a chantastic guide to karabiner-elements

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Your keyboard is under-utilized

My rules for remapping.

Never break rollover. Only create layers from keys typically followed by a space. e.g., ., ,, ’, tab, ;, -.
Prize symmetry.

for modifier keys: remap keys, not positions (this is important for being able to maintain availability to hardware opinions
for home cluster keys: map positions, not characters. makes it easier to change layouts and optimizes for hand position
two finger commands should always be done with two hands or with one hand, never leaving a neutral position
daily commands with more than two keys get mapped to homerow
commands that remove either hand from home row get mapped
one directional cluster for each hand

home cluster vs home row