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*Keycaps*: Hillside boards are _only_ suitable for choc v1 switches and keycaps based on an 18 x 17mm switch spacing, such as the [MBK](https://mkultra.click/mbk-choc-keycaps), [Lowprokb LDSA](https://lowprokb.ca/products/ldsa-low-profile-blank-keycaps), [MoErgo MCC](https://mkultra.click/moergo-mcc-pom-1u-keycap/) or [Asymplex Choc](https://www.asymplex.xyz/category/choc). Not MX ones, nor 18 x 18mm ones such as Work Louder, nor Kailh Choc Transparent.
and [ZMK Firmware](https://github.com/mmccoyd/zmk-config).
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## Key Use
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I expect most people will primarily use either the tucked three thumbs or the extended three (not counting the upper thumb). They can choose where the thumb arc suits them best. I find the thumb finger is best for reaching the upper thumb key; clearing the lower thumb requires some care, but it is still very useful. The middle finger also handily reaches the most tucked thumb key, as the open space is a good reference. The keys outside of the primary three thumb keys are convenient for infrequent lock layers, escape, or for use when not actively typing for things such as mute.
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## Why
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Creating four boards is more than I intended. I wanted closer keys than MX boards, yet a few more keys than the Sweep (hence the 48). Yet I still missed the fuller bottom row of the Atreus for infrequent keys and felt people new to small boards would prefer a physical arrow cluster (hence the 56). But that put the extra keys too far for me, and I realized many 40% boards tuck the arrow cluster partly into the main rows. So I did that with some splay I wanted (hence the 52). But others like a more minimal board, and removing the partial bottom row was easy (hence the 46). So it was really three experiments for me, plus an easy variant.
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## Hardware and Build Guide
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See the [wiki](https://github.com/mmccoyd/hillside/wiki)
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See [Forking and Modifying](https://github.com/mmccoyd/hillside/wiki/Forking%20and%20Modifying)
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on whether it would be difficult to modify these designs.
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## Key Use
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I expect most people will primarily use either the tucked three thumbs or the extended three (not counting the upper thumb). They can choose where the thumb arc suits them best. I find the thumb finger is best for reaching the upper thumb key; clearing the lower thumb requires some care, but it is still very useful. The middle finger also handily reaches the most tucked thumb key, as the open space is a good reference. The keys outside of the primary three thumb keys are convenient for infrequent lock layers, escape, or for use when not actively typing for things such as mute.
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## Why
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Creating four boards is more than I intended. I wanted closer keys than MX boards, yet a few more keys than the Sweep (hence the 48). Yet I still missed the fuller bottom row of the Atreus for infrequent keys and felt people new to small boards would prefer a physical arrow cluster (hence the 56). But that put the extra keys too far for me, and I realized many 40% boards tuck the arrow cluster partly into the main rows. So I did that with some splay I wanted (hence the 52). But others like a more minimal board, and removing the partial bottom row was easy (hence the 46). So it was really three experiments for me, plus an easy variant.
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## Acknowledgments
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The excellent Low Profile Keyboards and splitkb.com discord communities provided a fertile learning ground.
and [ZMK Firmware](https://github.com/mmccoyd/zmk-config).
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## Keymap
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The default keymap has numbers and symbols along the top layer rows for familiarity, alternate hand modifiers for all keys and a navigation and editing layer. See the [keymap descrition](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/keyboards/handwired/hillside/48/keymaps/default) for details.
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The default keymap has numbers and symbols along the top layer rows for familiarity, alternate hand modifiers for all keys and a navigation and editing layer. See the [keymap descrition](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/keyboards/hillside/48/keymaps/default) for details.
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| ` | Q | W | E | R | T |-------------------| Y | U | I | O | P | BKSPC |
with .json, .c, [via](https://github.com/mmccoyd/hillside/wiki/hill_52/via_config.json) and [vial](https://github.com/mmccoyd/vial-qmk/tree/hillside_52/keyboards/handwired/hillside/52/keymaps) keymaps,
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