Now having found ideal tools (particularly the first link) to work with on my layout, I did end up rejigging it to match the new data.
Also, it helped me work out:
- How useful a “redial” macro (repeats the last letter typed, mostly to avoid same-finger use) would be if I could learn to use it (very, could remove [edit: worked it out properly] 56% of the remaining single-finger repeats in this layout and be used more than the 6 least typed letters);
- which letters would be most used with it (again, to avoid same finger use) and;
- which hand would make most use of it (to avoid hand alternation, which I find less desirable contrary to Dvorak’s understandably typewriter-based philosophy).
So here 'tis:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| / | u | f | d | b | * | h | o | g | ’ | |
| a | i | s | t | y | m | n | e | r | l | |
| z | x | c | v | - | j | p | q | w | k |
With the “tactile bump” keys bolded for reference, and the * meaning the redial macro key. I added in a few punctuation-esque keys (. , ! ? are on the thumb keys as dual use with modifiers) and the rest (both outside columns especially) still undecided but relatively unimportant.