Coffee++V21.zip (thanks to Máté Farkas, source)

with this Tool, you have the full AltGr-functionality. (Just add 'pkl.exe' to your autostart)

 

Alternatively you can use your Caps Lock Key as AltGr-Key with KeyTweak and this Codepage:

CapsLock2AltGr_ScrollLock2CapsLock.ktw.zip

or use your Caps Lock Key as Left Backspace with this Codepage:

CapsLock2BackspaceScrollLock2CapsLock.ktw.zip

If you have a mouse with extra buttons, it is usefull to set one of the extra buttons to AltGr.

 

Linux:
On Ubuntu, follow these instructions

I also generated the .xmodmap file from the MS Keyboard Layout Creator Map with this conversion tool i developed: klc2xmodmap.

 

Mac OS X:
Instructions can be found on GitHub

How to start typing:

Tips for learning
You can easily learn on www.10-fast-fingers.com

 

Or you use your favorite typing tutor and add this course

 

you should print the Coffee++ Layout before you start the course, cause the finger-animation inside the course usually doesen´t work correctly