QMK_V8

Custom QMK Keymap for Keychron V8 (Alice Layout) ANSI Encoder

Features:

• Per-layer RGB (bacause I hate not knowing what'll happen when I press a key -- also, I switch layers for gaming)
• Whole keyboard capslock indicator (because SCREAMING)
• Home Row love

Windows Base Layer (Win_Base)

Largely basic Windows layout with two key (ha ha) modifications:

• Tab switches to the Numpad Layer (_FN2) when held down, returns Tab keystroke on tap
• Capslock switches to the Function/Navigation Layer (_FN1) when held down, toggles Caps Lock on tap
• The fn1 and fn2 keys between the spacebars switch to their respective layers when held (useful for one-handed operation)

Function/Navigation Layer (_FN1)

• Provides access to Function Keys F1 to F12 on the number row
• Recreates old-school numpad navigation cluster at right-hand home for minimal roaming (and nostalgia)
• Dedicated Del key switches to Gaming Layer (_FN3)

Was always a fan of the 80s keyboards before the nav cluster was a thing and you had to use a non locked numpad for navigation.

Numlock Layer (_FN2)

• Numpad layer with full non-numlocked functionality

Gaming Layer (_FN3)

• Base layout with standard Tab key functionality for gaming
• Single key switch to home layer via dedicated Home key

This is pretty much why I needed per layer RGB

Instructions

0. Contemplate risk
1. Set up QMK
2. Copy semicharmed folder to \qmk_firmware\keyboards\keychron\v8\ansi_encoder\keymaps\
3. Edit keymap.c to taste
4. Compile
5. Flash with QMK Toolbox as per Keychron instructions

To Do

• RGB controls (might come in handy? have absolutely no use for them right now)
• Should probably have Scroll Lock and whatever else is missing on the Function/Navigation layer
• Figure out how to get a nice Orange for the Numpad layer with these Keychron leds