POK3R keyboard layouts for Windows and OSX

For those who don't know what a POK3R keyboard is, this is a decent review. Multiple sources to buy, e.g. amazon, mechanicalkeyboards.com

The following layers are used in either OS:

• Windows: Layer 2 (blue LED), switch to it with: FN + ,<
• OSX: Layer 3 (red LED), switch with: FN + .>

General POK3R programming info

• POK3R User Manual 1.5.2; Vortex keeps shifting their URLs, so local copy (thanks @couto, @josephfusco)
• Factory reset: Hold both the left and right ALT keys
• Reset selected layer only: FN + R until LED under spacebar stops flashing

Programming of layers 2-4:

• Default layer cannot be programmed
• FN + R_Ctrl (use L_Ctrl if FN has been reassigned already) -> second LED under space bar is now lit
• hit target key, then: new content (can be up to 32 char), then: PN (second LED will blink while programming)
• FN + R_Ctrl to exit programming -> second LED extinguishes
• During programming, use the keys as labelled on the keyboard, irrespective of any reassignments. (If you have changed the fn and pn to other keys, you should use new keys instead during programming.)

Layer 2 (Blue) for Windows:

FN + ,< to switch to Layer 2

• Move FN to L_Ctrl
• FN + R_Ctrl to enter programming
• Common bindings
• FN + R_Ctrl to exit programming

Resulting programming: Windows Layout on keyboard-layout-editor.com

Layer 3 (Red) for OSX:

FN + . to switch to Layer 3

• Move FN to L_Ctrl
• FN + R_Ctrl to enter programming
• Common bindings
• Swap Cmd/Opt keys on both sides of space bar:
  • L_Cmd: L_Alt then: L_WIN then: PN
  • L_Option: L_WIN then: L_Alt then: PN
  • R_CMD: R_Alt then: R_FN (Win) then: PN
  • R_Option: R_FN (Win) then: R_Alt then: PN
• FN + R_Ctrl to exit programming

Resulting programming: OSX Layout on keyboard-layout-editor.com

Common key bindings for all OSs

• VIM like HJKL and Page Up/Down:
  • Left: FN + H then: FN + J then: PN
  • Down: FN + J then: FN + K then: PN
  • Up: FN + K then: FN + I then: PN
  • PgDown: FN + F then: FN + O then: PN
  • PgUp: FN + B then: FN + U then: PN
• Home: FN + I then: FN + H then: PN
• Volume controls:
  • Mute: FN + X then: FN + F then: PN
  • Vol-: FN + C then: FN + S then: PN
  • Vol+: FN + V then: FN + D then: PN

CapsLock always as Ctrl

• CapsLock then: L_Ctrl then: PN to confirm
• FN + CapsLock then: L_Ctrl then: PN to confirm

Move FN to L_Ctrl

If you want CapsLock always as Ctrl, do it first.

HJKL as cursor keys are more ergonomical to reach by moving the FN to the left Ctrl key location:

• Switch to Layer 2 (or 3, 4); this programming is per layer
• DIP switch 4 to ON
• Press FN then: L_Ctrl then: PN then: PN (to leave it in its original location)
• DIP switch 4 back to OFF

Sources

The how-to for these mappings is from 2 reddit threads:

• r/mk: HowTo program pok3r
• r/mk: HowTo media controls pok3r

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