Overview

spacefn-win is a Windows implementation of the SpaceFN keyboard layout by spiceBar. It is an AutoHotkey script.

I'm looking for a maintainer. I have moved away from Windows to Linux, and therefore do not use AutoHotkey anymore. If you like spacefn-win and would like to maintain it, please contact me.

Installation

There are two different ways to go.

The simplest option is to download the compiled file spacefn-win.exe and run it. No installation required.

The other option is to install AutoHotkey 1.1.13.00+ (if you haven't already), download the whole project and run the spacefn-win.ahk file using AutoHotkey. Use this option if you're already using AutoHotkey or want to customize the layout.

Either way, put a shortcut to spacefn-win.{ahk,exe} in the Autostart directory to activate the layout automatically when you log in to your computer. (It won't work in the login screen.)

Download notes

The stand-alone exe file as well as a zip of the project can be found under releases. If you download the zip file, you must also download dual, and put the contents of it in the Lib/dual directory.

git users might want to run git clone https://github.com/lydell/spacefn-win.git (to download the whole project), followed by git submodule init and git submodule update (to download dual).

Command-line options

The script accepts any number of command line options of the form option=value. The following options are available:

• swap_backtick_escape: true or false (default)
• mode: ijkl (default), ijkl2, hjkl or wasd
• delay, timeout and doublePress: Integer (advanced)

Examples:

• autohotkey spacefn-win.ahk delay=70 swap_backtick_escape=true
• spacefn-win.exe delay=70 swap_backtick_escape=true

Notes

The script assumes that you're using the en-US QWERTY layout. If you're using some other layout, you unfortunately might have to modify the script. It should be pretty straight-forward, though. Don't hesitate to ask for help with this, if needed. If you find a way to make the script layout-agnostic, please tell me!

The SpaceFN post mentions a gaming mode. As far as know, using AHK and games at the same time is not such a good idea.

License

MIT Licensed