Halmak Keyboard Layout

This is an AI designed keyboard layout that was built within the keyboard-gentics project. More details and a documented process can be found in this blog

Features

Build based on the real world hand movements analysis
Nearly maximal possible typing efficiency
Very low overall fingers movement distance
Very low same finger / same hand usage overheads
Very low overall horizontal hands movement
Highly symmetrical design that accounts for individual fingers strength
Designed with the modern, web based English in mind

Comparisons

During the research I've identified the following results: in terms of efficiency

QWERTY - 0% (base line)
Dvorak - +77%
Colemak - +84%
Workman - +101%
Halmak - +134%

Please refer to this article for the more detailed breakdown of the results.

All scripts are opensourced and can be verified in the keyboard-gentics repository.

The name is a combination of HAL-9000, as a reference to the layout being designed by an AI. And, Dvorak as a gratitude to Mr. Dvorak for his dedication to the layouts optimizations process. The letter m in between is just to make it sound nicer. Or is it!?...

Installation

Git clone all the stuff somewhere
Copy Halmak.bundle into your /Library/Keyboard Layouts folder (create if it is missing)
Sign out, Sign in
Go to the keyboard preferences and add the Halmak layout
Ask here in issues if nothing works

Learning

There is an unofficial support module for the TypeFu app that provides support for the Halmak layout:

halmak-typefu

Copyright & License

Again, I'm not sure if there is a point to this. But I guess it's MIT.

jwulf / halmak